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Obituary: Joan M. King Coe Sampson, 93, Lowville
Published: December 18, 2025
By: Provided by
Sundquist Funeral Home
Joan Marie King
Coe Sampson
 LOWVILLE- Joan Sampson,
93, formerly of Elm Street, died Tuesday evening, December 16, 2025 with her daughter Donna and her granddaughter Ellen
at her side. She was a resident at Lewis County Residential Healthcare Facility,
since August.
Joan was born in Syracuse, on January 21, 1932, the
daughter of the late Howard and Genevieve (Johnson) King. Joan and her
family moved to Lycoming. She met
and married James R. Coe in 1951 where she then moved to a dairy farm in
Scriba, and she raised her family. During those years she worked hard on
the farm and she worked ten years in the food
service department at the Oswego
SUNY College
and then worked at St. Luke’s Heath
Center as a nurse
aide.
After her husband
James passed away, she married Frank Sampson and lived in Pulaski. She
divorced Frank Sampson and moved to Lowville, to be near her daughter Donna
Santamour. Joan had eight children, 17 grandchildren and many great grandchildren and a few great-great grandchildren.
She loved
crossword puzzles, reading, old movies, camping, traveling and gardening. As
a teenager she loved horses and loved horseback
riding. So on her 90th birthday we took
Joan for a sleigh ride and it was one of the
highlights of her life.
Joan attended New Day Community
Church in Lowville
and loved Jesus with all her heart. Her faith even led her on a mission
trip to Spain.
Joan’s mission in life was to pray for each and every
one of us, every night at bedtime, and she did that very well. Joan was
happy to be independent in her apartment for 28 years.
Joan is survived
by her daughters, Debbie Alton of Fulton, Judy (Eli) Rapaport of Florida,
Ginny Coe of Arizona and Donna (Jack) Santamour of Lowville, by her son,
Lynn Coe of West Virginia,
and by her grandchildren, great grandchildren,
and great-great grandchildren.
Joan is
predeceased by her spouse James R. Coe, her second husband, Frank Sampson,
her three sons, Max, Dugan, and James H. Coe, and all of
her siblings.
She will be
buried at the North
Scriba Union
Cemetery with a
graveside service with family and close friends to be held on a hot, sunny
day in late spring. Memorials in Joan’s name may be Made to: Friends of
Lewis County Hospice, P.O. Box 266, Lowville, NY 13367.
You may leave
words of condolence at www.sundquistfh.com
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