After years of a long battle with Parkinson’s disease, Elmer Blake Adams, Jr., 78, passed away on October 16, 2020, surrounded by his family. Burial will be at Mexia City Cemetery,.
Blake was born on July 15, 1942, in Limestone County, Texas, to the late Elmer Blake Adams Sr. and Helen Marie Beck Adams.
Blake spent his youth in Mexia, Texas, moving with his family to Ft. Worth, Texas, in 1953. He attended Polytechnic High School. After high school, he went into the U.S. Army National Guard; upon completion in 1960, he moved into the United States Air Force, where he served four years before being honorably discharged in 1965.
He worked in the food industry for several years before starting his own business building commodity products for the semiconductor industry. Blake was always an artist at his work and during that time it was under a microscope. It was delicate and demanding; he was sought out for his work. His success allowed him to build a home on the shores of Lake Limestone where he retired and spent his final years.
During his early years, Blake worked in the restaurant business where he learned to prepare food that has become a family legend. He spent much of his time pursuing ads and stores for any food preparation device he didn’t own.
He was always a fun-loving and jovial person who exploded when he was preparing a huge meal for family and friends. He also loved woodworking and built himself a fine fully-equipped woodworking shop, where he spent many hours turning fine wood into splinters and producing lovely, handcrafted pieces of anything that caught his fancy.
Survivors include his wife of 50 years, Janice Adams; son, Blake Lee Adams; daughters, Tammy Adams Bingham and Cathy Adams; step-children: Sandy Carter, Bobby Mikkelson, and Kelly Mikkelson; eight grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; sibling, Terry Dean Adams; other relatives and many friends. A4
Blake was born on July 15, 1942, in Limestone County, Texas, to the late Elmer Blake Adams Sr. and Helen Marie Beck Adams.
Blake spent his youth in Mexia, Texas, moving with his family to Ft. Worth, Texas, in 1953. He attended Polytechnic High School. After high school, he went into the U.S. Army National Guard; upon completion in 1960, he moved into the United States Air Force, where he served four years before being honorably discharged in 1965.
He worked in the food industry for several years before starting his own business building commodity products for the semiconductor industry. Blake was always an artist at his work and during that time it was under a microscope. It was delicate and demanding; he was sought out for his work. His success allowed him to build a home on the shores of Lake Limestone where he retired and spent his final years.
During his early years, Blake worked in the restaurant business where he learned to prepare food that has become a family legend. He spent much of his time pursuing ads and stores for any food preparation device he didn’t own.
He was always a fun-loving and jovial person who exploded when he was preparing a huge meal for family and friends. He also loved woodworking and built himself a fine fully-equipped woodworking shop, where he spent many hours turning fine wood into splinters and producing lovely, handcrafted pieces of anything that caught his fancy.
Survivors include his wife of 50 years, Janice Adams; son, Blake Lee Adams; daughters, Tammy Adams Bingham and Cathy Adams; step-children: Sandy Carter, Bobby Mikkelson, and Kelly Mikkelson; eight grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; sibling, Terry Dean Adams; other relatives and many friends. A4
After years of a long battle with Parkinson’s disease, Elmer Blake Adams, Jr., 78, passed away on October 16, 2020, surrounded by his family. Burial will be at Mexia City Cemetery,.
Blake was born on July 15, 1942, in Limestone County, Texas, to the late Elmer Blake Adams Sr. and Helen Marie Beck Adams.
Blake spent his youth in Mexia, Texas, moving with his family to Ft. Worth, Texas, in 1953. He attended Polytechnic High School. After high school, he went into the U.S. Army National Guard; upon completion in 1960, he moved into the United States Air Force, where he served four years before being honorably discharged in 1965.
He worked in the food industry for several years before starting his own business building commodity products for the semiconductor industry. Blake was always an artist at his work and during that time it was under a microscope. It was delicate and demanding; he was sought out for his work. His success allowed him to build a home on the shores of Lake Limestone where he retired and spent his final years.
During his early years, Blake worked in the restaurant business where he learned to prepare food that has become a family legend. He spent much of his time pursuing ads and stores for any food preparation device he didn’t own.
He was always a fun-loving and jovial person who exploded when he was preparing a huge meal for family and friends. He also loved woodworking and built himself a fine fully-equipped woodworking shop, where he spent many hours turning fine wood into splinters and producing lovely, handcrafted pieces of anything that caught his fancy.
Survivors include his wife of 50 years, Janice Adams; son, Blake Lee Adams; daughters, Tammy Adams Bingham and Cathy Adams; step-children: Sandy Carter, Bobby Mikkelson, and Kelly Mikkelson; eight grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; sibling, Terry Dean Adams; other relatives and many friends. A4
Blake was born on July 15, 1942, in Limestone County, Texas, to the late Elmer Blake Adams Sr. and Helen Marie Beck Adams.
Blake spent his youth in Mexia, Texas, moving with his family to Ft. Worth, Texas, in 1953. He attended Polytechnic High School. After high school, he went into the U.S. Army National Guard; upon completion in 1960, he moved into the United States Air Force, where he served four years before being honorably discharged in 1965.
He worked in the food industry for several years before starting his own business building commodity products for the semiconductor industry. Blake was always an artist at his work and during that time it was under a microscope. It was delicate and demanding; he was sought out for his work. His success allowed him to build a home on the shores of Lake Limestone where he retired and spent his final years.
During his early years, Blake worked in the restaurant business where he learned to prepare food that has become a family legend. He spent much of his time pursuing ads and stores for any food preparation device he didn’t own.
He was always a fun-loving and jovial person who exploded when he was preparing a huge meal for family and friends. He also loved woodworking and built himself a fine fully-equipped woodworking shop, where he spent many hours turning fine wood into splinters and producing lovely, handcrafted pieces of anything that caught his fancy.
Survivors include his wife of 50 years, Janice Adams; son, Blake Lee Adams; daughters, Tammy Adams Bingham and Cathy Adams; step-children: Sandy Carter, Bobby Mikkelson, and Kelly Mikkelson; eight grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; sibling, Terry Dean Adams; other relatives and many friends. A4
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