Bob J. Adams

Services were held in Fairfield Saturday for Bob J. Adams, 77, who died Jan. 27 after an 18 month battle with leukemia. Rev. T. Paul Kethley officiated at the service, which was held at First United Methodist Church in Fairfield. Burial was at Oakwood Cemetery in Whitesboro.

Mr. Adams was born April 6, 1932 in Clinton, Ky. After 38 years with Mobil Oil in West Texas, Mr. Adams retired, and with his wife, Wilma Jean Rose Adams, moved to Denton, then to Richland Chambers Lake, and finally to Fairfield to manage Chevron Short Sop for his son, Gary.

While in West Texas, Mr. Adams was active in the Summer Baseball Program, serving as president of the league and coaching his sons’ teams for 10 years. In 1972, while coaching son Gary’s team, the team won the state 15 and 16 year age championship at Victoria, Texas.

In recent years, Mr. Adams support all in town and out of town Fairfield school games, both boys and girls.

He was interested in hunting and fishing, taking deer hunting trips to Utah, Colorado and West and South Texas. Mr. Adams went on numerous fishing and camping trips with family and friends.

He also enjoyed riding his motorcycle, making trips to Colorado, New Mexico, the west coast and the Big Bend area with his wife, Jean, and other friends.

Most recently, he took a solo trip cycling the Big Bend area.

Mr. Adams was a member of First United Methodist Church of Fairfield, serving on various committees, and supporting the youth program.

He will be greatly missed by family and friends.

Preceding him in death are his parents, William Collin Adams and Serrilla Kaler Adams, two brothers and four sisters.

He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Wilma Jean Rose Adams, three sons, Steve (Christi) of Midland, Gary (Keri) of Flower Mound, and Michael (Katrina) of Arlington;

Six grandchildren, Cari (Davlin) Whitaker of Stanton, Zak and Andi Adams of Flower Mound, Peyton, Hunter and Audrey Adams of Arlington; and two great grandchildren, Annalea and Darby Whitaker of Stanton.

Memorials can be made to First United Methodist Church of Fairfield, or the Leukemia and Lymphoma Research Society, North Texas Chapter, 811 LBJ Freeway, Dallas, Texas 75251.

An on-line guest book is available at the Griffin- Roughton Funeral Home website.