ADAMS

CIRCLEVILLE- Gerald C. "Jerry" Adams, 59, Summerville, South Carolina, formerly of Circleville, KS, died Friday, Aug. 18, 2006, at Ralph Johnson VA Medical Center in Charleston, S.C.
He was born Dec. 6, 1946, at Holton, KS, the son of George C. and Mary Alice Detimore Adams. He graduated from Circleville High School in 1964.
He served in the US Navy for 19 years including a tour of duty in Vietnam.
Gerald was an electrician all of his life and had worked at Wellsville, N.Y., and West Palm Beach, FL before moving to Summerville. He belonged to the Masonic Lodge in N.Y. and S.C. and was active in Boy Scouts.
He was preceded in death by a sister, Kathyrn McCollum, on Nov. 15, 2005.
Survivors include two sons, Donnie Clinton Adams, Las Vegas, and Johnnie Adams, Salt Lake City; two daughters, Connie Adams, Colorado Springs, and Amanda Adams, West Palm Beach, FL; a brother, Don Adams, Topeka; two sisters, Virginia "Jenny" Anderson, Topeka, and Georgia Beattie, Holton; several grandchildren and many nephews and nieces.
A funeral service will be at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2006, at Mercer Funeral Home in Holton. Burial will be at the Havensville Cemetery. Visitation will be from 7:00-8:00 p.m. Monday evening at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Circleville Alumni Association and sent in care of Mercer Funeral Home, PO Box 270, Holton, KS 66436. Online condolences are available at www.mercerfuneralhomes.com