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George P. Adams Natchez, MS QCWA # 6879 |
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Funeral service to remember George Perry Adams, 91, of Natchez, Mississippi, will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, January 20, 2015, at Laird Funeral Home Chapel. Bro. Paul Southerland will be officiating the service. Burial will follow at Greenlawn Cemetery under the direction of Laird Funeral Home. Visitation will be one hour prior to the funeral.
George was born February 14, 1923, in Natchez, to the late Harry and Annie (Rowland) Adams. As a teenager, George enjoyed photography, woodworking, and electronics.
George has been an avid Amateur Radio Operator "Ham" for 73 years. His "Ham" friends know him by his call letters, W5KHB.
George served his country in the US Navy during World War II in the Pacific. After the war, George worked at Sears where he met his wife, Annie (Tommie) Leake. They have been married for 68 years. George worked with Schlumberger Well Service for twelve years and then started his own business in two-way radio communications, which has served the Miss-Lou area for 53 years. George enjoyed gardening, his "Ham" radio, and teaching his children and friends to water ski. He was a member of the Natchez High School "Fighting Five" committee.
George and Tommie were blessed with four children, Carolyn Adams Switzer (Ken), Charles Adams (Melissa), Clara Adams Spell (Lester), and Ann Adams Milner (John). They have eleven grandchildren and thirteen great-grandchildren.
The family would like to thank all the staff at Promise Hospital for their willingness to provide excellent care to their patients, and especially to George.
Pallbearers will be Allen Whittington, Scotty McLain, David Eames, Benji Campbell, Allen Campbell and Matt Temple. Honorary pallbearers are Dr. Lester Spell, Jr., Ken Switzer, John Milner, and all his "Ham" radio friends.
Memorials may be made to the Natchez Children's Home Services, 806 North Union Street, Natchez, MS 39120.
If George could have said his last words on his "Ham" radio, it would have been, "Seventy-three" from W5KHB. See you in heaven.