Russell Blake Adams

Russell Blake Adams Gladewater -- Services for Russell Blake Adams, 53, of Longview, will be held on Saturday, December 3, 2011, at 10 A.M. at Croley Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Ronnie Shipman officiating. Burial will be in White Cemetery in Longview. Born on January 15, 1958, in Liberal, Kansas, to Jerry and Peggy Adams, he peacefully passed from this earth in the arms of the Lord on Wednesday, November 30, 2011. He was a 1976 graduate of Gladewater High School. He began employment with Texas Eastman in 1978 and retired in 2007. He was an avid hunter, fisherman, golfer, and cook. He was a member of the Spring Hill Assembly of God Church. He is survived by his wife of 12 years, Debra Adams of Longview; father, Jerry Adams of Gladewater; brother, Blane Adams of Helena, Alabama; daughter, Corrie Adams of Arlington; step-daughters, Carissa Harris of White Oak; Savannah Johnson of Longview; Michele Sledge of Alexandria, Virginia; granddaughter, Adrianna Johnson of Longview; aunt, Joyce Erickson of Gladewater; niece, Lindsey Adams of Helena, Alabama; and numerous extended family members. Pallbearers will be James Reed, Trey Driggers, Rex Parrott, Rodney Lindsey, Ricky Metcalf, Levi Harris, and Gregg Gipe. If so desired, memorials may be made to the charity of your choice. The family would like to extend gratitude to Dr. Russell Warden, to Dr. Jeffrey Shea, and all staff members of Longview Cancer Center and Longview Regional Medical Center. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 P.M. on Friday, December 2, 2011, at Croley Funeral Home in Gladewater.