Elmer E. Sampson, 83, of Hazelkirk, died Wednesday, May 6, 1998, in Haven Crest Nursing Home, Carroll Township. Mr. Sampson retired in 1980 from Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. in Pittsburgh. He owned Sampson Speedway which later became Mon Valley Speedway in Van Voorhis. He enjoyed race car driving at several area race tracks. He also owned Sampson & Sons Landscaping and Excavating in Monongahela and Sampson Trucking Co. in Hazelkirk. Surviving are four sons, Elmer J. Sampson of Normalville, George P. and Thomas E. Sampson, both of Charleroi and James J. Sampson of Monongahela; two daughters, Ada Harsh of New Eagle and Cathy Ryerson of Jefferson Borough; 17 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. Deceased are his wife, Catherine H. Feevey Sampson, who died June 2, 1995; three brothers, Samuel, James and Paul Sampson; and a sister, Emma Louttit. Copyright ©1998 Observer Publishing Co.Last updated Thursday, May 7, 1998Elmer E. Sampson
Landscaper owned race track in Mon Valley
He was born March 29, 1915, in Monongahela, a son of James Sampson and Ada E. Gee Sampson.