Dr. Samuel Wesley Price, Sr.

Samuel Wesley Price Sr., 86, of Springdale, Arkansas, passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 27, 2025, at Circle of Life Hospice in Springdale. Born on September 12, 1938, in Waukee, Iowa, Dr. Price was the son of Samuel Kay Price and Elsie Mae (Westerback) Price. He proudly served his country in the United States Marine Corps before pursuing a career in medicine. On December 20, 1975, Dr. Price married the love of his life, Linda Sue Price, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He dedicated over two decades to practicing medicine at a Family Practice and in Obstetrics in Enid, Oklahoma, from 1977 to 1998, and later continued his medical practice in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Dr. Price led a life with a wide range of interests and accomplishments. He played hockey during his college years and enjoyed outdoor pursuits such as fishing, hunting, and skiing. He also held a black belt in Aikido martial arts. Dr. Price will be remembered for his service, his care for others, and his adventurous spirit. He was preceded in death by his mother, Elsie Mae Price; his father, Samuel Kay Price; his granddaughter, Sarah Cassidy Price; his brother, Fred D. Price. Dr. Price is survived by his wife, Linda Sue Price of Springdale, Arkansas; two daughters, Bobbi Dee Crummett and husband, Dan of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and Shawn Lee Weida and husband, Eric of Enid, Oklahoma; two sons, Samuel Wesley Price Jr. of Wilmington, North Carolina, and Jamie Kay Price and wife, Cyndi of Wilmington, North Carolina; three granddaughters, Elisabeth Hannah Stone and husband, Devin of Haverhill, Massachusetts, Carrianne Stathers Crummett and husband, David Alfred Fraulino of Glastonbury, Connecticut, and Stephanie Lynne Price of Apex, North Carolina; four grandsons, Jamie Kyle Price of Wilmington, North Carolina, Samuel Christopher Crummett of Brooklyn, New York, Wylee Jack William Weida of Enid, Oklahoma, and Wyatt Benjamin Weida of Enid, Oklahoma; one great grandson, Elijah Daniel Stone of Haverhill, Massachusetts; numerous loving nieces and nephews. A visitation is scheduled from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 31, 2025, at Wasson Funeral Home in Siloam Springs, Arkansas. A funeral service is scheduled at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, August 1, 2025, at Church of Christ in Cave Springs, Arkansas, with Pastor Steve Shinnerer officiating. A private interment will follow the service at Fayetteville National Cemetery in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

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Dr. Samuel Wesley Price, Sr.

September 12, 1938 - July 27, 2025