Kenneth Lee Samples, 78, of Taylorsville, N.C., passed away on January 18, 2025, at Atrium Health Cabarrus due to complications of a stroke from two years earlier. He was born November 14, 1946, in Staunton, Va., to the late William Henry Samples and Margaret Slaven Samples. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Mark Alan Samples.
Ken served honorably in the U.S. Army. He was a veteran of the Vietnam war and Cambodian invasion, where he rode as a machine gunner in convoys. After returning from Vietnam, he was stationed at Ft. Monroe, Va. He and his wife returned to Charlotte after he was discharged from the Army, and a few years later, moved to Taylorsville where they designed and built their very special home.
Ken worked in the industrial/commercial roofing industry for over 30 years as a designer, construction estimator and project manager until becoming disabled…