05/31/2026
πΉ It is with sadness that the Pontiac Members of Church Triumph announce the Celebration of Life services for Samuel "Sam" Dawkins, Sep 16, 1943 - May 17, 2026
DAWKINS, Mr. Samuel "Sam" - age 82, passed away, Sunday, May 17, 2026 in Waterford, Michigan. Family hour 10:30 AM, Monday, June 1, 2026 from the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 268 North Perry Street, with the funeral commencing immediately at 11:00AM. Friends and family will assemble at 10:30AM at the funeral home Monday. Mr. Dawkins will lie instate in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home and may be viewed from 8:00AM until the time of service Monday.
Mr. Dawkins leaves to cherish his memory: his children, Semeka Byrd and Diop Dawkins; grandchildren, Ian Brown, Jr., Kennedy Dawkins and Diop Dawkins; sister, Joycstean Dawkins; nephew, Greggory L. Steed; niece, Shalonda Dawkins; and a host of other relatives and friends, including his girlfriend, Brenda McDaniel and special friend, Willie Mae Greenwood.
Mr. Dawkins was preceded in death by his parents, William and Orrie Dawkins; siblings, Hattie Ruth Steed, Abraham Dawkins, Nathaniel Dawkins, William Dawkins, Jr., Elijah Dawkins and Thomas Dawkins; niece, Sonya Denise Dawkins; and nephew, Michael Steed.
Please send strength and comfort and keep the Dawkins, Byrd and Steed Families close in your thoughts and prayers.ππ½