John Owen Sams

John Owen Sams, 68 of Ames died Thursday, December 13 at Mary Greeley Medical Center.  A Celebration of Life service will be held 11:00 a.m. on Monday, December 17 at Bethesda Lutheran Church in Ames.  Private burial will be held in the Ames Municipal Cemetery.John was born on August 19, 1939 in Kewanee, IL to Wilbur Owen and Wilma (Richards) Sams.  He was a graduate of Toulon High School in Illinois.  In 1962, John graduated with a B.S. from Drake University.  On September 26, 1961, he married Rue Ann Vail.  John served as a regional sales manager for Kimball Midwest.  He was a member of Bethesda Lutheran Church, the Octagon Endowment Committee, Iowa Barn Foundation and Sigma Alpha Epsilon.  John enjoyed traveling Iowa.John is survived by his wife Rue Ann Sams of Ames; 2 daughters, Amy Sams of Denver, CO and Alison (Larry) Casey of Altoona; a son, Scott (Dawn) Sams of Indianola; 5 grandchildren, Nathan, Joseph, and Shae Sams, Jack and Julia Casey; a brother Steve (Jan) Sams of Galva, IL; and special cousins Fred Sams and Mary Brant.John was preceded in death by his parents. 
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11:00 AM at Bethesda Lutheran Church 1517 Northwestern Avenue Ames, Iowa 500...[more]

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Ames, Iowa 50010 on Monday, December 17, 2007 (map/driving directions)