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James “Dooley” Adams

Birth
Knox County, Kentucky, USA
Death
21 Apr 2002 (aged 78)
USA
Burial
Barbourville, Knox County, Kentucky, USA Add to Map
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obituary: From The Barbourville Mountain Advocate April 24 2002

Mr. JAMES 'Dooley' ADAMS, 78, of Boone Height, passed away Sunday April 21, 2002 at his home.

He was the son of the late Shan and Mae (Sams) Adams, born to them in Knox County on August 23, 1923.
On April 11, 1955 he united in marriage with Opel Genara Miller.
Mr. Adams was a member of the Roadside Baptist Church
and was a World War II army veteran.
He also drew cartoons for the Barbourville Mountain Advocate.

He is survived by his wife, Opel Adams;
eight children:
Shirley Brown,
Norman Miller,
Connie Smith,
Lonnie Miller,
Donna Throckmorton,
James Timmy Adams,
Gary Adams
and Kimberly Bingham;
and one brother, Ernest Adams;
twenty grandchildren
and 13 great grandchildren.

Funeral services for Mr. James Dooley Adams were conducted in the Hampton Funeral Home Chapel on Wednesday, April 24, 2002 with the Rev. James Mooneyham and the Rev. Doug Smith officiating. Mr. Adams was laid to rest in the Barbourville Cemetery.
Hampton Funeral Home
obituary: From The Barbourville Mountain Advocate April 24 2002

Mr. JAMES 'Dooley' ADAMS, 78, of Boone Height, passed away Sunday April 21, 2002 at his home.

He was the son of the late Shan and Mae (Sams) Adams, born to them in Knox County on August 23, 1923.
On April 11, 1955 he united in marriage with Opel Genara Miller.
Mr. Adams was a member of the Roadside Baptist Church
and was a World War II army veteran.
He also drew cartoons for the Barbourville Mountain Advocate.

He is survived by his wife, Opel Adams;
eight children:
Shirley Brown,
Norman Miller,
Connie Smith,
Lonnie Miller,
Donna Throckmorton,
James Timmy Adams,
Gary Adams
and Kimberly Bingham;
and one brother, Ernest Adams;
twenty grandchildren
and 13 great grandchildren.

Funeral services for Mr. James Dooley Adams were conducted in the Hampton Funeral Home Chapel on Wednesday, April 24, 2002 with the Rev. James Mooneyham and the Rev. Doug Smith officiating. Mr. Adams was laid to rest in the Barbourville Cemetery.
Hampton Funeral Home


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  • Created by: tina smith
  • Added: Dec 25, 2011
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/82384349/james-adams: accessed ), memorial page for James “Dooley” Adams (23 Aug 1923–21 Apr 2002), Find a Grave Memorial ID 82384349, citing Barbourville Cemetery, Barbourville, Knox County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by tina smith (contributor 47529420).