OBITUARY: Jerome Joseph "Jerry" Adams, 1920-2003, Mitchell Co., Iowa [ Mitchell County-Press-News online - Posted Sept. 24, 2003 ] Jerome Joseph "Jerry" Adams Memorial services for Jerome Joseph "Jerry" Adams, were held at 1 pm Monday, Sept. 22, 2003 at the Conway Funeral Home in Riceville. Inurnment was in Calvary Cemetery. The Reverend Ray Atwood presided. Miltary Rites were conducted by Roy Gue Post of the American Legion. Jerome Joseph "Jerry" Adams was born March 28, 1920 at Stacyville, Iowa, the son of Ben Jr. and Mary (Wingert) Adams. He graduated from Stacyville High School and entered the U.S. Army in 1942. Jerome served in the Phillipines and was honorably discharged in 1946. On April 25, 1944, he was united in marriage to Lucille Mary Gaffey in Willmington, North Carolina. To this union four children were born: Peggy, Kathleen, Joseph (deceased) and John. He farmed, managed a trucking operation, owned a grocery store and worked at Salsbury Laboratories as a maintenance man until his retirement. After Lucille's death, he married Hazel Ripley on June 24, 1966. She had two children: David and Mary Jo. Jerry was preceded in death by his parents, his first wife Lucille, one son Joseph as an infant and one brother Charles. His survivors include his wife Hazel; son John (Judy) of Jordan, Minnesota; daughters Peggy Cahalan of Albion, Iowa; Kathleen (Mike) Spinner of Marshalltown, Iowa; a stepson David (Beverly) Ripley of Riceville, Iowa and Mary Jo (Ron) Isaacson of Detroit, Michigan, Robert, Patrick and Daniel Cahalan; Michelle Spinner-Simeno and Michael Spinner; Tammy Pickar, Johanna Huggins and Darren Ripley; Sherri Riepma, Kathy Vernaci and Scott Isaacson; one brother James of Stacyville, Iowa and three sisters Mildred Schaefer of Raymond, Iowa; Virginia Weber and Sylvia Mayer, both of Stacyville, Iowa. Conway Funeral Home, Riceville, was in charge of the arrangements. Copyright 2003, K. L. Kittleson