son of John Carroll Adams and Lillian Mason Hixson.
Grandson of well known businessman George Washington Hixson and Mary Harriett Hickerson of Manassas, VA.
John Hixson Adams, 87, of Lauderhill, FL died on August 17, 2004. He was born in Gorman, MD and reared in Lake Wales, FL. Following high school he worked for his uncle in a small independent grocery in Manassas, VA. He was drafted into WW II in 1941. During WW II he served in the Signal Corps as a Technical Sergeant in the Pacific Theater. After returning home he married Eula Strickland, to whom he was married for 57 years. He worked for Pan American World Airways in Miami for 35 years. He was a dedicated husband and father. His wife, Eula Strickland Adams, predeceases him. He is survived by his five children, Jeanne Adams, Susan Adams, Dale Adams, Thomas Adams, and Dena Adams; grandchild, Kyliegh Adams; and sisters-in-law, Adele Strickland and Elizabeth Strickland. Funeral arrangements are being handled through the VAN ORSDEL FUNERAL HOME, Pembroke Pines. Graveside Services will be held on Saturday, August 21, 2004 at 10:30 am at Woodlawn Cemetery, 3260 SW 8 St, Miami.
1920 Enfield, Halifax, NC
John C Adams M 40 Virginia
Wife Lillian Adams F 43 Virginia
Son John H Adams M 3 Maryland
1930 Lake Wales, Polk co., FL
J C Adams M 50 Virginia/MD/MD
Wife Lillian Adams F 54 Virginia
Son John Hixon Adams M 13 Maryland Last Place of Residence:Lake Wales, Polk, Florida
1935 Florida State census Lake Wales, Polk co., FL
J C Adams 55 VA
wife Lillian Adams 60 VA
son John H. Adams 18 MD
1940 Lake Wales, Polk co., FL
John C Adams M 60 Virginia
Wife Lillian Adams F 64 Virginia
1940 Manassas, Prince William co., VA
David Arrington M 77 Virginia
Daughter Lucy Arrington F 28 Virginia
Nephew John H Adams M 23 Maryland
son of John Carroll Adams and Lillian Mason Hixson.
Grandson of well known businessman George Washington Hixson and Mary Harriett Hickerson of Manassas, VA.
John Hixson Adams, 87, of Lauderhill, FL died on August 17, 2004. He was born in Gorman, MD and reared in Lake Wales, FL. Following high school he worked for his uncle in a small independent grocery in Manassas, VA. He was drafted into WW II in 1941. During WW II he served in the Signal Corps as a Technical Sergeant in the Pacific Theater. After returning home he married Eula Strickland, to whom he was married for 57 years. He worked for Pan American World Airways in Miami for 35 years. He was a dedicated husband and father. His wife, Eula Strickland Adams, predeceases him. He is survived by his five children, Jeanne Adams, Susan Adams, Dale Adams, Thomas Adams, and Dena Adams; grandchild, Kyliegh Adams; and sisters-in-law, Adele Strickland and Elizabeth Strickland. Funeral arrangements are being handled through the VAN ORSDEL FUNERAL HOME, Pembroke Pines. Graveside Services will be held on Saturday, August 21, 2004 at 10:30 am at Woodlawn Cemetery, 3260 SW 8 St, Miami.
1920 Enfield, Halifax, NC
John C Adams M 40 Virginia
Wife Lillian Adams F 43 Virginia
Son John H Adams M 3 Maryland
1930 Lake Wales, Polk co., FL
J C Adams M 50 Virginia/MD/MD
Wife Lillian Adams F 54 Virginia
Son John Hixon Adams M 13 Maryland Last Place of Residence:Lake Wales, Polk, Florida
1935 Florida State census Lake Wales, Polk co., FL
J C Adams 55 VA
wife Lillian Adams 60 VA
son John H. Adams 18 MD
1940 Lake Wales, Polk co., FL
John C Adams M 60 Virginia
Wife Lillian Adams F 64 Virginia
1940 Manassas, Prince William co., VA
David Arrington M 77 Virginia
Daughter Lucy Arrington F 28 Virginia
Nephew John H Adams M 23 Maryland
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