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Ward Adams

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Ward Adams Veteran

Birth
Revere, Madison County, North Carolina, USA
Death
13 Jan 2024 (aged 98)
Alexander, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
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Ward Adams
April 30, 1925 - January 13, 2024

Ward Adams, 98, formerly of the Revere Community of Madison County, NC and currently of Alexander, NC went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, January 13, 2024.

Ward was born in Madison County on April 30, 1925 to his late parents, Andrew and Mirlie Wallin Adams.

He was a veteran of WWII where he earned two Bronze Stars.

After the war, Ward went on to retire as an industrial pipe fitter.

He truly enjoyed being in the outdoors. He loved to work on his farm raising cattle, gardening, and taking care of the land. He was a member of Union Valley Missionary Baptist Church.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his loving wife of 62 years, Almarie; siblings; Ronald, Nolan, Arnold, Garland, Ervin, Wayne, Fannie, Neal, and Douglas.

Left to cherish his memory are his brother, Andrew Adams, Jr. of Texas; sister, Faye Adams of Marshall, NC; sister in law, Joan Adams; brother in law, Wendell Wallin; special nieces and caregivers, Rita Norton and Lora Mae Norton; many nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews whom all loved Ward dearly.

A funeral service will be held at 12:00 PM Wednesday, January 17, 2024 in the chapel of Madison Funeral Home with Pastors Jimmy Dean Hensley and Sam Adams officiating. Pallbearers will be nephews.

Burial will follow in the Wallin Family Cemetery.

www.MadisonFH.com

U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name Ward Adams
Race White
Marital Status Single, without dependents (Single)
Rank Private
Birth Year 1925
Nativity State or Country North Carolina
Citizenship Citizen
Residence Madison, North Carolina
Education Grammar school
Civil Occupation Farm hands, general farms
Enlistment Date 20 Jul 1944
Enlistment Place Camp Croft, South Carolina
Service Number 34935635
Branch No branch assignment
Component Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source Civil Life
Height 00
Weight 100

North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records, 1741-2011
Name Ward Adams
Gender Male
Race White
Age 23
Birth Year abt 1925
Marriage Date 25 Mar 1948
Marriage Place Greenville, North Carolina, USA
Spouse Almarie Wallin
Spouse Gender Female
Spouse Race White
Spouse Age 27
Event Type Marriage
Ward Adams
April 30, 1925 - January 13, 2024

Ward Adams, 98, formerly of the Revere Community of Madison County, NC and currently of Alexander, NC went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, January 13, 2024.

Ward was born in Madison County on April 30, 1925 to his late parents, Andrew and Mirlie Wallin Adams.

He was a veteran of WWII where he earned two Bronze Stars.

After the war, Ward went on to retire as an industrial pipe fitter.

He truly enjoyed being in the outdoors. He loved to work on his farm raising cattle, gardening, and taking care of the land. He was a member of Union Valley Missionary Baptist Church.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his loving wife of 62 years, Almarie; siblings; Ronald, Nolan, Arnold, Garland, Ervin, Wayne, Fannie, Neal, and Douglas.

Left to cherish his memory are his brother, Andrew Adams, Jr. of Texas; sister, Faye Adams of Marshall, NC; sister in law, Joan Adams; brother in law, Wendell Wallin; special nieces and caregivers, Rita Norton and Lora Mae Norton; many nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews whom all loved Ward dearly.

A funeral service will be held at 12:00 PM Wednesday, January 17, 2024 in the chapel of Madison Funeral Home with Pastors Jimmy Dean Hensley and Sam Adams officiating. Pallbearers will be nephews.

Burial will follow in the Wallin Family Cemetery.

www.MadisonFH.com

U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name Ward Adams
Race White
Marital Status Single, without dependents (Single)
Rank Private
Birth Year 1925
Nativity State or Country North Carolina
Citizenship Citizen
Residence Madison, North Carolina
Education Grammar school
Civil Occupation Farm hands, general farms
Enlistment Date 20 Jul 1944
Enlistment Place Camp Croft, South Carolina
Service Number 34935635
Branch No branch assignment
Component Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source Civil Life
Height 00
Weight 100

North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records, 1741-2011
Name Ward Adams
Gender Male
Race White
Age 23
Birth Year abt 1925
Marriage Date 25 Mar 1948
Marriage Place Greenville, North Carolina, USA
Spouse Almarie Wallin
Spouse Gender Female
Spouse Race White
Spouse Age 27
Event Type Marriage


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  • Created by: Mike Gahagan
  • Added: May 24, 2013
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/111106866/ward-adams: accessed ), memorial page for Ward Adams (30 Apr 1925–13 Jan 2024), Find a Grave Memorial ID 111106866, citing Wallin Family Cemetery, Revere, Madison County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by Mike Gahagan (contributor 48045332).