Samuel "Sam" Eli Word

Funeral services for Samuel Eli "Sam" Word, age 77, of Ector, Texas, will be held at 10:00 AM Tuesday, February 15, 2022, in the Wise Funeral Home Chapel.  Bro Cody Nelson will officiate.  Burial will follow in the Windom Cemetery.  Sam passed away on February 11, 2022, in Sherman, Texas.

Sam was born on November 16, 1944, in Bonham, Texas, the son of Eli Moss Word and Emojean Spelce Word.  He married Janis Shepherd Nelson on July 24, 1993. After high school, he took a train to Chicago to receive his Electrician Certification and then began his career at Campbell's Soup Company in Paris, Texas where he was an electrician for over 38 years.  Sam was also a farmer for many years, a former member of the Windom ISD school board, worked for the City of Ector for many years, and was a member of the Church of Christ.  He was a member of the Ector Masonic Lodge and enjoyed playing the fiddle, camping, wood working, and enjoyed family gatherings and visiting with family and friends.  He was preceded in death by his parents, his sister Cathy Latimer, and grandson Joshua Randell Nelson.

Sam is survived by his wife Janis Word of Ector; children, Jamie Word of Windom, Cynthia Horton and husband Brenton of Honey Grove, Randy Nelson and wife Raven of Virginia, Donna Wilkerson of Frisco, Jennifer Brooks and husband Kevin of Lannius and William Nelson and wife Hollie of Lannius.

He is also survived by his grandchildren Amber Word and Tanner Beattie, Holden Horton and Kendyl White, Jade Horton, Ashlee Arnold and Jack, Hannah Clark and Larry, Emily Hopkins and Clark, Courtney Wilkerson, and Ryan Brooks; and his great grandchildren Mason Taylor, Zoie Arnold, Taylie Arnold, Hux Arnold, Maddie Phillips, Mason Phillips, and Ellie Phillips.

Pallbearers will be Holden Horton, Jade Horton, Ryan Brooks, Nathan Ryser, J.C. Cobb, Clark Hopkins and Brett Stone.

Memorials may be made to the Ector Volunteer Fire Department.

The family will receive friends at Wise Funeral Home from 6:00-8:00 PM Monday, February 14, 2022.

You may sign the online guest register at www.wisefuneralhome.com