Willard Sammon

Willard S. Sammon, 73, of Marlin, died Monday, March 6, 2023 in a Marlin Nursing Home. Services will be held at Noon Saturday in Cook-Gerngross-Green-Patterson Funeral Home in Rosebud. Rev. Don Fulton will officiate. Burial will follow in Woodland Cemetery in Rosebud.

Mr. Sammon was born September 14, 1949 in Rosebud to William and Lily Moseley Sammon. He graduated from Rosebud High School and Sam Houston State University with a Bachelor’s of Science degree majoring in Criminology and minoring in Psychology. He married Linda Miller on March 24, 1978. He owned Sammon’s Grocery in Riesel. He  worked overseas as a Department of Defense contractor for several years. He also worked for the Department of Corrections at the Hobby Unit in Marlin.

He is survived by his wife, Linda Sammon of  Marlin, three sons, Seth Sammon of Selma, Jess Sammon of Austin and Weston Sammon of Rosebud, one brother, Tommy Sammon of Marlin. Visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m. to Noon on Saturday at the funeral home.