Samuel "Sammy" William McMillan

Samuel “Sammy” William McMillan, 74, of Terry, Mississippi passed away April 30, 2025, at University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, Mississippi. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., Friday, May 2, 2025, at First Pentecostal Church Jackson, 5000 I-55 South, Jackson, Mississippi 39272 and 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m., Saturday, May 3, 2025. Funeral services will follow at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, May 3, 2025, at First Pentecostal Church Jackson. Graveside services will be held at 3:00 p.m., at Wake Forest Cemetery in Thomastown, Mississippi, 8584 MS-429, Kosciusko, Mississippi 39090. Rev. Greg Frazier and Rev. Hansel Stanley will officiate the services.

Sammy was born on November 21, 1950, in Attala County, Mississippi to Samuel Leroy McMillan and Gladys Laverne Odom McMillan. He had retired from the grocery store business. Sammy was a member of First Pentecostal Church Jackson for 25 years. He played the piano with his family, for his church, “Waymakers”, and “The Singing Echoes”. Sammy loved spending time outdoors, an avid hunter, gardening, and coin collecting.

Sammy is survived by his wife, Rebecca Lepard McMillan; son, Gregory McMillan of Byram, Mississippi; daughter, Robin D. (Kris) Tapia of Byram, Mississippi; sister, Linda D. (Bruce) Schexnayder of Raymond, Mississippi; aunt, Sara Petty of Dickson, Tennessee and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Samuel Leroy McMillan and Gladys Laverne Odom.