GEORGE GRESHAM ADAMS, sixth child of Joseph and Mary Adams,
was born Saturday, January 1, 1876 in Upson County, Georgia. Probably named for George W. Gresham, brother of Susannah Katherine Gresham Caldwell, mother of Mary Elizabeth Caldwell Adams. George married Dora Bius, his first cousin, of Shellman, Georgia on December 27, 1910. They had no children together. She died March 12, 1920 of pneumonia at Powersville, Georgia. She was the daughter of Mary Caldwell Adams' sister, Julia M. Caldwell Bius and her husband John H. Bius.
George Adams married second to Emma Lee Fulghum Ellington, divorced wife of Thomas Bentley Ellington, son of Josiah Jackson and Lillie Adams Ellington. They married September 13, 1923.


THE MACON TELEGRAPH, Friday, May 11, 1962
GEORGE GRESHAM ADAMS, 86, died Wednesday afternoon at a Forsyth rest home after a long illness. Funeral services will be held Friday at 11 A.M. at Powersville Methodist Church. The Rev. James Langston will officiate. Burial will be in Oak Lawn Cemetery in Ft. Valley. He was a native of Upson County and was a retired merchant and postmaster of Oppressively. He was a member of the Powersville Methodist Church and a member of the Ft. Valley Masonic Lodge. He was also a member of the Woodmen of the World. He served several years on the Peach County Democratic Executive Committee. Survivors include one son, Randolph C. Fulghum of Thomaston; one sister, Mrs. Clem Waters of Reynolds; two grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.


A MEMORIAL WRITTEN BY THE OFFICIAL BOARD OF THE
POWERSVILLE METHODIST CHURCH

On Wednesday afternoon, May 10, 1962, God called home another of
our beloved members, Mr. G. G. Adams. Mr. Adams, age 86, died after an
extended illness. He had been a resident of Powersville since 1919, joining the Powersville Methodist Church shortly after moving here. During many years of faithful service in our church as trustee, Stewart and secretary and treasurer of the Church. His was a shining Christian teacher, honest, truthful and faithful to God and to man.
Mr. Adams, "Uncle George" or "Brother George", however he was
known to us, was loved by the old and young. He had the neatness and manners of a Chesterfield, the gentleness of a lamb and the wisdom of Solomon. He never spoke evil of anyone, he chose his words wisely and well.
For 25 years he ran the General Store and was postmaster at Powersville. In this capacity his acquaintances were varied, but poor or wealthy, white or colored found in him a true friend. Our pastor referred to him as the man in "The house by the Side of the Road," a true friend to everyone.
As we, the Official Board of the Powersville Methodist Church, meet
tonight, our hearts are heavy, we know there is a vacancy in our midst that never can be filled. We know too, that the life of our loved one was a challenge to us. We can only say for Brother George, "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith; Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day". 2 Timothy 4:7-8