Samuel Paul Gandham

LIVE STREAM SERVICE FOR SAMUEL GANDHAM HERE

Samuel Paul Gandham ('Gunny') passed peacefully in his sleep at the age of 84 on Sunday, January 19th, 2025. He was born on March 12th, 1940, to Paul Samuel Gandham and his wife Marthamma Kampally in Deverakonda, erstwhile state of Andhra Pradesh in India. He enjoyed his childhood and youth with his six siblings Sunder, Manohar, Victor, Arthur, Philemon, and Sunanda.

Samuel married Sulochana on January 15th, 1970, and is blessed with four wonderful children; Sumithra, Som, Rajitha and Kavitha; sons-in-law, Satish, Tony, Francis; daughter-in-law, Sharon; seven wonderful grandchildren; Adarsh, Jaden, Janet, Abishai, Ethan, Evan and Allen. 

Samuel was affectionately called 'Gunny' by his family and close friends; a name his father Paul gave him when he purchased a gun from a local ruler. Just like his dad and brothers, he was very fond of outdoor activities and enjoyed fishing and hunting. He also enjoyed singing and playing guitar.

Samuel finished his schooling at Methodist Boys High School in Hyderabad, India and later went on to pursue education in veterinary sciences. In his younger years, he was actively involved in 'Christian Student Union' a student ministry. In his adult and senior years, he was deeply involved in Christian ministry and served in various capacities at Baptist Church Hyderabad and later at Universal Baptist Church in India.

He along with his wife moved to the United States in 2016, where he lived a quiet and relaxed life with his wife, children and grandchildren. He had a special relationship with his six grandsons and one granddaughter and made wonderful memories with each one of them. He enjoyed gardening, fishing, sewing, playing basketball with his grandchildren and shared great stories of his days back in India with them.Samuel was a loving husband, father, father-in-law, grandfather, son, brother, brother-in-law, uncle and friend. He will be dearly missed and remembered for his love, faith, joyfulness, sense of humor and humility. 

 As he lays now in the safe arms of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, we take comfort in the blessed hope and assurance that we will see him again one day. Amen!

Visitation for Samuel will be held on Saturday January 25, 2025, beginning at 9:00AM EST until time of service at 10:00AM EST at Mueller Funeral Home (6791 Tylersville Road, Mason OH 45040) Burial will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery in Mason, OH. 

Services will be livestreamed; link is posted at the top of this page.