Joseph Benjamin Adams Sr.

Joseph B. Adams Sr. was born on December 27, 1951, in Thomasville, Georgia, to the late Herbert “Jack” and Marie Seabrooks Adams. He was known as “Big Joe” to his family and friends. Joseph attended Douglass High School (Class of 1970) and was a part of the Douglass Lions football team. He was a painter by trade and was always the jokester at many family gatherings. His larger-than-life spirit will be missed by us all.

He leaves to cherish his memories: his son, Joseph B. Adams Jr. (JoJo); his daughter, Monique Adams-Pittman (Demetrius); and 11 grandchildren: Joseph and Elijah Lawson, Zaquorion Drew, Zamarion and Zaniya Adams, Caden Adams-Harrison, Caleb and Cylie Williams, Codi, Carli, and Cree Pittman. He now joins his daughter Shiquita Riles, his parents Herbert and Marie Adams, his brothers Frank Herbert Adams, George Seabrooks Adams, and his loving and devoted sister, Ethel Lee Parks. And  Marilyn Hansell McCutchin, Mother of his children and longtime friend. His cherished nephew and nieces: Herbert James Harriott, Deborah Adams O’Neal, Allison P. Jones, and Kim Adams Wyche (Shederick); his great-nieces and nephews: Brandon and Brittney O’Neal, Shederick, Keleah and Kelise Wyche, Jasmine, and Alexis Jones; The Williams family, cousins, and his closest neighbors: Stephon and Raquel Lundy, Kamari, Karter, and Kamden Clark, Wright St. and Southside neighbors.