It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Mr. Allen E. “Buckwheat” Samuel. He died peacefully on Nov. 14, 2025, after a brief illness.
Mr. Samuel was born on Jan. 26, 1974, in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. He attended Ivanna Eudora Kean High School. He was a kind, loving soul who touched the lives of everyone he met. He will be greatly missed by all.
He is survived by his loving parents, Mr. William St. Claire Samuel and Mrs. Elicia Richards. Monroe Richards (stepfather), Martina Thomas (stepmother), Alicia Purnell (fiancé), Wayne Wah-Hyll Samuel (brother), Yvonne Samuel (sister), Alberta Francis Colley (sister), Alpha Shannon (sister), Quanda Nadia (daughter).
Paternal Aunts: Yvonne Hutchinson, Heather James, Yvette James, Veronica James, Bernadine James.
Paternal Uncles: Claude Samuel, Alcon Demming.
Special friend: Mrs. Patricia Maynard
Maternal Aunts: Rosenell Peterson (Godmother), Jeanette Donavon, Alice Pickering, Patrice James.
Maternal Uncles: German Cline, Elvis Peterson, Rem Peterson, Steadsom Wallace, Anthony Joseph.
And a long list of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends, too numerous to mention but all are loved and treasured.
A viewing will take place at Turnbull’s Funeral Home on Dec. 3, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Funeral Services will be held at Sts. Peter and Paul Cathedral on Dec. 4 at 9:45 a.m. Interment will take place at Eastern Cemetery immediately following the service.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to Charlotte Kimelman Cancer Institute in honor of Allen.
Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen. Like the seed buried in the ground, you have produced the harvest of eternal life for us; make us always dead to sin and alive to God.
