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Rome New Tribune, Sunday, July 17, 1988

Clayton E. Adams, 70, of 28 Sheffield Road N.E. died Friday evening at a Rome hospital.
Mr. Adams was born in Bartow County on May 22, 1918, son of James C. Adams and Laura Davis Adams, residing in Adairsville the early part of his life where he owned and operated an auto-repair garage.
For a number of years, he was chief mechanic for the Georgia State Patrol headquarters in Atlanta. For more than 20 years, he had owned and operated Sparkeys Garage in Rome. He was a Mason and of the Baptist faith.
His wife, Hattie Lee Eads Adams, preceded him in death March 8, 1984.
Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Imogene Hamilton, Florence, Ala.; a half -brother, Neil Adams, Rome; two half -sisters, Mrs. Pauline Marion, Atlanta, and Mrs. Florence McCollum, Adairsville; five grandchildren; four greatgrandchildren.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. today at Heritage Chapel of Jennings Funeral Home with the Rev. William Hamilton and Parnick Jennings Sr officiating. Interment will be at Sunset Hill Memorial Gardens.

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