Dougherty County GaArchives Obituaries.....Adams, Walter Stephen December 12, 2005 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Ann Yeager ann.yeager@ets.exel.com February 3, 2007, 7:50 pm The Albany Hearald - January 1 2006 Albany- Walter Stephen "Steve" Adams, 80 of Albany, died Thrusday December 29 2005 at Palymra Nursing Home. The Funeral service will be 2pm Monday at Kimbrell- Stern funeral Directors and interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens. Ministers Jere via and Faron Hamner will officiate. A Native of Buena Vista, Mr. Adams has lived in Albany most of his life and he attendedDawson Road Church of Christ. He entered the United States Navy, January 21, 1943 and on May 21, 1943 he went overseas being involved in the Pacific Theatre of Operation. He saw engagements at Iwo Jima and Okinawa, and was decorated with the Presidential Citation. He returned to Sasser, Ga. after serving 36 months of duty and became a Lock and Gunsmith. He was employed with Albany Welding for more than 30 years, and retired from the Albany Herald press room with more than 12 years of service. He was a great lover of Model Railroading and was a former member of Flint river Model Railroad Club. Survivors include his wife, Edna Ruth Adams of Albany; a son, Lawton Michael Johns; a daughter, Margaret Robinson and her husband Ralph, all of Myrtle Beach, SC; seven step-grandchildren and 10 step-great grand children; and two special friends, Hazel Mims and Neil Sword of Albany. He was preceded in death by his parents, Walter Thomas and Agnes Harbuck Adams, a brother, Curt Adams and his first wife, Lizzie Mae Watson Adams. The family will recieve friends from 4pm - 5pm today (Sunday) at Kimbrell- Stern Funeral Directors. In leiu of flowers, please send memorials to Albany Community Hospice, 2322 Lake Park Dr., P.O. Box 1828, Albany, Ga. 31702. You may sign the online guestbook and share your own special memories with the family of Mr. Adams by visiting Kimbrell- Stern's website, Kimbrellstern.com File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/dougherty/obits/a/adams6672gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 2.4 Kb