John Henry "Daddy John" Adams

John Henry "Daddy John" Adams obituary, Petersburg, VA

John Henry "Daddy John" Adams

John Adams Obituary

Published by Richmond Times-Dispatch from Apr. 12 to Apr. 14, 2010.
ADAMS, John Henry "Daddy John," died April 9, 2010. He leaves to cherish his loving memory his wife, Martha Brown-Woodley Adams; daughter, Mamie Bland; stepchildren, Jewel Grandison (Joseph), Viola Williams (Fred), Alfred Cary, Brenda Ince (Paul), Shirley Douglas, William Cary (Evelyn), Doris Smith (Willie), Sylvia Bailey, John "Kenneth" Adams, Minister Dwight R. Brown Sr. and Dr. Renia Cobb (James); sisters, Irene Phipps (Robert), Hattie Adams, Joyce Ann Lundy (Melvin Sr.), Rebecca Jean (Willie) and Alma Beatrice (John); brother, Walter Guy (Mary Ethel); brother-in-law, Timothy Lewis (Joyce); sisters-in-law, Mattie Lewis and Joyce Harris. Funeral services will be held 12 noon Thursday, April 15, 2010, at Brown Grove Baptist Church, 12816 Bailey Bridge Road, Midlothian, Va. The Rev. Andrew Carey, pastor, officiating. The interment church cemetery. The family will receive friends Wednesday from 7 to 8 p.m. at the funeral establishment. Family members and friends are invited to pay final tribute to Mr. Adams online at www.jmwilkersonsince1874.com, where you may view a video tribute online or at the establishment. J. M. Wilkerson Funeral Establishment, Inc., 102 South Avenue, Petersburg, Va., (804) 732-8911, www.jmwilkersonsince1874.com.


This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.

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Margie Irby

April 14, 2010

To Martha Adams and Family,
We are sadden by the loss of John Adams. May you cherish those wonderful years you shared. May God carry you through at this very difficult time.

Robert & Margie Irby, Sr., Alma's in-laws

Naomi Pair

April 14, 2010

Mrs. Adams my love and prayers of encougement goes out to you in your time of grief. May God continue to keep you and your family in his loving care. May God Bless you, I love you now and always.

Thomasene Mason and Family

April 13, 2010

Our thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.

Sherrie Johnson

April 12, 2010

Mrs. Adams my thoughts are of you with the passing of your beloved husband to the other side; I just want to say may God continued to Bless you and my deeply sincere condolences to you.

Doris Smith

April 12, 2010

My thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.

April 12, 2010

May the peace of God which passeth ALL understanding keep your heart and mind at peace during the season of the loss of your loved one. You all are in my thoughts and prayers .

Martha Phipps

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