SAMUEL LAMAR ADAMS

Samuel Lamar Adams Samuel Lamar Adams of Dothan, Alabama died on Sunday night, January 31, 2010 in a Dothan hospital. He was 62. Funeral services will be at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010 in the First United Methodist Church in Dothan with Reverend Allie Freeman officiating. Private graveside services will follow in the Texasville Cemetery in Texasville, Alabama. The family will receive friends from 10:00 until 11:00 A.M. Wednesday in the church parlor. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Texasville Cemetery Fund, c/o Anne Adams, 3782 Hwy. 131, Clayton, AL 36016 or to the First United Methodist Church of Dothan, 1380 W. Main Street, Dothan, AL 36301. Mr. Adams was born in Tuscaloosa and moved to Abbeville with his family as a child. He was a 1965 graduate of Abbeville High School and received a B.S. Degree in Commerce and Business Administration from the University of Alabama where he was a member of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity. Mr. Adams received a Doctor of Jurisprudence Degree from the Cumberland School of Law at Samford University where he was a member of the Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity. He formerly served as an Assistant Attorney General in the administration of Governor George C. Wallace. Mr. Adams served as a State Senator in the Alabama Legislature from 1975 until 1979. He was a member of the Alabama State Bar and practiced law in the firm of Merrill, Harrison and Adams. Mr. Adams was a member of the First United Methodist Church, the Dothan Elks Lodge No. 1887 and the Dothan Masonic Lodge No. 466. He was also a 32nd Degree Scottish Rite Mason, a York Rite Mason and a Shriner. Mr. Adams was preceded in death by his father, Judge Forrest Lamar Adams. Surviving relatives include his wife, Mary Earle Elmore Adams, Dothan; a daughter, Mary Elizabeth Adams Brock and husband, Davis, Montgomery, AL; a son, Forrest Lamar Adams, II and wife, Amy, Birmingham, AL; his mother, Ann Koeppel Adams of Abbe-ville and currently a resident of Westside Terrace, Dothan; 4 grandchildren, Weston and Hollon Brock, Anna Frances and Mary Hadley Adams; two sisters, Julia Adams Roark and husband, Randy, Montgomery; Margaret Adams Thornton and husband, Wayne, Richmond, VA; his mother-in-law, Mary Lee Elmore, Troy; a brother-in-law, Albert Elmore, Jr. and wife, Lee, Montgomery; an aunt, Irene Adams, Tex-asville, AL and a special friend, Celeste Hayes. Serving as active pall-bearers will be Arne Foss, David Hogg, Doug Bates, Randy Smith, Joel Nom-berg and Albert Adams. Serving as honorary pall-bearers will be members of the Houston County Bar Association. The family would like to express their sincere appreciation to Dr. Scott McAllister, Dr. Hajel Patel and their caring staffs for the loving care shown to Mr. Adams during his illness. Holman-Headland Mortuary, (334) 693-3371, www.holmanmortuaries.com is in charge of arrangements. Sign a guest book at www.dothaneagle.com.