Sam Tinsley Snowdon, Jr., FAIA, LDS ID GQRV-7HS, was the son of Mary Jamelle Turner, LRPS-VN8 (1902-1978), and Sam Tinsley Snoddy, LDQ4-PR5 (1905-1975).

He married in Scotland Co., North Carolina, August 16, 1952, Mildred Moore Butler, KC56-BKL (1929-1996).

They had two children.

[The cenotaph "In memory of" marker is located at Old Hillside Cemetery, 47686, for Sam and Mildred. It's located in the area of Julian and Estelle Butler. A photo of the marker has been uploaded by findagrave contributor GlendaMerri (50712120).]

From LDS Family Search and obituaries below.

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Obituaries:

Sam Tinsley Snowdon, Jr., FAIA, died July 12, 2015 in Laurinburg, NC.

He is survived by daughter Estelle Snowdon Brown (Sayle) of Cornelius and son Sam Tinsley Snowdon III of Pinehurst and a brother, John W. Snowdon II (Fran) of Charlotte, brother-in-law Julian Butler, Jr (Clara) of Laurinburg and sister-in-law Virginia Snoddy of Davidson. He is preceded in death by his wife, Mildred Butler Snowdon and brother Marcus F Snoddy.

He was born in Brandon, SC on November 19, 1926. After a nomadic childhood he graduated from high school in Ware Shoals, South Carolina in 1943. He attended Clemson University for a year before joining the U. S. Navy in 1944 near the end of World War II; stationed on Okinawa and discharged in 1946. He returned and graduated from the Clemson University School of Architecture in 1950 and began his career with J.N. Pease and Associates in Charlotte.

On August 16, 1951, he married Mildred Moore Butler (b. ca 1930; d. 1996).

While in Charlotte, they were members of the Myers Park Presbyterian Church and he was Scoutmaster of Troop 50. In 1957 he and his wife moved to her hometown of Laurinburg where he became the first architect to join the engineering firm of W. E. Matthews Company. When Mr. Matthews retired he purchased the firm and retired from Snowdon & Associates in 1997. Since moving to Laurinburg, he has been a member of the Laurinburg Presbyterian Church where he was also Scoutmaster of Troop 420.

Sam T. Snowdon Jr was an American Institute of Architects Fellow; elected to Fellowship by a jury of his peers in 2002. Fellowship is one of the highest honors the AIA can bestow upon a member. Elevation to Fellowship not only recognizes the achievements of the architect as an individual but also elevates before the public and the profession those architects who have made significant contributions to architecture and to society. His elevation to Fellow was based on the many accomplishments by the NC Building Code Council while he was Chairman. Many of the statewide codes have been adopted nationwide.

Other professional organizations he was involved with were American Arbitration Association National Panel serving as an arbiter in construction throughout the southeast and American Society of Military Engineers at Ft Bragg.

Outside of his profession he was on the board at Southern National Bank and Scotland Saving Bank in Laurinburg as well as serving on the All-American City Award, Mayor's Citizens Advisory Committee, Planning and Zoning Board and a member of the local Rotary and Chamber of Commerce.

Mr. Snowdon served Scotland County as a County Commissioner, on the board of Scotland Memorial Hospital, Hospice, Bicentennial Committee, Scotia Village, Concerned Citizens for the Rehabilitation of the Homeless and the Historical Association.

Statewide he served on boards of Richmond Community College in Hamlet, the NC Council of Community Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities & Substance Abuse Programs and its affiliate in Lumberton, Barium Springs Home for Children in Troutman and Museum of the Cape Fear in Fayetteville.

For Sam's service he received numerous awards; the Dunbar - McCoy Quality of Life Community Service Award from the Chamber, the Paul Harris Fellow award from the Rotary, the Presidential Citation and William H. Deitrick Service Medal from AIANC, the Service with Distinction Award from North Carolina Home Builders Association, NC Governor's Award for Outstanding Volunteer Service, Honorary Membership to NC Building Inspectors Association, Honorary Life Membership from the NC Fire Marshals Association.

Mr. Snowdon's greatest award was working alongside those that enriched his life through their dedication, loyalty, willingness to serve and friendship. He was very humbled by his awards but always believed his recognition truly belonged to those who worked with him.

Condolences may be sent to the family at 20101 Chapel Point Lane, Cornelius, NC 28031-7055.

In lieu of flowers memorial gifts may be made to a charity of the donor's choice.

At a later date the family will honor Mr. Snowdon's final wishes by having a private ceremony to scatter his ashes with his wife's at his "favorite place on earth".

Cape Fear Crematory is assisting the family with arrangements.

From his obituary at http://www.capefearcrematory.com/obituaries/Sam-Snowdon/#!/Obituary

∼Obituary:

Sam Tinsley Snowdon, Jr., FAIA, died July 12, 2015 in Laurinburg, NC.

He is survived by daughter Estelle Snowdon Brown (Sayle) of Cornelius and son Sam Tinsley Snowdon III of Pinehurst and a brother, John W. Snowdon II (Fran) of Charlotte, brother-in-law Julian Butler, Jr. (Clara) of Laurinburg and sister-in-law Virginia Snoddy of Davidson. He is preceded in death by his wife, Mildred Butler Snowdon and brother Marcus F. Snoddy.

Born in Brandon, SC on November 19, 1926, he graduated from high school in Ware Shoals, SC in 1943; served in the U. S. Navy in World War II while stationed on Okinawa; graduated from Clemson University School of Architecture in 1950 and began his architecture career with J.N. Pease & Associates in Charlotte.

In 2002 Mr. Snowdon was elevated to an American Institute of Architects Fellow; one of the highest honors the AIA can bestow. His elevation was based on his service on the NC Building Code Council.

Beginning with his appointment to the North Carolina Building Code Council in 1981 and continuing to 1997, including 11 years as chairman, Snowdon shaped the Council's agenda on such issues as energy, accessibility, fire prevention, and wind codes. He was a staunch protector of public welfare, insisting for example that fire protection codes require inspections every year for buildings in hazardous industries, and every three for others.

His efforts to assure sounder, safer buildings produced model codes for other states. Florida, for example, used the comprehensive wind code developed under Snowdon's leadership as a guide in developing its response to the destructive force of Hurricane Andrew in 1992.

At the same time, Snowdon continually pushed his own state to adopt ever broader, national and international standards. Snowdon was a tireless advocate for code standardization as a basis for improved inspection and enforcement of life safety standards as well as for economics in the construction industry.

His counsel earned him a place on the Southern Building Code Congress International, where North Carolina's codes served as examples for broader applications. Snowdon's ardent championing of the values of building codes extended to other assignments in his profession.As a member of the AIA's Building Performance and Regulation Task Force on Education, he urged a conference of architecture school deans the merits of teaching codes in their curriculum.

Recognizing the relationship between codes and lawmaking, he was instrumental during his time as an officer of AIA North Carolina in organizing the state chapter's political action committee and lobbying the legislature for a statewide fire prevention code.

During more than 40 years as an architect, Sam Snowdon built a reputation for dependability and action that followed him in pursuits outside the profession. His record of public service includes a term on the Scotland County Board of Commissioners, which began in December 2000 and president of AIA North Carolina in 1987. He was known as a doer, and that reputation was officially recognized by the North Carolina AIA when he was awarded Chapter's highest honor of public and professional service, the William H. Deitrick Service Medal, in 1998.

His service didn't stop at architecture. His many contributions to his community included being a member of the American Arbitration Association National Panel; the American Society of Military Engineers at Ft. Bragg; serving on the board of Southern National Bank, Scotland Saving Bank; serving on the Mayor's Citizens Advisory Committee in Laurinburg; the Planning & Zoning Board and being a member of Rotary and the Chamber of Commerce.

Mr. Snowdon also served on the boards of Scotland Memorial Hospital, Hospice, Scotia Village, Concerned Citizens for the Rehabilitation of the Homeless, Richmond Community College, the NC Council of Community Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities & Substance Abuse Programs, Barium Springs Home for Children and Museum of the Cape Fear.

In addition to the AIANC Dietrick Medal, Sam received numerous awards for his service including the Dunbar - McCoy Quality of Life Community Service Award, the Paul Harris Fellow award, the Presidential Citation, the Service with Distinction Award from NC Home Builders Assoc., NC Governor's Award for Outstanding Volunteer Service, Honorary Membership to NC Building Inspectors Assoc., and Honorary Life Membership from the NC Fire Marshals Assoc.

Mr. Snowdon's greatest award was working alongside those that enriched his life through their dedication, loyalty, willingness to serve and friendship; he believed his awards belonged to all those who served with him.

Condolences may be sent to 20101 Chapel Point Lane, Cornelius, NC 28031-7055. In lieu of flowers memorial gifts may be made to a charity of the donor's choice.

At a later date the family will honor Mr. Snowdon's final wishes by having a private ceremony. Cape Fear Crematory is assisting the family with arrangements.

From: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/charlotte/obituary.aspx?n=sam-snowdon&pid=175307429#sthash.6mBBYC6M.dpuf