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James Herman Adwell

August 28, 1926 ~ September 16, 2004 (age 78) 78 Years Old

James Adwell Obituary

78 of Stevenson, Alabama and formerly of Berwick died Thursday, September 16, 2004 at the Jackson County Hospital in Scottsboro, Alabama. He was born on August 28, 1926 in Cave City, Kentucky to Harry and Lucille Isenberg Adwell. He married Donnalee Meachum on June 1, 1947 in Berwick. She survives. Also surviving are one daughter, Myra Kay (and Herb) Lloyd of Bremmen, AL; one son, Gale (and Joyce) Adwell of Galesburg; one sister, Shirley Ford of Galesburg; 8 grandchildren, 4 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and two infant brothers. He graduated from Abingdon High School in 1944. He worked at Midwest Manufacturing in Galesburg and later was a custodian and bus driver for Abingdon School District #217. He moved to Stevenson in 1971 where he worked at the Fabius Coal Mine as a truck driver. He retired from H.D. Lee Overall Factory in Stevenson. He was a former Boy Scout leader for 18 years and was a member of the Edgefield Church of Christ in Stevenson. Graveside service will be at 11:00 am Monday at the Berwick Cemetery. Rev. Daniel Siems will officiate. Friends may call from 4:00 until 6:00 pm Sunday at the Hinchliff-Pearson-West Chapel in Abingdon. Memorials may be made to the Edgefield Church of Christ.

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