Submitted by: Dan Rich

Carl W. Adams

March 21, 1923 - Aug. 18, 2003

South Bend Tribune 8/20/2003

Carl W. Adams, 80, of West Marion Street, Mishawaka, Ind., passed away following an illness at 2:45 p.m. Monday, Aug. 18, in Countryside Place, Mishawaka. He was born March 21, 1923, in Mishawaka, to Truman Glenn Adams and Maude E. (Gerard) Adams, who preceded him in death.

On Dec. 24, 1948, in Mishawaka, he married the former Lulu M. Mull, who died in November 1996. He is survived by his children, Marsha D. Ernest, Kathy S. Lawson and Barry D. Adams, all of Mishawaka; his sisters, Margaret L. Griffy of Deming, N.M., and Dorothy P. Putz of Mishawaka; and by five grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.

Mr. Adams had retired from the Bendix Corporation in 1984 after 43 years of service. He was a member of the D.A.V. of South Bend, Ind., and was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Army. Mr. Adams was known locally as a marathon runner for several charities. He was an amateur artist and also competed at table tennis at the Battell Center.

Funeral services for Mr. Adams will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Bubb Funeral Chapel North, 3910 North Main Street, Mishawaka, with burial following at Fairview Cemetery. Friends may call two hours before services.