In Memory Of
Darrell "Red" Adams, Sr.
Darrell "Red" Adams, Sr.
d. September 21, 2013
Darrell “Red” Adams, Sr., 66, of Charlestown, passed away on Saturday, September 21, 2013 at Floyd Memorial Hospital.
He was born on April 3, 1947 to Burnette and Callie Lorraine (Standifer) Adams in Whitesburg, KY. He was a graduate of Charlestown High School, Indiana University, and University of Louisville Law School. He was a U.S. Army Veteran, a practicing attorney in Clark and surrounding counties for 30 years, employed by the State of Indiana Department of Correction in Henryville, IN for 34 years, and Charlestown City Court Judge for 3 years. He was also a member of the North Charlestown Church of God. He is preceded in death by his parents, grandsons, Timothy Brandon and Dustin Scott Doelker; sister, Janice Adams; and father-in-law, Harvey Howard.
Survivors include his wife of 48 years, Geneva (Howard) Adams of Charlestown; sons, Darrell Adams, Jr. (Jacinta) of Charlestown, IN, and Andrew Adams (Tammy) of Charlestown, IN; daughter, Cheryl Doelker (Scott) of Tampa, FL; brother, Carroll Adams (Delores) of Charlestown, IN; mother-in-law, Hazel Howard of Charlestown, IN; grandchildren, Tara Doelker, Shara Doelker, Erica Adams, Ashlyn Adams, Brooke Adams, Harrison Adams, Sophia Adams, and Gracie Jo Adams.
Funeral services will be held on Thursday, September 26, 2013 at 1pm at the Grayson Funeral Home, with burial to follow in the Charlestown Cemetery. Visitation will begin on Wednesday from 2pm to 8pm, and after 9am on Thursday.
Expressions of sympathy can be made to the American Legion Post 335 or VFW post 1427 Color Guard.
He was born on April 3, 1947 to Burnette and Callie Lorraine (Standifer) Adams in Whitesburg, KY. He was a graduate of Charlestown High School, Indiana University, and University of Louisville Law School. He was a U.S. Army Veteran, a practicing attorney in Clark and surrounding counties for 30 years, employed by the State of Indiana Department of Correction in Henryville, IN for 34 years, and Charlestown City Court Judge for 3 years. He was also a member of the North Charlestown Church of God. He is preceded in death by his parents, grandsons, Timothy Brandon and Dustin Scott Doelker; sister, Janice Adams; and father-in-law, Harvey Howard.
Survivors include his wife of 48 years, Geneva (Howard) Adams of Charlestown; sons, Darrell Adams, Jr. (Jacinta) of Charlestown, IN, and Andrew Adams (Tammy) of Charlestown, IN; daughter, Cheryl Doelker (Scott) of Tampa, FL; brother, Carroll Adams (Delores) of Charlestown, IN; mother-in-law, Hazel Howard of Charlestown, IN; grandchildren, Tara Doelker, Shara Doelker, Erica Adams, Ashlyn Adams, Brooke Adams, Harrison Adams, Sophia Adams, and Gracie Jo Adams.
Funeral services will be held on Thursday, September 26, 2013 at 1pm at the Grayson Funeral Home, with burial to follow in the Charlestown Cemetery. Visitation will begin on Wednesday from 2pm to 8pm, and after 9am on Thursday.
Expressions of sympathy can be made to the American Legion Post 335 or VFW post 1427 Color Guard.
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