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Joan Frances Copley Adams

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Joan Frances Copley Adams, 78, of Charleston, went home to be with the Lord, Monday, February 7, 2022, at Hubbard Hospice House.

Joan attended Bible Center Church and was a 1961 graduate of Chapmanville High School. She retired from CAMC. Her most treasured times were when she was taking care of her family, cooking, and spending time with her husband and dog in the woods.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Arnett and Miriam Maynard Copley.

Joan is survived by her husband of 62 years, Orville; daughters, Lesia (Timothy) Keffer, Natalie (Rick) Withrow; grandchildren, Chase Keffer, Jennifer Keffer, Tyler (Jennifer) Withrow, Garrett (Jarrett) Withrow; great grandson, Samuel Withrow.

Funeral service will be 1:00 p.m., Friday, February 11, 2022, at Curry Funeral Home, Alum Creek with Pastor Richard Thompson officiating. Burial will follow at Graceland Memorial Park, South Charleston. The family will receive friends 1 hour prior to the service at the funeral home.

The family would like to extend a special thanks to the staff at Hubbard Hospice House for their care of Joan.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to HospiceCare, 1606 Kanawha Blvd. W., Charleston, WV 25312.

Chester E. Adams

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Chester E. Adams, 87, of  Julian, WV, went home Saturday, May 18, 2019, at the Hillcrest Health Care Center in Danville.

He was a member of the UMWA and a U. S. Air Force Veteran.

Chester was a gardener of vegetables and flowers, he loved growing things like Indian Corn, peanuts and popcorn; he also loved birdwatching and feeding the birds.  He  enjoyed woodworking and making furniture.

Chester was preceded in death by his wife Dorcas, daughter Patricia McCallister, parents John Calvin and Mattie Powell Adams, and siblings Marshall, J.C. and Bob Adams, Noke Lynn, and Anna Lou Wade.

He is survived by his son, Greg Adams (Carol Gee); and several nieces and nephews.

Service will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 21, 2019 at Curry Funeral Home in Alum Creek with Pastor Oshel Bell officiating.  Burial will follow at Orchard Hills Memory Gardens in Yawkey.  The family will receive friends 1 hour prior to the service.

The family would like to express a special thank you to Johnna Pauley for all her chauffeuring and loving care of Dad, the staff at Hillcrest Health Care Center and Boone Memorial Hospital.

Marcelene Janet Adams

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Marcelene Janet Adams, 78 of Sod, was born May 11, 1938 and died December 24, 2016.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 41 years, Quincy Tony Adams, U.S. Army retired; her parents, Clayton and Lyda Justice; brothers, Arvil, Kelva, Ernest and Eugene.

Janet  is survived by her son, David Adams of Springfield, Missouri; brothers, Glen Justice and Kyle Justice of MacCorkle, West Virginia; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Janet was a 1956 graduate of Duval High School. In the spring of 1961 she was introduced to her future husband, a career U.S. Army gentleman. They were married October 15, 1961 at Calvary Baptist Church in Charleston. That was the beginning of a wonderful life together. In  May 1979 they moved to Sod. Janet was employed by the Kanawha County Public Library for 21 years.

Service will be 1:00 PM Wednesday, December 28, 2016  at Cobbs Creek Missionary Baptist Church Sod. Burial will follow at the Lively Cemetery, Sod. Family and friends will gather at the church one hour prior to the service.

Dorcas W. Adams

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CaptureDorcas W. Adams, 79, of Julian went home to be with the Lord Sunday, September 20, 2015 at    Hillcrest Health Care in Danville.

She was a member of Olive Branch Baptist Church.

Dorcas was preceded in death by her parents, Earl and Burchel Woodrum; sister, Wanda Edwards; and daughter, Patricia McCallister.

She is survived by her husband  of 60 years, Chester; son, Greg (Carol Gee) Adams; and sister, Louise (Ben) Pauley.

Service will be 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 22, at Curry Funeral  Home in Alum Creek with Pastor Oshel Bell officiating.   Burial will follow at Orchard Hills Memory Gardens.  The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.

 

Robert W. Adams

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Robert W. Adams SrRobert W. Adams, Sr., 89, passed away April 26, 2015 at his home in Goose Creek, SC.  Robert was born April 11, 1926 to John C. and Mattie Powell Adams of Tango, WV.

Robert was retired DOD US Navy and enjoyed 31 years retired life.  He also served in the US Army Air Corps, was a life member of Knights of Pythias Griffithsville Lodge 195 and life member of the UA Steamfitters Union Local 420.  Robert was a watchmaker by hobby and an avid CB radio operator.

Robert was predeceased by his parents,  John C. and Mattie Adams, brothers, John C. Adams, Jr. and Marshall Adams;  sister, Manoka Lynn; and his beloved wife of 60 years, Dorothy Bird Adams;  and daughter,  Juanita (Pixie) Ledbetter.

He is survived by a sister Anna Lou Wade of Tango; brother,  Chester Adams of Julian;  sons,  Robert W. Adams, Jr., and wife, Gaye, of Goose Creek, S.C., and Timothy S. Adams and wife, Sally, of Elko, Ga.; daughter,  Joetta J. and husband, Ronald,  Hale of Lisbon, Ohio; grandsons, Scott Ledbetter and wife, Debbie, of LaGrange, Ga., Ronnie Hale of Kensington, Ohio, and Benjamin “Travis” Adams and wife, Jennifer, of Warner Robins, GA.  Granddaughters: Kimberly and her husband Brett Patterson of Branford, FL and Rebecca and her husband Richard Routh of Reardan, Wash.; and seven great-grandchildren, Lauren and Kyle Ledbetter, Brenna, Braylon and Bristol Patterson and Cody and Troy Routh.

Funeral service will be 2 p.m.  Saturday, May 2,at Curry Funeral Home, 2097 Childress Road, Alum Creek with Rev. Chester Bird officiating.  Burial will follow at Orchard Hills Memory Gardens, Yawkey.   The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

Jewell Maxine McClure Adams

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Jewell Maxine McClure Adams, 94, of Yawkey, WV, beloved mother and grandmother, went to her heavenly home on Wednesday, January 11, 2012 , at Genesis Teays Valley.

She was born September 19,1917 in Lincoln County, WV to Sesco and Effie Hale McClure. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Cleston Adams; children, Danny Adams and Louise Tackett; sons-in-law, Harold Nunn, Stan Zemenick and Ted Tackett and a daughter-in-law, Ann Adams.

Maxine is survived by three daughters, Lucille Zemenick, of Charleston, SC, Jewell (Richard) Belcher and Lahoma Nunn, all of Sod; a son, Harley Adams of Gary, IN; and a daughter-in-law, Lisa Adams of Hurricane, WV.

She is also survived by 13 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and 6 great-great-grandchildren and many special nieces, nephews and friends.

She was the oldest member of Beech Grove Baptist Church in Yawkey, WV. She enjoyed reading her Bible, tending to her garden and was well known by her grandchildren to be fond of chocolate candy and ice cream.

Funeral services will be 2:00pm Saturday, January 14, 2012 at Curry Funeral Home, 2097 Childress Road, Alum Creek with Pastor Jackie Miller officiating. Burial will follow at Mays Cemetery, Yawkey.

Family and friends will gather one hour prior to the service.

Dorothy Dalton Bird Adams

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Dorothy Dalton Bird Adams, 80, of Goose Creek, South Carolina, departed this life the evening of October 15, 2007.  She was born February 18, 1927 in Mammoth, a daughter of Herbert L. and Della Landers Bird.

She was a loving wife and mother.  She was preceded in death by her parents, a sister, Maxine Cruey and a brother Harland Bird.

She is survived by her husband of 60 years, Robert W. Adams, Sr. of Goose Creek, SC; son, Robert W. Adams, Jr. and wife, Gaye of Goose Creek; daughter, Juanita Ledbetter of Warner Robins, GA; son, Timothy Adams and wife, Sally of Elko, GA; daughter, Joetta Hale and husband Ron of Lisbon, Ohio; sisters, Kitty Metcalf of Elizabethtown, KY, and Barbara Dunbar of Cedar Grove; brother, Delmar Bird of Charleston; grandchildren, Scott Ledbetter and wife, Debbie, Kim Patterson and husband Brett, Rebecca Routh and husband Richard, Benjamin Travis Adams and Ronnie Hale; and great grandchildren, Lauren and Kyle Ledbetter and Cody and Troy Routh.

Family and friends may call from 6 to 8 PM on Friday, October 19, 2007 at Curry Funeral Home, Alum Creek.  Funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, October 20, 2007 at Curry Funeral Home, Alum Creek, with Pastor Chester Bird officiating. Burial will be held in Orchard Hills Memory Gardens, Yawkey.

Marshall Adams

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Marshall Adams, 84 of Sod, passed away Wednesday, August 15, 2007 at home after a long illness.  He was a retired construction worker from Union Carbide, a member of the Tango Baptist Church, a navy veteran of WW ll and a member of the Griffithsville Masonic Lodge.  He was preceded in death by his wife Frances (Marguerite) Adams, Great Grandson Nikolas Wikle, Parents John Calvin and Mattie Adams, sister Edna Manoka Lynn and brother J.C. Adams Jr.

He is survived by his:  2 Sons: Vernon and wife Kathy Adams of Sod; Michael and wife Linda Adams of Hurricane; Sister: Anna Lou Wade of Tango; 2 Brothers: Robert Adams of Goose Creek, South Carolina; Chester Adams of Julian;  Granddaughters: Wendi Adams of Hurricane; Summer Wikle and Husband, Cliff of St. Albans; Kerri Mooney and husband, Kyle of Clarksville, Indiana; Marchelle and Kimberly Adams of Sod.  Great grandchildren: Jacob and Elizabeth Mooney, Zane and Carly Wikle.

Service will be 11:00 AM, Saturday, August 18, at Curry Funeral Home Alum Creek, with Pastor Chester Bird officiating. Burial with military rites by the Bennie Padilla VFW Post 4768 will be at the Orchard Hills Memory Gardens, Yawkey. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 PM Friday at the funeral home.  Special Thanks to Jean and Cindy Dillion, Robin Reynolds, Lynn Akers of Dunbar Medical and HospiceCare of Dunbar.  In lieu of flowers please make donations to HospiceCare 1143 Dunbar Ave. Dunbar, WV 25064.

Anna Lou Adams

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Anna Lou Adams, 74, of Alum Creek, went home to be with the Lord Monday May 23, 2005 at CAMC Memorial Division after a long illness.

She was preceded in death by her husband J.C. Adams; daughter, Cynthia Jane Adams; mother, Sally Mitchell and sister, Lois Stevens.

She is survived by her:

6 Children and Spouses: Dinah L. Poe and husband, David of Cazlinville, Illinois; Terry G. Adams and wife, Helen of Sod; Denise A. Miller and husband, Joe of Hurricane; Becky L. Keeney and husband, Tony of St. Albans; John C. Adams and Elizabeth Vickers of Alum Creek; Mazk A. Adams of Alum Creek;

16 Grandchildren and 12 Great Grandchildren who she dearly loved, and they dearly loved their Meme.

Special Cousin Buddy Dunlap of Sod;

Services wi ll be 11:00 AM Thursday, May 26, 2005 at Curry Funeral Home, Alum Creek with Pastor Frank Chapman officiating. Burial will be in the Pine Grove Cemetery at McCorkle. Friends may call from 7 to 9 PM Wednesday at the funeral home.

Frances Marguerite Adams

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Frances Marguerite Adams, 86, of Sod, passed away on Monday, May 2, 2005 at Thomas Memorial Hospital, South Charleston, after a long illness.

She was a member of the Joe’s Creek Baptist Church.

She was preceded in death by her great grandson, Nikolas Wikle; parents, James and Betty Pauley; sisters, Odessa Moore and Betty Bird; brothers, Clifford, Harold and Ralph Pauley.

She is survived by her husband: Henry Marshall Adams
Sons: Vernon and wife, Kathy of Sod Michael and wife, Linda of Hurricane
Sisters: June Dunlap and Vivian Bird of Teays Valley
Brother: Lyle Pauley of Roanoke, Virginia
Granddaughters: Wendi Adams of Hurricane; Summer Wikle and husband, Cliff of St. Albans; Kerri Mooney and husband, Kyle of Ashland, Kentucky; Marchelle and Kimberly Adams of Sod.
Great grandchildren: Jacob and Elizabeth Mooney, Zane and Carly Wikle.

Services will be 11:00 AM, Thursday, May 5, 2005 at Curry Funeral Home, Alum Creek, with Pastor Chester Bird officiating. Burial will be held in Orchard Hills Memory Gardens, Yawkey. Friends may call on Wednesday from 6 to 8 PM at the funeral home.

A special thanks goes out to Kathy, Linda and Jean for their loving caze of Mom during her illness.