Dorthy Nellwin Phillips Samaha was the wife of N.L. (Sam) Samaha, daughter of Garnet and Olga Phillips, mother of Norman, Jimmy, Sr., Phillip and Allen, Sr.; grandmother of Jimmy, Jr., Jennifer, Matthew, Katie, Allen, Jr. and Lawren; sister of Olga Sue Phillips David and James R. (Bubba) Phillips; great-grandmother of Caroline Roebuck and Austin and Wyatt Samaha. She passed away March 14, 2006 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont at the age of 81.
Born in Beaumont, Texas, Mrs. Samaha had lived there most of her life. She was a retired clerk from Baptist Hospital.
Funeral service will be 3:00 pm Thursday at Farmer Funeral Home in Silsbee with interment following in R. S. Farmer Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 2:00 pm Thursday at the funeral home.