Emogene “Jean” Adams
Moulton Graveside entombment service for Emogene “Jean” Adams, 88, of Moulton, formerly of Birmingham will be October 23, 2024, at 2:00 pm at Elmwood Cemetery Mausoleum with Dr. Jim Cooley officiating and Peck Funeral Home directing. Mrs. Adams, who was born January 21, 1936, in Shelby County, Alabama to Ruby Lee Argo and Elizabeth Paralee Smitherman Argo, died on Wednesday, October 16, 2024, at NHC Healthcare in Moulton, Alabama. She was a 1954 graduate of Calera High School, attended Howard College in Birmingham (now Sanford) from 1954 to 1956, attended La Salle Extension University completing an Interior Decorating Certificate in 1970. She worked at Hayes Aircraft Corporation in Birmingham from 1954 until 1961 and worked at State Farm Life Insurance Company in Birmingham. In 1970, she opened Jean’s Interiors and owned and operated it until 1980. Jean was a faithful member of First Baptist Church in Birmingham where she enjoyed participating in the Choir. She was preceded in death by her husband, Paul Gerald Adams, 3 brothers, James Argo, Joe Argo and Ray Argo and by 3 sisters, Bessie Mae Milstead, Eloise Garrett and Frances Lucas. She is survived by her son, Stacy Adams (Margie); two grandchildren, Mary Elizabeth Adams and Jackson Walker Adams. In lieu of flowers, please make Memorial contributions to the Gideons International.
