Livingston County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....Adams, John Denman "John D." October 14, 2009 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Eddie Bennett http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00027.html#0006636 October 30, 2009, 9:54 am The Livingston Parish News ~ Oct 18 2009 ADAMS, JOHN DENMAN “JOHN D” John Denman “John D” Adams, 93, of Livingston died Wednesday, Oct 14, 2009. He was born in Holden on Aug 28, 1916. He graduated from Holden High School and attended Southeastern Louisiana Institute before World War II interrupted his studies. He served in the US Army Air Forces in the Pacific Theater from January 1941 until July 1945. He achieved the rank of staff sergeant and earned the good conduct medal, Pacific Theater with three battle stars and the Philippines Liberation Medal for his actions in combat. After the war he continued his education and graduated from Tulane University. John D was employed with the Louisiana Department of Highways from 1947 until his retirement in 1972. He continued to work as a land surveyor well into the 2000s. He loved music and playing the fiddle and mandolin. Visitation was at Seale Funeral Home in Denham Springs on Thursday, Oct 15, 2009 and Friday, Oct 16, 2009 until the funeral services in the funeral home chapel with interment in Stafford Cemetery in Holden. He is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law; four grandsons and granddaughters-in-law, two granddaughters and a grandson-in-law, and eight great-grandchildren. Preceding him in death were his parents, George and Gertrude Adams; a sister, Katherine Adams Sullivan; his first wife, Maudie Roberts Adams; and his second wife, Violet Kennedy Adams File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/livingston/obits/a/adams3638gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/lafiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb