August 24, 1928 – June 5, 2023
BEDFORD – Vernie W. Adams, 94, of Bedford, passed away on Monday, June 5, 2023, at White River Lodge in Bedford.
Born August 24, 1928, in Crab Orchard, KY, he was the son of Vernie W. Adams, Sr. and Gertrude (Barnett) Adams. He married Joan Lewis on July 22, 1950, and she survives. He graduated from the Colorado School of Mines in Golden, CO. He retired as a geophysical engineer at NWSC Crane and started Adams Engineering Associates. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving with the 82nd Airborne Division. He was a member of the First Church of God in Bedford and organized the Limestone Cowboys music group.
Survivors include his wife, Joan; three sons, Vern (Susan) Adams, of New River, AZ, Steve Adams, of Edmond, OK, and Mike (Giselle) Adams, of Pleasanton, CA; six grandchildren, Vernon (Kat) Adams, of Castle Pines, CO, Becka Adams, of Sherman Oaks, CA, Ryan Adams, of Oklahoma City, OK, Emily Adams, of Oklahoma City, OK, Gavin Adams and Morgan Adams, of Pleasanton, CA; many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; a daughter, Linda Sue Adams; a brother, Robert Adams; three sisters, Alice Adams, Phyllis Reichard, and Alma Faine.
Memorial Services and Celebration of Life will be conducted at 2:00 p.m on Saturday, July 29 at the First Church of God in Bedford.
