Samantha Nicole Cruz, 30 of Walnut, MS passed away on Monday ,November 7, 2016 in Ripley, MS. A memorial service is set for 3pm on Friday, November 11, 2016 at Magnolia Funeral Home in Corinth. Visitation will be on Friday, November 11, 2016 from 1:00pm until service time. Samantha was born August 30, 1986 in Memphis, TN She is a homemaker and of the Baptist Faith. Survivors include her 3 daughters, Emily Thomas – Kossuth, MS ; Marissa Massey and Makenley Massey both of Walnut, MS; her mother: Pamela Bobo Grimes – Walnut, MS; her father,Roberto Cruz- Memphis, TN; a brother, Robert Cruz and wife Emily – Corinth, MS; a sister, Regina Williams and husband Daniel – Walnut, MS; aunts, uncles, a niece, three nephews, other relatives and a host of friends. She is preceded in death by her paternal grandparents: Felipa and Toribio Cruz and her maternal grandparents, Gene and Susie Bobo. Bro. Alan Paker will officate the service.