Sammy R. Pinckney, age 62 of East Haven, passed away August 26, 2019 at Yale New Haven Hospital. Sammy was born in Lincoln, NE, February 4, 1957, son of Robert L. and Minnie J. Blessing Pinckney. He worked as a factory worker for ACES Access of North Haven for many years. All services and interment will be private. Smith Funeral Home, 135 Broad St., Milford is handling arrangements.