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Hoover Adams Obituary
Dunn
Hoover Adams, 92, of Dunn died Sunday, July 15, 2012, at Liberty Commons in Benson.
Mr. Adams was born in Dunn, March 6, 1920, to the late Alexander Benton Adams and Lou Flora Morgan Adams.
Mr. Adams, founder of The Daily Record, was a World War II veteran, founder of the General William C. Lee Commission and former Dunn Man of the Year, among numerous other accomplishments.
He was preceded in death by siblings, Faison Adams, Spencer Adams, Mallie Jackson, Melva Adams, and twin brother, Herbert Adams.
Funeral service will be held Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. at Gospel Tabernacle with the Rev. Ken Milliken officiating. Burial will follow in Greenwood Cemetery.
Mr. Adams is survived by his wife, Mellicent, of the home; children, Brent Adams and wife, Susan, Maere Kay Lashmit and husband, Rick, Bart Adams and wife, Regina, all of Dunn; grandchildren, Clay, Marilyn, Jacob, Anna Barbara, Kevin and Hayden Adams, and Lee Lashmit; great-grandchildren, Caleb Adams, Raquel Adams and Ansleigh Adams; nephews, Alec Adams of Pensacola, Fla., and Richard Adams of Camden, Tenn.; a niece, Alice Lou Roberts of Coats; and a brother-in-law, Merle Stalder of Falls City, Neb.
Visitation will be tonight from 6:00 to 8:00 at Skinner & Smith Funeral Home in Dunn.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the General William C. Lee Commission at 209 W. Divine St., P.O. Box 1111, Dunn, NC 28334; or to the Jesse Helms Center at 3910 U.S. 74 East, Wingate, NC, 28174.
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Carole M. Woodward
July 18, 2012
Dunn has lost one of its truly great leaders. We will miss you dearly.
Debrorah Rhyne
July 18, 2012
Clay, so sorry for the loss of your grandfather. I read the article about his days in Dunn and the many contributions he made to both the newspaper and the town. I know you are proud of the man he was and will miss him greatly. Thinking of you and your family at this very sad time.Deborah Rhyne
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