Samson Christopher Baumgartner Balla

January 15, 2004 - May 17, 2020

Service Date: May 23, 2020

The family will receive friends 11:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. Saturday May 23, 2020 at Memorial Funeral Home.  A mass service will be held at 4:00 P.M. with fellowship to follow at 5:00 P.M.

Samson Christopher Baumgartner Balla, 16 of Maryville, passed away May 17, 2020.  A host of love, music and charisma, Samson passed away a fierce advocate for that which he suffered most.  His love no longer knows the bounds of flesh.  He was preceded in death by grandparents: Ernest and Lucy Balla.  He is survived by his mother: Sophia Balla, father: Ronald Baumgartner II, siblings: Jacob (Angela) Balla, Giovanni (Leah) Bufalini-Balla, and Maxwell Baumgartner, grandparents: Ronald (Rose) Baumgartner and Lynda (Ken) Followell, aunts and uncles: Manuel (Joan) Balla, Rosanne Balla and David Jew, Tina Balla-Cyman, Lisa Baumgartner, Jerico (Laurie) Austin, Jeri (Dave) Middleton, and Carrie (Shawn) Hudson.  Also, many nieces, nephews, cousins, extended family and a huge network of friends turned family.