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Roy Winn Adams

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Roy Winn Adams

Birth
USA
Death
10 Jun 1998 (aged 78)
Coryell County, Texas, USA
Burial
Purmela, Coryell County, Texas, USA Add to Map
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The Hamilton Herald-News
Hamilton, Texas
June 12, 1998

Roy W. Adams, 78, of Gatesville, died Wednesday, June 10, in a local hospital. Services were Friday, June 12 at Scott's Funeral Home Chapel with Minister Delbert Smith officiating. Burial was in Evergreen Bundrant Cemetery in Purmela.

Mr. Adams was born Dec. 22, 1919, in Ireland, the son of Dave and Kate Adams. He was reared and attended school in Purmela, graduating from Gatesville High School in 1938. He attended John Tarleton College and graduated from Texas A&M University with a bachelors degree in agronomy. He served in the US Army during World War II. He was married to Mary Graham for a number of years. He enjoyed playing the fiddle and was a water well contractor in the area for many years.

Survivors include five sisters, Elizabeth Brown of Gatesville, Ernestine Schrank of Aleman and Caroline Whatley, Genevieve Burt and Melissa Boyd, all of Fritch.
The Hamilton Herald-News
Hamilton, Texas
June 12, 1998

Roy W. Adams, 78, of Gatesville, died Wednesday, June 10, in a local hospital. Services were Friday, June 12 at Scott's Funeral Home Chapel with Minister Delbert Smith officiating. Burial was in Evergreen Bundrant Cemetery in Purmela.

Mr. Adams was born Dec. 22, 1919, in Ireland, the son of Dave and Kate Adams. He was reared and attended school in Purmela, graduating from Gatesville High School in 1938. He attended John Tarleton College and graduated from Texas A&M University with a bachelors degree in agronomy. He served in the US Army during World War II. He was married to Mary Graham for a number of years. He enjoyed playing the fiddle and was a water well contractor in the area for many years.

Survivors include five sisters, Elizabeth Brown of Gatesville, Ernestine Schrank of Aleman and Caroline Whatley, Genevieve Burt and Melissa Boyd, all of Fritch.

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  • Created by: Tony
  • Added: Dec 9, 2006
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16965984/roy_winn-adams: accessed ), memorial page for Roy Winn Adams (22 Dec 1919–10 Jun 1998), Find a Grave Memorial ID 16965984, citing Evergreen Bundrant Cemetery, Purmela, Coryell County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Tony (contributor 46571983).