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Hubert Lee (Hurb) Adams

Male 1937 - 2020  (82 years)


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  • Name Hubert Lee (Hurb) Adams 
    Nickname Hurb 
    Born 19 Dec 1937  Bronaugh, Vernon County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 18 Apr 2020  Livonia, Wayne County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Fort Scott National Cemetery, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I29967  Rossville
    Last Modified 28 Jan 2021 

    Father Clarence Kermit Adams 
    Mother Viola Lea Mahan Adams 
    Family ID F8566  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Darlene Mentola Adams,   d. 25 Oct 2017 
    Married 20 Jun 1964 
    Children 
     1. Mark Adams
     2. Michelle Adams Miclea
    Last Modified 28 Jan 2021 00:55:30 
    Family ID F8567  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Fort Scott National Cemetery, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
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    Obituary- Adams, Hubert
    Obituary- Adams, Hubert
    Hubert Lee Adams, 82 of Westland, Michigan, formerly of Alma, Kansas and Rossville, Kansas, passed away Saturday, April 18, 2020 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Livonia, Michigan.

    He was born December 19, 1937 on the Nord Family Farm in Bronaugh, Missouri the son of Clarence Kermit and Viola Lea (Mahan) Adams. He was the oldest of eight children.

    He married Elizabeth Darlene Mentola June 20, 1964, she preceded him in death on October 25, 2017.
    Hurb graduated from Nevada High School in 1955 and then received his Bachelor’s degree from Missouri School of Mines in Rolla, Missouri in 1959 and then, his Master’s degree from Wayne State University in Detroit Michigan. He served in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as an Officer in 1961 and 1962 at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. He was a Chemical Engineer for various chemical companies in his civilian career.

    Hurb, being a man of faith, deeply believed in Heaven and lived his life accordingly.

    Also, he was a Citizen of the Potawatomi Nation and was proud of his heritage.

    He was a member of the American Legion of Lamar, Missouri.

    He is survived by a son, Mark Adams and wife, Kathy of Westland, Michigan, a daughter, Michelle Miclea and husband, Christopher of Fairhaven, Michigan, 3 brothers, Paul Leroy Adams of Kansas City, Missouri, Joe Adams and wife, Ardy of Maryville, Tennessee, and Don Adams and wife, Terri of Nevada, Missouri, 4 sisters, Lois Dianne Richardson and husband, Don of Lebanon, Missouri, Barbara Jean Pierce and husband, Glenn of Tucson, Arizona, Viola Mae Wilson and husband, Aaron of Las Cruces, New Mexico and Sharon Schaeffer and husband, Jim of Glen Carbon, Illinois, and 5 grandchildren, Kayla, Christopher, Cristina, Joshua and Brandon.

    In addition to his wife, Darlene, he was preceded in death by his parents and two sisters-in-law, Marge Shields Adams and Donna Galbraith Adams.

    He will be interred with his wife, Elizabeth Darlene at the U.S. National Cemetery #1 in Fort Scott, Kansas in a private ceremony under the direction of the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home.

    Memorials may be given to the New Hope United Methodist Church Food Bank of Allen Park, Michigan, donations may be sent to or left in the care of the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home, P.O. Box 309, 15 W. Wall St., Fort Scott, KS 66701. Condolences may be submitted to the online guestbook at konantz-cheney.com