The Topeka Daily Capital Saturday May 3, 1951 Charles E. Sams. Charles E. SAMS, 85, longtime resident of North Topeka, died Thursday in Phoenix, Ariz. He was born February 27, 1866, in Lucas, Iowa, and made his home in Topeka from 1890 until four years ago when he moved to Phoenix. He is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Virgil LaRUE, Phoenix; two sons, O.F. Sams, Huntington Park, Calif., and Henry Sams, Topeka, and nine grandchildren. Funeral services and interment will be in Phoenix.