Mrs. Adams was born May 22, 1948, in Louisville, to the late Charles Ben and Lillie Mae Garrard Whitehead. She attended Nanih Waiya School and was a member of Macon Pentecostal Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her three brothers.
She is survived by her husband, Bobby Adams of Shuqualak; daughter, Rhonda Vernon of Shuqualak; sister, Kathy Martin of Louisville; brothers, Gary Whitehead and Jesse Whitehead, both of Louisville; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer’s Foundation, P.O. Box 96011, Washington, D.C. 20090.