BILLY RAY ADAMS

August 13, 1929 – December 2, 2011

ANDERSON, SC - Billy Ray Adams, age 82, of Anderson, SC, passed away on Friday, December 2, 2011 at the Rainey Hospice House. 

Born in LaFrance, SC, he was a son of the late Joseph Milton Adams and Ruth Iva Moore Adams.  Mr. Adams was a graduate of Pendleton High School and Clemson College.  He proudly served his county in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict.  He retired from LaFrance Industries and was a member of Zion United Methodist Church where he faithfully served as a Sunday school teacher for 58 years and served in other numerous positions. 

Surviving is his wife of 56 years, Elzora Adams; son, Dennis Adams and his wife, Deborah; daughter, Jennifer Coats and her husband, Wayne; brothers, Johnny Adams and his wife, Linda, Jimmy Adams and his wife, Patricia; sisters, Guynelle Snipes and Imogene McGaha and her husband, Doyle; grandchildren, Aprile Adams and George Tenney, Jenilyn and Matthew Mulkey, Alan and Merebeth Adams and Adam and Kaileigh Coats; a great-granddaughter, Grayson Mulkey. 

In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by brother, Joseph Adams.

A Graveside Service will be held Sunday, December 4, 2011 at 2:00 pm at Forest Lawn Memorial Park with the Reverend Dr. Shawn Armstrong officiating.

The family will be at the residence and will receive friends at The McDougald Funeral Home on Saturday from 4:00 pm until 6:00 pm. 

Memorials may be made to Zion United Methodist Church, 5708 Highway 187, Anderson, SC 29625 or Hospice of the Upstate, 1835 Rogers Road, Anderson, SC 29621.

A message of condolence may be sent by visiting www.mcdougaldfuneralhome.com