Obituary for Barbara Ruth Sampson Barbara Ruth (Tutt) Sampson was born on August 30, 1931 and passed away peacefully at her daughters home on October 3, 2018. She was the second daughter born to William Ezra and Mary Edna Tutt in Hayden Colorado. Her early home was at the Willow Creek Store, where her father was the proprietor, and then later they lived up the road at the Willow Creek homestead ranch on County Road 29.
She and her sister rode horseback 4 miles to the country school on the Williams Fork except for 2 years, due to poor health they enjoyed a private teacher there at the ranch. Education was important to the Tutts so when Sarah Jean was to start High School, Edna and the girls moved to town leaving her Father to run the family ranch. The girls were active in the community and after graduating high school, Barbara attended college at Colorado University for 2 years.
Barbara worked as a soda jerk and Luther Leroy Sampson found her to be very attractive and so it was that they were married on August 27, 1950 at the Hayden Congregational Church where 50 years later they would celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary. Lucky and Bobbie moved to Craig in November 1954 making it their permanent home Bobbie began attending the First Christian Church where she became an avid believer in her Lord Jesus Christ. Over the years she managed a home feeding, clothing, and teaching seven children born to them along with loving and welcoming many neighbor kids and Sunday School children.
She worked a couple of years as a teacher’s aide at Sunset Elementary School, taught Sunday School for many years, and was a member of the Ladies Mites Society at church. Bobbie and Lucky were hospitable and every minister and visiting missionary found their feet under their kitchen table. They shared their home with youth ministers and anyone who was in need of a place to live, some over night, some for months or years.
Sunday dinners were usually attended by family or friends and all enjoyed the stories and conversations. Having a large family made Bobbie a master gardener, manager, laundress, seamstress, child psychologist, general, and cook. Her children all were expected to do their part and to do it well or they would enjoy repeating the work.
She used all circumstances to teach them the skills that would serve them well their whole lives. When in nature, they were taught survival skills and appreciation of all nature. Barbara found beauty and wonder in large vistas and in tiny details and taught others around her to do the same.
Bobbie and Lucky began to take steps to preserve the family ranch. She became an avid land manager and was educated in weed control and would become known as the Weed Woman. She wanted it to be a tribute to her father while being a period piece that all could enjoy.
Many family and friends have been able to relax,work, and recharge there due to Bobbie and Lucky’s hard work. Later in life, her mother Mary Edna fell victim to Alzheimers. Bobbie moved her to a trailer next to the family home so that she could assist her mother with her day to day life.
Bobbie always taught as she learned new skills so in doing this, she was actively teaching her children what they would need to know when it became her turn to have Alzheimers. She cared for her mother with love and did all she could to preserve her dignity until her eventual death. Barbara was a loving, listening, supportive friend and champion to her family and friends and her presence will be deeply felt by those she touched.
Barbara is preceded in death by her parents, her sisters Mary Beth and Sarah Jean Koch, one greatgranddaughter and her loving husband of 58 years,Lucky. She is survived by her children Trudy(Leon)Christopher, Nita (Jim) Abney, Frank (Lois) Sampson, Clyde (Lisa) Sampson, Joan (John) Hillewaert, Janice (Lanny) Lambrecht, and Wanda (Kevin) Brown, 18 grandchildren, 33 greatgrandchildren, her brother-in-law William Koch, 6 nephews and nieces…. and on and on… a Legacy!
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