- Date Of Birth: April 22, 1940
- Date Of Death: November 4, 2020
- State: Iowa
John Walter Sampson, the son of LeRoy and Edna Sampson was born April 22, 1940, in Westside Iowa. He was the third son out of 11 children. He attended country school until the family moved to Walnut, Iowa. He was in the 7th grade and continued to attend school until he graduated in 1958. During school and after graduating he worked as a farm hand until he began helping his brother Dave on a milk route. From then on, he had many jobs which included driving a cream and egg truck for Farmers Coop Creamery in Avoca Iowa, Pioneer Lumberyard in Ankeny Iowa, Nielson Elevator in Walnut, Iowa, Avoca Livestock Auction Company in Avoca, Iowa, and his last job until retirement was working for Pottawattamie County Secondary Roads.
