PFC US ARMY
James Gid Adams was born on November 30, 1926 into the home of Dan and Virgie Smith Adams at Jeremiah, Ky. He was one of nine children born into this large family, but sadly their father, Dan, passed away from typhoid fever in September, 1937 leaving Virgie and the children at a deep loss, with the oldest child being 14 years old and the youngest only 6 weeks old. With the help of Virgie's parents, J.T. and Margaret Smith, the family got though the hard times and all of the children reached adulthood.
James joined the U.S. army and served his country from March, 1945 to Nov. 1946. He later married lantha Fields and they were blessed to be together for 56 years and were blessed to have two children, Janna Dane and Danny James Adams. James and lantha moved their family to Michigan to find work in the 1950's. After working at General Motors for 30 years, James retired and he and lantha moved to Speedwell, Tennessee to a home on Norris Lake. Many happy hours were spent on the lake fishing throughout the 23 years that they lived there.
James Gid was preceded in death by his parents, Dan and Virgie Adams; sisters, Mary Geneva Denny and Sarah Margarett Caudill; and by his brother, Blaine Franklin Adams.
He passed away on September 2, 2006 at the age of 79. He leaves to mourn at his passing his wife, lantha; children, Janna Dane Green of Blaine, Tennessee and Danny James Adams of Clinton, Michigan; three grandchildren, Donald Green, Jesse James Adams and Courtney Adams; and two great grandchildren. Also surviving are sisters, Mamie Engle and Coreen Pridemore of Jeremiah, Ky., Juanita McCrarey of Somerset, Ky and brothers, Ivan Donald Adams of Isom, Ky. and Dock Achilles Adams of Jeremiah, Ky.
James Gid Adams was born on November 30, 1926 into the home of Dan and Virgie Smith Adams at Jeremiah, Ky. He was one of nine children born into this large family, but sadly their father, Dan, passed away from typhoid fever in September, 1937 leaving Virgie and the children at a deep loss, with the oldest child being 14 years old and the youngest only 6 weeks old. With the help of Virgie's parents, J.T. and Margaret Smith, the family got though the hard times and all of the children reached adulthood.
James joined the U.S. army and served his country from March, 1945 to Nov. 1946. He later married lantha Fields and they were blessed to be together for 56 years and were blessed to have two children, Janna Dane and Danny James Adams. James and lantha moved their family to Michigan to find work in the 1950's. After working at General Motors for 30 years, James retired and he and lantha moved to Speedwell, Tennessee to a home on Norris Lake. Many happy hours were spent on the lake fishing throughout the 23 years that they lived there.
James Gid was preceded in death by his parents, Dan and Virgie Adams; sisters, Mary Geneva Denny and Sarah Margarett Caudill; and by his brother, Blaine Franklin Adams.
He passed away on September 2, 2006 at the age of 79. He leaves to mourn at his passing his wife, lantha; children, Janna Dane Green of Blaine, Tennessee and Danny James Adams of Clinton, Michigan; three grandchildren, Donald Green, Jesse James Adams and Courtney Adams; and two great grandchildren. Also surviving are sisters, Mamie Engle and Coreen Pridemore of Jeremiah, Ky., Juanita McCrarey of Somerset, Ky and brothers, Ivan Donald Adams of Isom, Ky. and Dock Achilles Adams of Jeremiah, Ky.
PFC US ARMY
James Gid Adams was born on November 30, 1926 into the home of Dan and Virgie Smith Adams at Jeremiah, Ky. He was one of nine children born into this large family, but sadly their father, Dan, passed away from typhoid fever in September, 1937 leaving Virgie and the children at a deep loss, with the oldest child being 14 years old and the youngest only 6 weeks old. With the help of Virgie's parents, J.T. and Margaret Smith, the family got though the hard times and all of the children reached adulthood.
James joined the U.S. army and served his country from March, 1945 to Nov. 1946. He later married lantha Fields and they were blessed to be together for 56 years and were blessed to have two children, Janna Dane and Danny James Adams. James and lantha moved their family to Michigan to find work in the 1950's. After working at General Motors for 30 years, James retired and he and lantha moved to Speedwell, Tennessee to a home on Norris Lake. Many happy hours were spent on the lake fishing throughout the 23 years that they lived there.
James Gid was preceded in death by his parents, Dan and Virgie Adams; sisters, Mary Geneva Denny and Sarah Margarett Caudill; and by his brother, Blaine Franklin Adams.
He passed away on September 2, 2006 at the age of 79. He leaves to mourn at his passing his wife, lantha; children, Janna Dane Green of Blaine, Tennessee and Danny James Adams of Clinton, Michigan; three grandchildren, Donald Green, Jesse James Adams and Courtney Adams; and two great grandchildren. Also surviving are sisters, Mamie Engle and Coreen Pridemore of Jeremiah, Ky., Juanita McCrarey of Somerset, Ky and brothers, Ivan Donald Adams of Isom, Ky. and Dock Achilles Adams of Jeremiah, Ky.
James Gid Adams was born on November 30, 1926 into the home of Dan and Virgie Smith Adams at Jeremiah, Ky. He was one of nine children born into this large family, but sadly their father, Dan, passed away from typhoid fever in September, 1937 leaving Virgie and the children at a deep loss, with the oldest child being 14 years old and the youngest only 6 weeks old. With the help of Virgie's parents, J.T. and Margaret Smith, the family got though the hard times and all of the children reached adulthood.
James joined the U.S. army and served his country from March, 1945 to Nov. 1946. He later married lantha Fields and they were blessed to be together for 56 years and were blessed to have two children, Janna Dane and Danny James Adams. James and lantha moved their family to Michigan to find work in the 1950's. After working at General Motors for 30 years, James retired and he and lantha moved to Speedwell, Tennessee to a home on Norris Lake. Many happy hours were spent on the lake fishing throughout the 23 years that they lived there.
James Gid was preceded in death by his parents, Dan and Virgie Adams; sisters, Mary Geneva Denny and Sarah Margarett Caudill; and by his brother, Blaine Franklin Adams.
He passed away on September 2, 2006 at the age of 79. He leaves to mourn at his passing his wife, lantha; children, Janna Dane Green of Blaine, Tennessee and Danny James Adams of Clinton, Michigan; three grandchildren, Donald Green, Jesse James Adams and Courtney Adams; and two great grandchildren. Also surviving are sisters, Mamie Engle and Coreen Pridemore of Jeremiah, Ky., Juanita McCrarey of Somerset, Ky and brothers, Ivan Donald Adams of Isom, Ky. and Dock Achilles Adams of Jeremiah, Ky.
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