Ronnie Eugene Sams
June 16, 1961 ~ May 23, 2003
Resided in:
Leicester, NC
Asheville Butterfly Trail
Ronnie Eugene Sams, 41, of 187 Mink Farm Road, Leicester, died May 23, 2003.
A native of Buncombe County, he loved his children and enjoyed hiking, fishing and riding his horse, Clyde. He was a self-employed tree trimmer and was preceded in death by his wife, Donna Peek Sams, in 2001.
Survivors include his parents, Weaver and Bessie Sharpe Sams of Leicester; four daughters, Stacey and Becky Sams of New Jersey and Jesse and Jamie Sams of the home; three sisters, Brenda Ball of Marshall, Kaye Swann and Marsha Cole of Leicester; three brothers, Howard Sams of Asheville, Jerry Sams and Ricky Sams of Leicester and a grand-son, Yannis.
Graveside services will be 2:00 pm Monday at Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery with the Reverend Shane Meadows officiating.
His family will receive friends from 7:00-8:30 pm Sunday at Groce Funeral Home on Patton Avenue.
Flowers will be welcome or contributions may be made to the family to help the children c/o Bessie S. Sams, 71 Mink Farm Road, Leicester 28748.
We love you Ronnie. We never will forget you!
We were so sad to learn of Ronnie’s death. We will continue to remember you and your family in our prayers.
To Ronnie’s family: I am very sorry for your loss. To Ronnie: Be happy now Ronnie you are at home with Donna. We will all miss you but you will live on through your girls. We love you.
To the family I’m so sorry for the lost of a son, brother and father. I know he will be missed by family and also friends, everytime we saw Ronnie at Marsha’s and Patrick’s he was always kidding and going on with everyone such a good person to be around.
We Are so sorryfor your lost. will be missed
Ronnie was a good friend. I enjoyed visiting him, he gladly showed his horse to my small daughter, we went on hunting trips. I will really miss him. May God give comfort to all Ronnies loved ones and rest to him.
I’m so sorry for all of your loss. I wish I could take away your hurt. But just remember that in your toughest times God will carry you. Depend on him. You are in our prayers.
God Bless An Know We All Are Praying For Your Whole Family. Tony & Lynn Faulkner – The Lusk Family
You all have my deepest sympathy
Marsha I was really sorry to hear of your families loss. If you would like please email me.
I’m really going to miss you partner!