William Alton “Billy” Adams (1923-1979)
Names Detail
First Name
WilliamMiddle Name
AltonNick Name/Preferred Name
BillyLast Name
AdamsBirth and Death
Birth Date
October 12, 1923Death Date
July 18, 1979Age at Death
55 year(s), 9 month(s), 6 day(s)Cemetery Location and Disposition
Cemetery Location
Row 01, Grave 06 | MapDisposition Type
BurialRelationships to Others at the Cemetery
- Son of John Clemons Adams (1886-1973)
- Son of Lena Laura [Cook] Adams (1895-1977)
- Brother of Frank Wendell Adams (1927-2016)
- Brother of James Otis “Otis” Adams (1925-2014)
- Brother of John Clements “J.C.” Adams, Jr. (1918-1998)
- Brother of Mildred Lucille [Adams] Butts (1920-2015)
- Husband of Mary Lee [Wilder] Adams (1921-1998)
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Military Service
PFC, US Army, World War II
Notes
Obituary published in the Abilene Reporter-News, July 20, 1979, page 35:
William A. Adams, 55, of Duncanville, formerly of Moline, died [on] Thursday at his home of natural causes. Services will be at 4 p.m. Friday in Wilkins Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Doug Holtzelaw will officiate. Burial will be in Payne Gap Cemetery near Moline.
Born Oct. 12, 1923, in Moline, he married Mary Lee Wilder [on] March 4, 1953, in Brady. He moved to Duncanville from Killeen in 1969. He was a Baptist.
Survivors include his wife; three brothers, John C. of Burleson, James Otis of Saganaw and Frank Wendell of Brownwood; a sister, Mildred Butts of Lampasas; and several nieces and nephews.
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