n Thursday, July 24, 2008, the beloved husband of Joan Louise Adams; father of Robert Dewitt(Sarah) and William Lewis Adams and Catherine Elizabeth(Anthony) Boltz; son of Ruth Adams and the late Charles Newman Adams, Sr.; brother of Kenneth Adams. Friends may call at GEORGE P. KALAS FUNERAL HOME, 6160 Oxon Hill Rd. Oxon Hill, Md. on Wednesday, August 20 from 6 to 8pm with prayers at 6:30pm. Inurnment on Thursday, August 21 at 1:00pm at Arlington National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to Civil War Preservation Trust, 11 Public Square Suite 200, Hagerstown, MD. 21740.