Amber Brock, age 43, of Newport, Kentucky, passed away peacefully on August 31, 2025, at Christ Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio. Amber was born on September 22, 1981, in Ft. Thomas, to Anita Elkins and Jay Brock.

Amber was a loving mother, daughter, sister, niece, cousin and friend to many. Her spirit was full of kindness, forgiveness, and strength. She was beautiful inside and out, and her loving nature made her a beacon of light to all who knew her.

Amber attended high school at Simon Kenton High School and Newport High School, from which she graduated via Newport Alternative School. She also attended Daymar College in Bellevue, Kentucky.

Amber had a profound love for nature, music, fashion, and art. Her hobbies reflected her vibrant personality and the joy she found in life’s simple pleasures. However, her proudest accomplishments were her two sons, Donald Lee Sams III and Daxton Lee Sams. She poured love and care into raising them and cherished every moment spent with her family.

Amber is survived by her children, Donald Lee Sams III and Daxton Lee Sams, her parents Anita Elkins and Jay Brock, husband Donald Lee Sams II, siblings Shawn (Gigi) Elkins, Laura (Rich) Hunley, Rebecka (Donnie) Cavana, and mother-in-law Teresa M. Ewing. She also leaves behind her sisters-in-law Elizabeth (Rodney) Gossett, Olivia Sams, and Laura Sams, stepsisters Jamie Durban and Amanda Woods, and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, aunts, uncles, and dear friends.

A service to honor Amber’s life will be held at Fares J. Radel Funeral Home, 822 York Street, Newport, Kentucky 41071, on Friday, September 12, 2025. Visitation will commence at 2 pm followed by services at 4 pm.

Amber’s beautiful spirit will be forever missed, but her love and light will continue to shine in the hearts of all who loved her.

God looked around his garden,
and He found an empty place.
He then looked down upon this
earth and saw your tired face.

He put his arms around you
and lifted you to rest;
God’s garden must be beautiful
He always takes the best.

He knew that you were suffering
He knew you were in pain,
He knew that you would never
get well on earth again.

He saw that the road was getting rough
and the hills are hard to climb.
So he closed your weary eyelids
and whispered “peace be thine.”

It broke our hearts to lose you
but you didn’t go alone;
for part of us went with you
the day God called you home.