Adams, Joe Melvin

  • Sunday, January 30, 2022
Joe Melvin Adams
Joe Melvin Adams

Joe Melvin Adams, age 68, of Chattanooga, Tennessee passed away Saturday, January 29, 2022.

He was born Aug. 10, 1953.

He was a member of the Baptist faith and retired from Shaw Industries.

He is preceded by his parents, Samuel and Betty Langston; brothers, Roy Adams, Charles Adams, Samuel Wayne Adams; and twin brother, John Adams.

Survivors are his loving wife, Linda Ray Edwards Adams; son, Joshua Adams; daughter, Casuall Adams; stepchildren, John Clark, Kim Fowlkes, and Shane Waddle; brothers, Jerry (Regina) Adams, Joseph L. Adams; sister, Wanda Jean (Robert) Porter; Aunts, Helen Adams, Betty Langston, Mary “E” Smith, Lula M. Wheeler, Bernice Langston, and Doris Langston; five grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends.

Graveside Service will be held Wednesday, Feb. 2, at 1 p.m. at Ringgold Community Cemetery with Rev. James Clark, eulogist.

Arrangements are by Willis Funeral Home, Inc., Dalton, Ga.

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