Samuel Carpenter, Sr.

Samuel Ray Carpenter, Sr., 69, of Hutchinson, Kansas died Sunday, November 8, 2026 at the Hospice House in Hutchinson.

He was born in Shelbyville, Kentucky, the son of Stanley Samuel and Lillian Jesse Vest Carpenter, Jr. Sammy was raised in Louisville, Kentucky where he attended school..

He continued to live in Kentucky until moving to Abilene, Kansas where he lived for a short time before moving to Hutchinson six years ago.

Through the years Sammy had been a carpenter and enjoyed doing remodeling jobs. He loved to go fishing.

Survivors include his companion Paula Richardson of Hutchinson; sister Patricia Gordine of Abilene, Ks.; brothers Wallace Carpenter of Bloomfield, Ky., Gary Moore of Dunkirk, Ohio; along with his grandchildren.

Sammy is preceded in death by his parents; son Samuel R. Carpenter, Jr.; daughter Karen Laura McDowell; and sister Deborah Jane Thrush.

No services are being planned.

Arrangements are by Affordable Cremations Plus, Wichita, Kansas.