Sammy (Sam) Dean Alltop

September 12, 2017

Mr. Sammy (Sam) Alltop, age 66, passed away on September 3, 2017. He was surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Alltop was born in Huntington, West Virginia to Daniel and Juanita Alltop on September 2, 1951. He attended Tecumseh High School and later graduated from University of West Florida with a Master’s in Education. Graduating high school in 1969, he soon joined the U.S. Navy and spent over 38 years working in Civil Service at NAS Pensacola and Whiting Field. He retired in 2008.

Sam is preceded in death by his parents, Daniel and Juanita; his brother, Fred Alltop, and his mother and father-in-law, Margie and Jay Tharp.

He is survived by his children, Tammy Barton, Stacy Ray, and Daniel (Tiffany) Alltop; and seven grandchildren. He is also survived by his brother, Tom Alltop; his sisters, Diana Boshears, and Pat (Russell) Crook; brothers-in-law, Dale (Mary)
Tharp and Richard (Patricia) Tharp along with many wonderful nieces and nephews near and far.

A memorial service was held Sunday, September 10, 2017, at Faith Chapel North.

Interment will be held at a later date.

Sam will be missed by all who knew him. He is known as a hardworking man who cares and loves his family above everything else. Our dad was the strongest, most caring, generous, forgiving, loving man ever. He has and will always be our ROCK!

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to 90 Works Veteran’s program or Gonzalez Baptist Church Youth program.

Faith Chapel Funeral Home North is entrusted with the arrangements.

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