Odeen W. Adams

Odeen Wilson Adams, 87, passed away on Wednesday, July 8, 2020 at North Mississippi Medical Center-Amory. Born on July 24, 1932 in Monroe County, he was a son to Andrew and Leona McCullen Adams. Mr. Adams attended Greenwood Spring School and later married Jean Davidson in 1952. He served his country in the U.S. Army where he was stationed in Germany. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Adams was a long-time employee of the United States Postal Service; he also, in earlier days, delivered bread for Holsum Bread in Amory and he was the proprietor of Adams Grocery for a number of years. Idleness wasn’t his in his vocabulary and he knew the value of hard work and integrity and he displayed a dedicated work ethic which he imparted to his family. Every year, he and his wife raised a big garden and he was known for his tomatoes and would give of his fruits to anyone who would come by often and take in trade for conversation. Mr. Adams was a cattleman but he also enjoyed raising pigs. He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church and had served as a deacon at East Amory Baptist Church and was the cook during church camp. The pride of his life was his grandchildren where he would spoil them, impacting their life for good, making eternal memories.

Funeral services will be at 4 p.m. on Monday, July 13, 2020 at Cleveland-Moffett Funeral Home with Bro. Rodney Waycaster and Bro. Jason Green officiating. Burial will follow in the Calvary Cemetery.

Survivors include one son, Michael Wilson Adams of Amory; two daughters, Stephanie Adams Moffett (Kenny) and Deborah Adams White (Bobby) both of Becker; 5 grandchildren, Eric White, Leah White Pinkerton, Meredith Moffett Coto, Adrian Moffett, and Wesley Moffett; 4 great grandchildren, Natalie Pinkerton, Gage Pinkerton, Abi Parham, and Eli White; and a host of nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Jean Adams; three sisters, Annie Mae Henton, Lena Fay Ball, and Louise Aldridge; and one brother, Eugene Adams.

Pallbearers will be Eric White, Dustin Parham, Adrian Moffett, Wesley Moffett, Richard Aldridge, Eli White, and Gage Pinkerton.

Visitation will be on Monday from 2 p.m. until time for the service at the funeral home.

Condolences may be shared with the family at clevelandmoffettfuneralhome.com

Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.