Tech Sgt. Clarence "Sam" Speight (U.S. Air Force, Retired)

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Date: Jan 19 2019 1:48 PM

Tech Sgt. Clarence “Sam” Speight (U.S. Air Force, Retired)

Tech Sgt. Clarence “Sam” Speight (U.S. Air Force, Retired), age 85 of Dothan, passed away early Thursday morning, January 17, 2019 at his residence, surrounded by his family and under the care of AlaCare Hospice, following an extended illness.

Funeral Services for Mr. Speight will be held at 2PM Sunday, January 20, 2019 in the Chapel of the Angels at Family First Funeral & Cremation Care with Reverend Andy Wood and Reverend Tommy Giddins officiating. Burial, with full military honors, will be in the Newton City Cemetery, under the direction of Family First Funeral & Cremation Care. The family will receive friends from 3PM until 5PM Saturday afternoon, January 19, 2019 at the funeral home.

Born July 8, 1933 in Wilson, NC to the late Fred and Sally Lamb Speight, Sam joined the United State Air Force after high school and honorably served his county for over 20 years. After living in several foreign countries and experiencing many different cultures, he received an Honorable Discharge. Upon his discharge from the Air Force, Sam became a Deputy Sheriff for the Houston County Sheriff’s Department where he spent 11 years, only to leave due to a medical disability. After leaving the HCSO and in retirement, he was able to devote more time to two things that he had loved all of his life, old cars and airplanes. Sam was a Godly man and attended the Newton Assembly of God Church for many years. A good husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend, Sam will be greatly missed by all those that had the pleasure of knowing him.

In addition to his parents, Sam is preceded in death by five brothers and sisters. Survivors include his loving wife, Miriam Benton Speight of Dothan; two sons, Greg (Angie) Speight of Hamilton and Steven (Renette) Speight of Echo; three daughters, Maria Speight of Dothan, Tammy (Keith) Etheridge of Dothan and Heidi (Lori) Norman of Portland, ME; 15 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren, seven brothers and sisters and several nieces and nephews survive, as well as his special four-legged friend, Duke.

Care for the Speight family is being provided by Jason Shepard, Randy Crenshaw and Staff at Family First Funeral & Cremation Care.

Family First Funeral & Cremation Service, 965 Woodland Drive, Dothan

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