Benson, NC: Mr. James Dennis Adams, age 69, of 731 Chic Ennis Road died Saturday at UNC Burn Center in Chapel Hill. Funeral services will be 11:00AM Tuesday at Rose & Graham Funeral Chapel in Benson. Officiating will be Rev. Jason Hammersley. Burial will follow in the Ennis-Stewart Family Cemetery at the home place.
Mr. Adams was born on July 20, 1945 in Harnett County to the late James Vernon and Inez Lassiter Adams. He was a 1963 graduate of Meadow High School, a farmer, and the 2006 Coats Farmer of the Year recipient. Mr. Adams was a member of Ebenzer Presbyterian Church.
Surviving are wife, Becky Ennis Adams; children & spouses, Amy & Jimmy McCauley of Benson, Michelle & Jess Alphin of Dunn, and Greg & Lindsay Adams of Willow Spring; grandchildren, Jimmy McCauley, III & wife, Sandra, Kyle McCauley, Hannah Alphin, Jesse Alphin, James Alphin, and Alyssa Ridenour; great grandson, Lucas Oliver McCauley; brother & sister-in-law, Bruce & Glenda Adams of Benson; sisters, Jackie Jones and Judy Johnson, both of Raleigh; mother-in-law, Wynona Ennis of Benson; and several nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends at Rose & Graham Funeral Home in Benson from 6:00PM to 8:00PM Monday.
Flowers are welcomed, however, memorials may be made to Ebenezer Presbyterian Church, P. O. Box 397, Coats, NC 27521 or to Coats Museum, P. O. Box 1294, Coats, NC 27521.