Roy Leland Adams

Roy Leland Adams, 87, of 67 Wagon Rd., Asheville, died Wednesday, June 25, 2008, at Memorial Campus Mission Hospitals. Mr. Adams was a native of Columbia, SC, and was a son of the late James Belton and Etta Stitt Adams. Mr. Adams was a retired mail carrier with the United States Postal Service. He was also a veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving during WWII. He was a member of East Asheville United Methodist Church. Mr. Adams is survived by his wife, Ruth Gresham Adams; daughters, Lynn Logan, Karen Hawkins and husband Don, and Roxanne Davis and husband Don, all of Asheville; son, Gary Adams and wife Beverly, of Charlotte; step-daughter, Sandra Davis, of Fairview; step-son, George Digges, of Marion; thirteen grandchildren, and eleven great-grandchildren. A memorial service for Mr. Adams will be at 2:00 p.m. Saturday at East Asheville United Methodist Church with the Rev. Doug Benton officiating. A private interment will take place at Green Hills Cemetery. His family will receive friends at the church for one hour prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Shriners Hospital for Children, 950 West Faris Rd., Greenville, SC 29605, or to one's favorite charity.