Jay Sams

Wednesday, November 29, 2017

PADUCAH, Ky. -- Jay D. Sams, 53, formerly of Charleston, Mo., died Nov. 28, 2017, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston.

Born April 26, 1964, in Fort Gordon, Ga., to Donald Lee and Norma O'Reilly Sams of Charleston, he was a 1982 graduate of Charleston High School. He received training as a computer technician from Western Kentucky Community and Technical College in Paducah. He also worked as a carpenter and tree trimmer and assisted in New Orleans for several years following Hurricane Katrina. Most recently he worked with a uniform laundry service in Paducah.

In 1987 he married Teresa Woodworth who survives.

In addition to his parents, survivors include: one son, Jason Sams of Charleston; one brother, Jeff Sams of Denver, Colo.; and two grandsons.

Visitation will be at 10:30 a.m. until service time at 11:30 a.m. Friday at the McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston.

Burial will follow in the IOOF Cemetery near Charleston.

Online condolences may be shared at www.mcmiklefuneralhome.com.