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Melissa Smiley Samuel

July 31, 1970 — July 11, 2020

Melissa Smiley Samuel, 49, passed peacefully in her sleep on Saturday, July 11, 2020. She was preceded in death by her father, Arthur Lee Smiley. She is survived by her husband of 29 years, Troy Samuel; three sons, Jacob Ray Samuel, Lucas Howard Samuel and Arthur Caleb "A.C." Samuel; 2 granddaughters, Bentley and Brooklyn; her mother and step-father, Lucie and Duncan Buchanan; brother, William Smiley; mother-in-law, Stacey Samuel all of Powhatan. The family will receive friends Tuesday, July 14, 2020 from 6 to 8 pm in the Bennett & Barden Funeral Home, 3215 Anderson Hwy.(Rt.60), Powhatan. Services will be held Wednesday, at 11:00 am in the Graceland Baptist Church. Interment church cemetery. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to Graceland Baptist Church, 975 Dorset Road, Powhatan, VA 23139.
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Service Schedule

Past Services

Visitation

Tuesday, July 14, 2020

6:00 - 8:00 pm (Eastern time)

Bennett & Barden Funeral Home

3215 Anderson Hwy., Powhatan, VA 23139

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Service

Wednesday, July 15, 2020

Starts at 11:00 am (Eastern time)

Graceland Baptist Church

975 Dorset Rd. , Powhatan, VA 23139

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Burial

Graceland Baptist Church Cemetery

975 Dorset Rd, Powhatan, VA 23139

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