Paul Augustus ADAMS

ATLANTA, IL - Paul Augustus Adams, 99, of Atlanta, passed away at his home on Aug. 20, 2015.

Visitation will be 5-7 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2015, at Quiram-Peasley Funeral Home in Atlanta with services at 10:30 a.m. on Aug. 26 at Eminence Christian Church in rural Atlanta.

Burial service will be family only.

Paul, son of Augustus Earl and Alice Bevan Adams, was born May 28, 1916, at the family farmstead outside Atlanta, Ill., where he spent the first 57 years of his life. Paul was the fourth generation of Adams to live on the family farm.

Paul attended Atlanta High School, graduating in 1934, and earned a bachelor's of science from the University of Illinois, College of Agriculture in 1938. His farming career that started in 1938 with his father was interrupted from 1942-1945 to serve as a medical technician in the Pacific during WWII.

On Aug. 11, 1946, Paul married Marian Maxine Ioder.

Paul is survived by his wife; son, John Richard Adams; daughter-in-law, Susan Weil Adams; daughter, Carolyn Jean Adams; son-in-law John Forsyth Meigs; and eight nieces and nephews.

Besides his abiding love of his family, Paul enjoyed serving his community. He served 15 years on the Atlanta Community School Board (10 as President). Memberships in some of his primary organizations include: Eminence Christian Church, 12 years on the Logan Country Farm Service Board and Logan Country Farmland Review Committee. Paul was an active member of the Atlanta Rotary Club (attending up to his 99th birthday) and he served as a secretary of Rotary District 649 in 1994. Paul served on the Atlanta City Council for over 12 years The Lincoln Courier recognized Paul's service to the community in 1995 by naming him as the Courier's Citizen of the Year.

Paul enjoyed a lifelong connection to music by playing the trumpet when he was younger and then a baritone horn in his older years. He was a member of Atlanta High School Band, Logan County Farm Bureau Band, French's Band, American Legion Band, the Football Band at the University of Illinois, and the Army Band. In 2013, he retired from the Atlanta Community Band.

Working with his sister, Norman Price, Paul authored two historical books on Atlanta, a history of the Walnut Row School, and an anniversary booklet on the Atlanta High School. Paul was a member of Friends of Historic Atlanta, A-Team, and Atlanta Historic Committee and served as a long term docent at the Atlanta Library and Museum.

The Adams family wishes to thank caregiver, Florence (Buni) Smith, for her loving care and dedication to keep Paul at home until his death.

Memorial donations may be made to either: J.H. Hawes Elevator or Endow Atlanta.