McPeake, Samuel

Samuel “Sam” Alfred McPeake, age 61, died Wednesday, May 25, 2011 at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital. He worked as a coal miner for thirteen years in Beckley, WV and moved to the Sandhills in 1984. He was President of McPeake Hotels, Inc., which owned and operated the Hampton Inn, The Best Western, The Belvedere Hotel and Sandhills Business Park. He is survived by his wife of 41 years, Bonnie McPeake; daughter Christa Gilder and husband Chris of Pinehurst; son Samuel A. McPeake, II and wife Melissa of Pinehurst; mother Lucille McPeake of Sophia, WV; grandchildren, Samantha Pugh-Gilder, Wil Gilder, Sarah Gilder and Stella McPeake; brothers Gary Utt of Sophia, WV, Jackie McPeake of Crab Orchard, WV, Paul McPeake of Abingdon, VA; sisters Ruth Cox of Crab Orchard, WV, Paula Stables of Midway, WV, and Geraldine Cox of Sophia WV. He is predeceased by his father, Samuel Moyer McPeake, daughter, Jennifer Elaine McPeake and a brother Richard Moyer McPeake. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Reid Heart Center, 150 Applecross Rd., Pinehurst, NC 28374. Funeral service will be conducted 4 p.m. Sunday, May 29, 2011 at Boles Funeral Home Chapel in Southern Pines by Rev. Dean Engebretson. The family will receive friends at Boles Funeral Home from 6-8 p.m. Saturday, May 28, 2011. Family to receive friends from 12-2 p.m. Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at Blue Ridge Funeral Home in Beckley, WV. A graveside service will follow at 2:00 p.m. at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens.