Melvin G. Adams , 74, of Delavan, passed away at 8:01 a.m. on April 24, 2019, at Mission Hospital, Mission, Texas.
Melvin was born on Dec. 9, 1944, in Peoria, to Harold L. and Edith A. (Shaffer) Adams .
He was preceded in death by his mother; father; and wife, Cindy (Johnson) Adams .
Melvin is survived by three sons, Todd (Crystal) Adams of Manito, Thad (Jeniffer) Adams of Germantown Hills, and Chad Adams of Eugene, Ore.; 10 grandchildren; and a beloved companion, Dorotea Parrish, of Mission, Texas.
Melvin served in the 577th Engineer BN of the the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers during the 1966-1971 Vietnam Conflict. He was proud to be a veteran.
After his service, he returned to Caterpillar Inc until retirement in 1995.
He especially enjoyed traveling, fishing and numerous interesting hobbies.
Cremation rites have been accorded, and there will be a military memorial service held at Prairie Rest Cemetery in Delavan on a later tentative date.
In lieu of flowers please donate to Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.
Pekin (Illinois) Times - 11 May 2019
Melvin was born on Dec. 9, 1944, in Peoria, to Harold L. and Edith A. (Shaffer) Adams .
He was preceded in death by his mother; father; and wife, Cindy (Johnson) Adams .
Melvin is survived by three sons, Todd (Crystal) Adams of Manito, Thad (Jeniffer) Adams of Germantown Hills, and Chad Adams of Eugene, Ore.; 10 grandchildren; and a beloved companion, Dorotea Parrish, of Mission, Texas.
Melvin served in the 577th Engineer BN of the the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers during the 1966-1971 Vietnam Conflict. He was proud to be a veteran.
After his service, he returned to Caterpillar Inc until retirement in 1995.
He especially enjoyed traveling, fishing and numerous interesting hobbies.
Cremation rites have been accorded, and there will be a military memorial service held at Prairie Rest Cemetery in Delavan on a later tentative date.
In lieu of flowers please donate to Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.
Pekin (Illinois) Times - 11 May 2019
Melvin G. Adams , 74, of Delavan, passed away at 8:01 a.m. on April 24, 2019, at Mission Hospital, Mission, Texas.
Melvin was born on Dec. 9, 1944, in Peoria, to Harold L. and Edith A. (Shaffer) Adams .
He was preceded in death by his mother; father; and wife, Cindy (Johnson) Adams .
Melvin is survived by three sons, Todd (Crystal) Adams of Manito, Thad (Jeniffer) Adams of Germantown Hills, and Chad Adams of Eugene, Ore.; 10 grandchildren; and a beloved companion, Dorotea Parrish, of Mission, Texas.
Melvin served in the 577th Engineer BN of the the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers during the 1966-1971 Vietnam Conflict. He was proud to be a veteran.
After his service, he returned to Caterpillar Inc until retirement in 1995.
He especially enjoyed traveling, fishing and numerous interesting hobbies.
Cremation rites have been accorded, and there will be a military memorial service held at Prairie Rest Cemetery in Delavan on a later tentative date.
In lieu of flowers please donate to Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.
Pekin (Illinois) Times - 11 May 2019
Melvin was born on Dec. 9, 1944, in Peoria, to Harold L. and Edith A. (Shaffer) Adams .
He was preceded in death by his mother; father; and wife, Cindy (Johnson) Adams .
Melvin is survived by three sons, Todd (Crystal) Adams of Manito, Thad (Jeniffer) Adams of Germantown Hills, and Chad Adams of Eugene, Ore.; 10 grandchildren; and a beloved companion, Dorotea Parrish, of Mission, Texas.
Melvin served in the 577th Engineer BN of the the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers during the 1966-1971 Vietnam Conflict. He was proud to be a veteran.
After his service, he returned to Caterpillar Inc until retirement in 1995.
He especially enjoyed traveling, fishing and numerous interesting hobbies.
Cremation rites have been accorded, and there will be a military memorial service held at Prairie Rest Cemetery in Delavan on a later tentative date.
In lieu of flowers please donate to Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.
Pekin (Illinois) Times - 11 May 2019
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