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James D. Adams Sr. PORTSMOUTH - James Darris Adams Sr., 59, of the 3000 block of Smithfield Road, died Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2009 at his home. A native of Chesapeake, he was a retired sheriff's deputy for the City of Chesapeake and a member of Daystar Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife of 34 years, Debbie; two sons, Rusty of Courtland and Darris of Elizabeth City; two sisters, Sharon and Arlene, both of Chesapeake; three brothers, Ronnie of Tennessee, Roy of Pennsylvania and Kirk of Chesapeake; and three grandchildren, Steven, Gabrielle and Caroline. He was preceded in death by his parents, Wilbert C. Adams and Zelma V. Adams and a daughter, Jamie M. Adams. A funeral will be at 3 p.m. Monday, Dec. 14, in Sturtevant Funeral Home, Portsmouth Blvd. Chapel, by the Rev. Doyle Wells. Entombment will follow in Greenlawn Memorial Mausoleum. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Sunday from 6 to 8 p.m. www.SturtevantFuneralHome.com.

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Published by The Virginian-Pilot on Dec. 12, 2009.

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December 13, 2009

Jim,I enjoyed working with you at the sheriff's office. You were a great friend. GOD BLESS YOU JIM ADAMS.

Your friend,

Jim Powell

Kirk Adams

December 13, 2009

Jimbo,you were an inspiration to me growing up.I really looked to you as a big brother.you were truely loved and will be missed by all who knew you.Tell Mom and Dad hello in Heaven and will see them there someday.With all my love.Your baby Brother.

Pam Adams

December 12, 2009

I will surely miss my brother-in-law Jimmy he was like abrother to me. We knew each other for a long time. He was a great husband,dad,granddad,brother,brotherinlaw and friend. It was a pleasure knowing Jimmy or Jimbo as I would like to call him. Jimmy was a fighter with the cancer that he had he fought it to the bitter end. I will definitly miss our talks that we would have when I would sit with him.And will definitly miss our Yatzee games that we would play and he would beat the mess out of me and he would say he didn't know how to play. My deepest sympathy to Jimbo's family.

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