Rev. Walter S. Adams
Walter Adams, Former Pastor, Died Recently
The Rev. Walter S. Adams, former pastor of the First Baptist Church here, died Wednesday morning at the Baptist Village in Waycross with death following an extended illness.
Mr. Adams was a native of Bartow County, the son of Mr. James Adams and Mrs. Missouri Morris Adams.
Rev. Adams, 85, was preceded in death in 1963 by his wife, Mrs. Eunice Ginn Adams. Mr. Adams was a member of the Kiwanis and a Mason. He had resided at Baptist Village for the past several months.
A graduate of Mercer University, the Rev. Mr. Adams held active pastorates at Acworth, Pine Mountain, Senoia, Jackson, Madison and Conyers. Upon his retirement, Mr. and Mrs Adams returned to Cartersville where she served as news, editor of the Cartersville Tribune News for several years while he served as interim pastor at a number of area churches.
Funeral services were held from the chapel of Owen Funeral Home with interment in Oak Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Adams is survived by one sister, Mrs. John M. Sessions, also of Baptist Village, Waycross; a brother, James Miller Adams, College Park; several nieces and nephews.

(Jackson Progress Argus - 29 Jan 1970)

Submitted by V. S. Harrison