Walter G. Adams

Walter Gunery Adams, 84, of Harrisonburg, Va., died on Sept. 24, 2004. He was born Nov. 3, 1919, in Campbell County, Va., the son of Walter Price and Sallie Wilburn Adams.

Walter graduated from Madisonville High School in Madisonville, Va., and attended North Carolina State University. After one year there, he volunteered to serve in the United States Coast Guard and was involved in a number of invasions during World War II.

After an honorable discharge, he attended Virginia Tech and received a BS in Electrical Engineering in 1949. Upon graduation, he accepted a position with Exxon Mobil and retired after 34 years.

He was a 50-year Mason and Past Master of Vinton Lodge No. 204 A.F.& A.M., a charter member of Webber High 12 Lodge No. 282 and a 50-year member of the Order of the Eastern Star.

Surviving are his wife of 60 years, Annie R. Adams; one son, Walter Edward Adams and his wife, Eyde, of Harrisonburg, Va.; two daughters, Anne Marie S. Dunbar, Robin A. Board and husband, Troy, all of Roanoke, Va.; five grandchildren, Leslie Adams of Falls Church, Va., Lindsay and Jeremy Saunders of Roanoke, Va., and Blake and Michael Board of Roanoke, Va.; one brother, Ray Adams and wife, Dee, of Jacksonville, Fla.; and a sister, Doris A. Smith of Manassas, Va.; many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by both parents and a sister, Gaynelle A. Smith.

Pastors Henry Elsea Jr. and John Durkovitch will conduct the funeral service at Robinson Funeral Home in Appomattox, Va. (434-352-7111) at 11 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 27, 2004. Burial will follow in Union Hill Baptist Church Cemetery.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home at 4 p.m. Sunday with a Masonic service being held at 6 p.m.