Samantha Taylor Bucknell, 30, of Savannah, GA passed away unexpectedly on November 10th, 2025.
Samantha was born on April 7th, 1995 in Fairfax, VA, to Brie Malarkey and Carl Bucknell. Sammy, as she was better known, was raised in Acushnet, Massachusetts. She graduated from New Bedford High School (MA) in 2013 before attending Bloomfield College (NJ).
An avid traveler herself, Sammy worked for the federal government as a Transportation Security Administration Officer. A mother to three young children, her time on earth was marked with an unwavering amount of love and laughter. Sammy introduced soccer to her children with hopes of sharing with them one of her deepest passions. She often spent her free time at the home of her Aunt Lindsey and Uncle Jay, gathered with her children, mother, cousins and grandmother. This past year she had found her green-thumb and filled nearly every free inch of her house with plants. Sammy was fearless
and never shied away from trying something new. She traveled and saw the world in a new light, often with her cousins by her side.
Though Sammy had many passions, her greatest of all were her children. She loved them fiercely, passionately, and kindly. She had a new-found joy of parenting following the arrival of Lena and like many parents, Samantha sacrificed many of her passions when she became a mom and never once skipped a beat. She stepped into motherhood graciously and so proudly bore the title of ‘mother’. A piece of her lives within each of her children and it shows greatly.
Samantha is survived by one daughter and two sons, Lena, Luca and Leon Beardsley of Savannah, GA; four siblings, Devon Malarkey of North Bend, WA, Ellie Blaisdell of Seattle, WA, Lily Bucknell of Savannah, GA and Riley Bucknell of South Deerfield, MA; her maternal grandmother, Sally Mourad of Savannah, GA; her maternal grandfather, Robert Mourad of Scottsdale, AZ; her boyfriend, Mario Black of Atlanta, GA; and an abundance of nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins and friends who she loved dearly.
She is preceded in death by her cousin Colby Mohler; her uncle Jason Medlin; her paternal grandfather, George Bucknell; her paternal grandmother, Janet Bucknell; and her maternal grandfather, Dennis Malarkey.
A formal memorial service will be announced at a later date.
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Brie Malarkey
Hello, My name is Brie Malarkey. I live in Oregon. Over the years I’ve gotten google alerts when my name is used on the internet and of course I get alerts every once in awhile for you, the Brie Malarkey who lives back east. I just wanted to say, as a mother of a 27 and 28 year old myself, how my heart dropped for you and your family when I saw this news. I know we only share a name, but hey “Brie” and “Malarkey” are not very common so I feel like we have a connection unlike other same named people.
So from the same named stranger on the west coast I send you and your family condolences and positive energy as you tackle the pain and continue to move forward without your beloved daughter. When loss hits I like to think of Khail Gibran’s words on death. They have comforted me over the years. https://poets.org/poem/death
Kenneth Pettingill
So sorry for the loss of your daughter. 🎈💔
Mallori E
I do not know your family personally but I wanted to offer my deepest condolences for your loss. I can’t even imagine the grief you must be experiencing at this time. God sees what you are going through and promises to comfort you. He does this through his Word the Bible. Revelation 21:3;4 promises that soon, death and sorrow will be done away with. Not only will these things be gone, but you also have the chance to be reunited with her again, right here on Earth. God yearns to bring our dead loved ones back to life and he will soon do this for us. May these words prove to bring you comfort at this time.