ADAMS, ROBERT
EUGENE, SR., age 65, went to be with the Lord, Monday, June 19,
2006 at home after a courageous battle with Lou 
Gehrig's disease.
He was born in Logansport, Indiana,
to parents Gerald and Thelma Adams.
He graduated from Logansport High
School Class of 1958; and served in the United States Navy 1958
until 1960 when he became disabled while serving.
Rob worked with Children's Hospital,
Dempster Brothers, and later joined AEC in Oak Ridge ERDA DOE.
He gave much of his time to Burlington Lodge #763; Knoxville Scottish
Rite; Past Master at Cherokee Lodge #728 and President of District
20 officer association in 1998. He was a life time member
of the DAV, Chapter 24 and a member of Eastern Star #437. He
worked in many volunteer capacities: planning the first Masonic
habitat home in the U.S.A., raising money to build several other
habitat homes and with Fort Sanders Auxiliary as a volunteer in
the recovery room. He received many awards including The
K.C.C. H. honorary degree at Knoxville Scottish Rite, honorary
member of Charles H. McKinney Lodge #433 and honorary membership
of CHOTA Lodge #253. He was a member of The Knoxville Scottish
Rite 3rd Degree team. His loves were for traveling East Tennessee
watching new Masons receive their degrees; serving in The Maudy
Thursday Services, 14th and 32nd Degree services and for gardening
as a Master Gardner from U.T. Agriculture School. Robert was a
longtime member of West Lonsdale Baptist Church and as a missionary
of Hillcrest West Nursing Home.
He is preceded in death by his parents,
Gerald and Thelma Adams; brother, Richard Adams; and son, Timothy
Gerald Adams.
Surviving to cherish his memory
is his loving, devoted, lifetime partner and best friend of 46
years, Peggy Boyd Adams; three children, Deborah Denton and husband,
Gregory of Salem, Virginia, Robert Adams, Jr. and fiancé,
Michelle Sims of Kodak, and Stephen Adams and wife Amy of Powell;
three grandchildren, Allison and Andrew Denton and Trevor Adams;
sister, Barbara Jones and husband, Raymond of Avon, Indiana; brother,
John Adams of Knoxville; several nieces and nephews and his beloved
pet, Peyton.
The family would like to thank Hospice
Staff at Covenant Health for their kindness and compassion during
his long illness, especially Lynn Merle, Mary, Laura, Missy, Tabitha,
Ernie, Cindy and Candace. Mr. Adams will also always remember
Dr. Darrell Thomas' compassion in helping him deal with the battle
against ALS.
Family and friends will meet at
11:15 A.M. Thursday at Tennessee Veterans' Cemetery for an 11:30
A.M. graveside service with Pastor Todd Halliburton officiating
and full military honors. He would like the following organizations
to be honorary pallbearers: Burlington Lodge #763, Knoxville Scottish
Rite, Cherokee Lodge #128, Charles McKinney #433 and CHOTA #253.
The family will receive friends 6-8:00 P.M. Wednesday with
a Masonic service by Cherokee Lodge #728 Lodge F&AM, at Rose
Mortuary Mann Heritage Chapel. www.rosemorutary.com
Published in the Knoxville News Sentinel from 6/20/2006 - 6/21/2006.
(6-20-07)