Adams, Roger Wayne

Roger Wayne Adams, 69, of Pulaski, Va. passed away early Thursday morning April 7, 2016 at his home. He was born in Pulaski, Va. on May,31 1946 and was the son of the late Pierce Edwin Adams and Ethel Josephine Ratcliffe Adams. Roger was a retired employee of VA. Church Furniture, Pulaski.

He was also preceded in death by a brother, Kenneth Edwin Adams; by four sisters, Charlotte Ann Adams, Phyllis Kay Adams, Linda “Penny” Lovern Adams, and Faye Ferguson; one grandson, Joshua Adams; two step-sons, Johnny Wayne Sexton and Eddie Lee Rigney; also by mother-in-law and father-in-law, Pearl Sage Branch and James Herman Branch; and one son-in-law, Dewayne Eanes.

Surviving are wife of 22 and a half years, Ruby B. Adams; two daughters, Tonia Lawhorn and Sonia Adams; son, Roger Wayne Adams; two step sons, Robert “Juney” Rigney and James Grey Rigney; three sisters, Barbara Ulrich, Donna Frederico, and Becky Hatmaker; brother, Pete Adams; thirteen grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews; and two very special friends, Tim and Christy Thompson.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 10, 2016 from the Stevens Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Carson Linkous and the Rev. Jim Alley officiating. Burial will follow in the Shiloh Cemetery, Pulaski County. Visiting will from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, April 9, 2016 from the funeral home, where the family will receive friends. The family will be receiving friends at the home, 713 Carriage Hill Dr. Pulaski, Va.

Arrangements by Stevens Funeral Home, Pulaski.