Graveside Services for Samuel L. (Sam) Uhrig, 74, of Temple, will be held at 1:00 PM Monday, October 15, 2018, at the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery with full military honors. Following the service, the family will have a reception from 2:00-4:00 PM at the Canyon Creek Baptist Church, 4306 S 31st St in Temple. Sam passed away on October 4, 2018 in Temple.
He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Betty Joan Christal Uhrig; siblings, Claire Poff, Carroll and Barbara, Fred, Albert and Teresa, Larry and Sandra, and a host of nieces and nephews.
Sam was preceded in death by his parents, Carl and Alice Uhrig, and a brother, Carl, Jr. Sam proudly served and retired from the US Air Force.
Sam said that “he has a new address, a new phone number, and you cannot have it until you get to heaven and in order to do that you have to be saved!”
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Special Olympics of Texas or a charity of your choice. Crawford-Bowers Funeral Home in Temple in in charge of the arrangements.