James Adams

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Biography

Birth: Aug. 8, 1924 Death: Oct. 5, 2014

Services for James Edison Adams, 90, will held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 9, in the chapel at DeBerry Funeral Directors. Visitation will be held from 12:30-2 p.m. prior to the service. Burial will follow at Roselawn Memorial Park in Denton. James was born in Grayson County to Thomas Marion Adams and Vertie Rodgers Adams, where he grew up on a farm. Although James worked at a variety of jobs during his life, he never lost his love for farming. He was, and is, considered the king of tomato growers. At the age of 20, James joined the US Army and trained as a radioman at Ft. Sill, OK. It was at that time that he developed one love, Ham Radio, and married another love, Mildred (Millie) Elaine Hall. While his affections for one were greater than the others, Millie, a garden and a radio tower lived at every home they ever owned. Soon after World War II, James and Millie settled in Houston for 7 years and then moved to Denton, the town they always considered home. It was in Denton that God began to move in their lives. They worked extensively ministering to UNT and TWU college students for several years. After rearing their 3 sons in Denton, they felt called to serve as missionaries. Beginning in 1970, at the ages of 48 and 43, they moved to South America and spent 22 years preaching the Gospel and training local pastors in Argentina, Brazil and Chile. And yes, the radio tower went with them. After retiring from the mission field in 1995 they went on staff at Covenant Church in Carrollton, TX where they served as Care Pastors. Finally, at the ages of 84 and 79 they retired from official ministry and moved to Stephenville, TX with their middle son and daughter-in-law. While there they wrote and published a book detailing the wondrous things that God had done in and through their lives of devotion to Him. James was the second of 9 children and is survived by 3 brothers and 3 sisters. He is also survived by Millie, his beloved wife of almost 70 years, 3 sons, Gary D. Adams and wife Ruth of Justin, TX, Dr. Phillip G. Adams and wife Kimberlea of Stephenville, TX and Stephen M. Adams and wife Carol of Lufkin, TX. They also have 11 grandchildren and 36 great grand children. James was devoted to two things, God and his family. And he was, in return, loved dearly by God and by his family.

Burial: Roselawn Memorial Park Denton, Denton County, Texas, USA

Sources

• Find A Grave: Memorial #136930958 James Edison Adams