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Williamsburg Funeral Home
Williamsburg Funeral Home
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01/16/1929 – 05/27/2019
Kingstree
Funeral Services
Funeral services for Rev. Adams will be 11 AM Friday, May 31, 2019, at Kingstree United Methodist Church, with burial in Kingstree Memorial Gardens.
Visitation
His family will receive friends from 5:30 to 8:30 Thursday evening at Williamsburg Funeral Home.
Memorials
Memorials may be made to Trio United Methodist Church, c/o Pearl Rowell, 39 Front Street, Salters, SC 29590.
Rev. Gary B. Adams, 90, widower of Ruth Dolores James Adams, died Monday, May 27, 2019, at his residence in Kingstree surrounded by his loving family.
Rev. Adams was born January 16, 1929, in Hartsville, SC, a son of the late James Amos Adams and Nora O’Neal Adams. Rev. Adams attended Francis Marion College and completed the United Methodist Church Course of Studies and Advanced Studies for local pastors. He started his “Call” to ministry in the The Church of the Nazarene. Rev. Adams and
“Ms. Ruth” ( the wind beneath his wings) served 31 years in the SC United Methodist Church, Trio Charge, (Trio, Earles and Suttons ( 19 yrs), Indian Branch, Darlington; Hebron and Pergamus Charge, and Mt. Vernon United Methodist Church. Amazingly, he returned to the pulpit for 6 months on the Trio Charge at the age of 84. Rev. Adams was a veteran of the US Navy and the US Air Force for a total of 20 years of service, retiring as a Tech Sergeant.
“Preacher Adams” was most loved for and will be remembered for the compassionate pastoral care that he provided to his congregations and the entire community. He just somehow always knew the needs of the congregation and responded without notification and hesitation. Rev. Adams provided unconditional love and planted the seeds in the hearts for God and the church in his children and his church families. He was an exceptional, loving husband and committed caregiver when “Ms. Ruth” was sick. Our father also was the committed caregiver for his brother Edwin.
Our father loved to golf as much as possible when he retired. Every spring he planted a full garden well into his late 70s.
Rev. Adams was extremely appreciative of the compassionate and expert health care that he has received over many years. We would like to especially thank, Dr. Donald Fox, Dr. William Carter, and Dr. Amanda Overstreet along with all the nursing staff involved in Daddy’s home health and hospice care. The hospice team of nurses and Chaplain Rev. Jerry Fennell provided especially compassionate and expert care to our father and our family.
Surviving Rev. Adams are: his 2 daughters, Rev. Nancy Rose Adams, of Kingstree and Alice (Tommy) Dukes, of Greeleyville; his son, Rev. Emmanuel Bruce Adams, of Loris; 2 grandchildren, Christy (Cleve) Morris, of Manning and Nora (Josh) Woike, of Bonaire, GA; 4 great grandchildren, Caitlin Parrot and Dylan Morris, of Manning and Triston and Natalie Woike, of Bonaire, GA; 2 sisters, Faydene Johnson, of Belleville, MI and Carolyn (Ervin) Stokes, of Hartsville; and many nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews. In addition to his wife Ruth and his parents, Rev. Adams was preceded in death by brothers, James Mack Adams, Cecil Samuel Adams and Thomas Edwin Adams.
Funeral services for Rev. Adams will be 11 AM Friday, May 31, 2019, at Kingstree United Methodist Church, with burial in Kingstree Memorial Gardens. His family will receive friends from 5:30 to 8:30 Thursday evening at Williamsburg Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to Trio United Methodist Church, c/o Pearl Rowell, 39 Front Street, Salters, SC 29590. Online condolences may be sent to the family on the obituaries page at www.WilliamsburgFuneralHome.com.
Rev. Adam’s was a Christian husband, father, and friend. I loved him and his wife. They will be missed in the Sutton’s community.
Nancy, our prayers are with you and your family.
Alice, Nancy, Bruce, and Christy,
Please know that you are in our thoughts and prayers. Your dad was inspiring to all who knew him. Never judging, always encouraging and helpful to a fault. May this legacy bring comfort as you grieve. God’s peace be with you all.
Nancy, and Family, Our sincere and deepest sympathy to you in the loss of your dear father. He was such a special and beloved man of God, his presence will be sadly missed among all of us, especially at KUMC. Prayers for you all, we love you! Sheryl and Chuck Belding
Kathy Stokes & Family on May 29, 2019 at 3:52 pm
Nancy, Alice, Bruce, Christy and Nora Jean
Our thoughts and prayers are with you. Uncle Gary always had a sunshine smile to greet you. A fun-loving spirit he never outgrew. Always shared God’s word to guide you and help see you through. His memory is our keepsake which we will never part God has him in his keeping we have him in our hearts.
So sorry for your loss🙏🏻
I am so sorry for your loss. I knew Rev Adams when he worked at Williamsburg Hospital. He was a kind, soft spoken man. May God bless in this tome of sorrow.
Pastor Bruce and Family,
Billy and I wish to express our sincere and deepest sympathy to you in the loss of your father. Your family ties were very strong, loving and genuine. May those memories sustain you through your time of grief. Our prayers and thoughts are with
you and your family.
Billy & Connie Spencer – Chesterfield, SC
I grew up knowing Gary, Ruth and all the rest of his family in Hartsville. He was very kind and loving to a young girl that was trying to be older than she actually was. My husband and I and the members of the Indian Branch Church send our deepest sympathies to the family of a wonderful sweet man, he is now with his beloved Ruth and his loving God.
My husband Ed a n d I send our deepest sympathies to the family of Gary Adams. Our hearts are broken at his passing but we know he is with his God and the love of his life Ruth. Again please accept or sympathies.
I have fond memories of Mr. Adams when we both were employed at Williamsburg Memorial Hospital. He was such a fine Christian man and shared his faith with so many. Sorry for your loss. Keeping your family in my prayers.
What a wonderful sincere and good man, Pastor Adams was. We attended Indian Branch Methodist in Darlington and will always remember and love him. Our prayers to the family and many friends.
Bruce, Alice, and Nancy,
Your dad was such a special special man. I absolutely adored him. I am so sorry for your loss. I’m out of town I won’t be able to attend the funeral. I’m so sorry I can’t be there. My thoughts and prayers will be with you. Wendy Johnson
Rev. Adams was a friend and cherished mentor. Ms. Ruth was a saint! I am a better person for having known them and I know that the reunion in heaven was something to behold as Gary once again set his eyes on the love of his life. I also am certain that he heard the words – welcome home my good and faithful servant. My love and condolences to the family.
To the Adams family, we are so sorry for your loss, your father was a kind Godly gentle man who loved his family and friends, we have missed seeing him at lunch on Sundays after church. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his precious family.