Harold W. Adams

Harold W. Adams, 90, of Chalk Bluff, passed away Monday, July 30th at a local nursing center.

Funeral Service: 3PM Saturday, August 4th at Lake Shore Funeral Home Chapel.  Burial will follow at Moore Cemetery in Chalk Bluff.

Visitation: one hour prior to service at the funeral home.

He was born October 17, 1927 in Midland to James and Mattie (Adcock-Belcher) Adams. Harold served in the Marine Corps during World War II, and took part in the Flying Sergeants Program. He loved to fly and picked up his civilian pilots license in 1947.

After the war, he worked as a stone mason and was a member of the bricklayers union. In May 1949, Harold married Billie Jean VanWinkle in Hamilton. He worked in construction before taking a job with Ware Communications, and later Wales Industries.

Always one to seek new challenges, he took a job with the McLennan County Sheriff’s Department, under Sheriff Jack Harwell, tasked with setting up the radio communications repair shop. His role expanded to maintenance of the department’s entire fleet of vehicles. He also assisted the department as a pilot flying officials and transporting prisoners.

Harold was preceded in death by his parents, a sister, Altus Kight, and two brothers, S.R. Adams, and J.C. Adams.

He is survived by his wife, Billie Adams, of Waco; daughter, Charlotte Jean Beard and husband, Charles, of Waxahachie; grandson, William Crist, of Richwood; great granddaughter, Heidi Crist, of Richwood. He is also survived by his sister, Hazel Sears of Colorado.

Contact Information:

Place of Service: Lake Shore Funeral Home , 5201 Steinbeck Bend; Waco, TX 76708