Jesse Lester Adams, Jr., 61, died Saturday, Nov. 29, 2014 at his home in Water Valley. He was born February 1, 1953 in Lambert, to Christine Holloway Adams Merritt and the late Jesse Lester Adams, Sr. He was a member of O’Tuckalofa Baptist Church in Water Valley, and loved helping other people. He enjoyed fishing, riding his 4-wheeler, teasing and playing tricks on people. He was devoted to his family and grandchildren and loved spending time with family and friends.
Visitation will be Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2014 from 10-11 a.m. at Seven Oaks Funeral Home in Water Valley. Funeral services will be in the Henry Chapel of Seven Oaks with Bro. John Stewart and Pastor Tommy Mitchell officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Liberty Cemetery in Calhoun County.
He is survived by his mother, Christine Merritt, Water Valley; his daughter, Stephanie Adams Lawson of Batesville; his sisters, Jo Ann Potts, Water Valley, and Mae Watts, Oxford; his brother, David (Amy) Adams, Water Valley; four grandchildren, Joseph Adams, Justin Young, Harley Lang and Lizzie Ellingburg; five nieces, Melissa Hill, Machelle Karsten, McKenzie Glasgow, Christina Adams and Madison Adams; one nephew, Dewayne Potts; one great-niece, Ashley Hill, and two great-nephews, Austin Hill and Aaron Montgomery. He was preceded in death by his father, Jesse Lester Adams, Sr. and his late step-father, Newman Merritt.