Rev. John Jessie Adams, 74, of Valdosta, formerly of Ashburn, died Monday, March 14, 2011, at Heritage Healthcare at Lakehaven in Valdosta. Funeral services will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 16, 2011, at Omega Church of God. Rev. Wayne Hughes and Rev. Jerry Greer will officiate with burial to follow in Omega Cemetery. Russell Gay, Carl Gay, Buddy McGill, Donald Smith, Lewis Jimenez and Buddy Nolen will serve as pallbearers. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, March 15, 2011, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. The body will be placed in the church one hour prior to the service on Wednesday, March 16, 2011.
Rev. Adams was born on January 30, 1937 in Turner County and was the son of Alvin Adams and Mary Elizabeth Shivers Adams, both deceased. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Shirley Evon Sumner Adams. He was a retired pastor with the Church of God and a member of Abundant Life Church of God in Valdosta. He attended Lee College in Cleveland, Tennessee and served in the National Guard.
Rev. Adams is survived by three daughters and two sons-in-law, Linda Carlson of Valdosta, Cindy and Chris Stephens of Omega and Mary and Thomas W. Dorminey of Valdosta; four sisters, Genny Gay of Irwinville, Jane Biggers of Stockbridge, Gertrde Musselwhite of Stockbridge and Eloise Roney of Eufaula, Alabama; two grandchildren, Brian Carlson and Emily Dorminey; and one great-grandson, Jonah Carlson.