Samuel Whitesell Waid
September 21, 1940 ~ January 16, 2025
Samuel Whitesell Waid, 84, of Philippi, WV passed away on January 16, 2025, in Punta Gorda, FL after an extended illness.
Sam was born on September 21, 1940, in Pittsburgh, PA to Samuel T. and Ethel (Whitesell) Waid. After graduating from Hinton High School in Hinton, WV in 1958, he attended Alderson-Broaddus College in Philippi, WV earning a business degree in 1962.
Sam met his life partner and wife Patricia Ann Bailey while at A-B College and after graduation they were married and settled in Philippi where they remained for the duration of their lives.
Sam was a long-time employee of the WV Dept. of Health and Human Services from which he retired. He was also very involved in the Barbour County EMS and Philippi Volunteer Fire Dept. for many years. Sam was the first certified Paramedic in Barbour County in the 1980’s after being a member of the EMS since his college days. He also was involved in Karate and Taekwondo and opened a Dojo in Philippi where he taught the martial arts.
Sam was predeceased by his wife Patty and his younger brother Joseph. He is survived by his younger brother Thomas (Tim) of Duncansville, TX, daughter and son-in-law Pam and Marty Hill of Punta Gorda, FL, son Dave of Tampa, FL, grandchildren Cameron and Corey Zimmerman, Travis Hill and wife Jill, Samantha Hill, Nicholas Hill, and great-granddaughter Hazel all of FL.
Friends will be received at the Wright Funeral Home and on-site Crematory 220 N. Walnut St. Philippi on Monday January 27, from 5-8 pm and on Tuesday January 28, Mr. Waid will be moved to the Southern Baptist Church 19969 Barbour County Highway Philippi to lie in state from 1- 2 pm. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 pm with Pastor Jim Strawderman officiating. Interment will follow in the Jerusalem Cemetery.
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I am so sorry to hear of Sam’s passing. I worked with him for a little while at the department of health and human resources. He was a great guy and he will be missed. Prayers for peace and comfort for the family.
So sorry for your loss. Sam and Pat were special to us. Pat was in the nursery when our daughter was born. Sam completed the review in and adoption process
My deepest condolences to the family. I first met Sam in the early 1980s when he taught my EMT class. We then went on to become good friends and colleagues in the practices of emergency services in Barbour Co. I went from EMT on to Paramedic and CPR instructor all the while under the mentoring of Sam and Pat. He was a great humanitarian, mentor & friend. My life has been forever enriched by knowing him. May he rest in peace.
I feel so blessed to have known Sam. He was a light in the darkness. Always full of wisdom and jokes. He always had a smile on his face and looked at the bright side. I looked up to him like a grandfather even though we are not related. I am so sad to hear about his passing but I know he is heaven with Pat. Rest well.
Sam was knowledgeable in many areas of life. Sam gave me the in’s & outs at work, and I always enjoyed talking to him for many years at DHHR. One fact I know is that Sam would tell you how it is, even if someone didn’t want to hear it. Rest in peace Sam with the love of your life.
My heart goes out to the family l grew up next to. Sam and Pat helped me obtain my first EMT card and I spent many a Sunday on a unit with him. He was truly like family to me. God rest his soul as he once again joins Pat in heaven.
I remember the WAID boys well. They lived on Temple Street close to Webb’s store as I remember. They were such good boys. I am sorry for your loss.,
Sam Waid is my older brother who set an excellent example for me in life. He lived the definition of a noble soul.: a person who is admired and respected for having high moral character, being unselfish, and acting with integrity; essentially, someone with a virtuous and honorable inner nature, often displaying qualities like kindness, generosity, and courage. We spent 16 close years growing up together in the big house at 707 Temple Street in Hinton, WV, where our grandparents, aunts, and uncles raised us. While Sam played the saxophone in the marching band, I played football. We lived in the Golden Age. He was a ferocious reader who loved history. We spent three months together, one summer in Malaysia with our father, where we had experiences never to be forgotten.
When I was a student at WVU, and he was newly married, he would loan me his car to go visit my sweetheart in Weston, WV. whom I later married. You never forget those kinds of favors.
I believe Sam and Pat Waid stayed in love their entire married life. They would tease one another and make you laugh watching them. Both were well-educated college graduates of A-B College and had distinguished careers in serving others. I was always proud of my brother’s occupation as a civil servant. Sam and Patty were good examples to me of loving, devoted parents. They met life’s challenges together. Sam and I were raised as Christians in the Central Baptist Church of Hinton. He has always remained faithful to his belief in God our Father and his son Jesus Christ, for which he and Pat will inherit a Kingdom of Glory throughout eternity. I know they live now in the spirit world as spirit beings with bodies that are not aged but as they appeared in mortality in the prime of life to wait for the day of their resurrection. They continue learning and progressing and are very interested in their children’s and living relatives’ welfare. As a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints for 50 years, I have learned many plain and precious things about life beyond the grave. I will see my brother again one day, and it will be sweet because he will be filled with the never-ending love of God.
My Uncle Sammy was a great man, and I have very fond memories of him from my childhood visits to Hinton West Virginia. May he rest in peace and look over those he left here until we are all reunited in heaven.