Samuel (Sammy) C. Elkins, age 43, passed away Sunday, July 1, 2012. Mr. Elkins was a 1987 graduate of Clintwood High School and a graduate of Mountain Empire Community College and Wise Technical School. He was a former Deputy Clerk for Dickenson County, a member of Masonic Lodge #66 of Clintwood and an avid motor sports fan. Mr. Elkins was preceded in death by his father Roger Elkins and grandparents, Carl and Lessie Stanley, Samuel Elkins, Jr. and Jackie Phipps. Survivors include his mother, Janie Phipps and step-father, Danny Phipps ; grandmothers, Gladys Elkins and Doris Phipps ; two brothers, Roger Lee Elkins and wife Jennifer and Daniel Phipps all of Clintwood; special friends, Ray Lyall family and many other friends and relatives. Funeral services will be conducted, Wednesday, July 4, 2012, 7:00 p.m. in the Clintwood Funeral Home Chapel with David O'Quinn and Eddie Newsome officiating. Family and friends are requested to meet at the funeral home at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, July 5, to proceed to Elkins Family Cemetery for an 11:00 a.m. graveside service. Pallbearers will be Daniel Phipps, Randall O'Quinn, Ray Lyall, Jeff Mullins, Ron Triplett and Roger Lee Elkins. Honorary pallbearers are Joe Tate and Dr. Norman C. Ratliff. The family will receive friends Wednesday at Clintwood Funeral Home after 6:00 p.m.