Eddie Franklin Adams, 40

The son of Franklin D. Adams and Mary Frances Myers Darland, he was a self-employed auto mechanic and was preceded in death by grandparents, Calvin Myers, Geneva Myers, Lloyd David Adams and Doris Adams.

He is survived by children, Nikki Adams of Manchester, Anthony Adams, Tony Adams and Austin Adams, all of Morrison; fianc? and caregiver, Barbara Ann Willoughby of Manchester; mother and stepfather, Mary Frances Myers and Eugene Darland; father and stepmother, Franklin D. and Opal Adams of Hillsboro; brothers and sisters, Dorothy and Alvie Lyle of Morrison, Connie Jaco of Nashville, Frances Adams of Watertown, Sharon and Henry McGuffin of Manchester, Benjamin Adams of Morrison; halfbrother, Chad Thomas of Hillsboro; several nieces and nephews.

Services were held yesterday at Coffee County Funeral Home Chapel with Bob Reuhling officiating.

Coffee County Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Southern Standard

(McMinnville, Tenn.) July 14, 2006