William O. Adams Jr.

1930 - 2023

William O. Adams, Jr., 92, of Milan, NH, passed away on Friday January 20, 2023 at the VA Hospital in White River Jct, VT. He was born in Brewer, ME on May 21, 1930, the son of the late William O. Adams, Sr. and Florence (Cole) Adams and was raised in Wilsons Mills, ME. He graduated from Gorham High School in 1947 and entered the US Army after high school where he served for 23 years. William retired at Ft. Devens, MA and worked in Framingham, MA for 7 years before returning to the North Country. He was a member of the Dupont-Holmes Post #82 American Legion, was a Life Member of the White Mountain Post #2520 VFW and enjoyed playing music for many years.

Family includes his children William O. Adams III and wife Candee of Center Harbor, NH, James Adams and wife Heidi of Plymouth, NH, Linda Prince and husband Rodney of Milan, NH, Patricia Lowell of Bethel, ME, and Brenda Gagne and husband Michael of Milan, NH; 13 grandchildren; great grandchildren; siblings Jerold Adams of Groveton, NH, Beverly Cameron of Colebrook, NH, Marilyn Frizzell of Colebrook, NH, and Carol Rich of Gorham, NH, Sally Champagne of Goffstown, NH, and Gail Keazer of Columbia, NH; many nieces, nephews and cousins. He was predeceased by his wife Joan (Anderson) Adams, daughter Debra Tomaso, and siblings James Adams and Joan Poitress.

Funeral Services will be held on Monday January 30, 2023 at 10AM at the Bryant & Fleury-Patry Funeral Home, 180 Hillside Ave., Berlin, NH. Spring interment will be in the Hillcrest Cemetery in Milan, NH. Relatives and friends may call at the funeral home on Sunday January 29, 2023 from 1PM-3PM. Online guestbook at www.bryantfuneralhome.net.