Loeum Eang, age 95, of Riverdale, GA passed away peacefully at her home on Thursday, April 18, 2024 surrounded by her loved ones. Born in Battambang, Cambodia to the late Mao Rye and Eang Num on June 5, 1928. She was the youngest of two children.
She got married to her husband, Chamroeun Sambat in 1949. They had four children, Kim Oeung, Kiman, Kim Hing, and Kimly Sambath. She survived the Khmer Genocide and escaped in 1978 to Thailand for three years then to the Philippines for one year. She came to the USA on July 20, 1983. When she arrived in Georgia, she lived in Georgetown. She spent many years working as a housekeeper at the Waverly Hilton Hotel where she retired from in 1997.
She is preceded in death by her parents; her older brother, Eang Soeum; her son, Kim Hing, who was killed before the Khmer Genocide from a land mine explosion; and her son, Kimly who passed away due to sickness in 2010.
Survivors include her husband, Chamroeun Sambat; two daughters; six grandchildren, Kimsy Sath, Kimsorn Sath, Sam Nop, Rhina Sath, Monica Eung, Bunty Vorn, Khanica Marshall, Ronnie Marshall, and Brandon Eung; nine great-grandchildren; and numerous other family members and friends who will miss her dearly.
Funeral Services for Loeum will be held Sunday, April 28, 2024 from 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM in the chapel of Carmichael-Hemperley Funeral Home & Crematory, 135 Senoia Road, Peachtree City, GA 30269.
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