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Franklin “Lee” Adams
Franklin “Lee” Adams
September 19, 1938 -March 10, 2017
MCKINNEY – Franklin “Lee” Adams, 78, passed away March 10, 2017 in McKinney, TX.
The family received friends from 4-6 p.m. March 13 at The White Family Funeral Home of Bowie.
A funeral service was at 10 a.m. March 14 in the chapel of The White Family Funeral Home of
Bowie. Burial followed at Briar Creek Cemetery.
Lee was born Sept. 19,1938 in Cooke County, TX to Thomas and Vertie (Rogers) Adams. He attended
school in the Briar Creek area. Lee later served his country in the United States Navy.
He married Bonnie Sue St. John on July 2, 1960 in Bowie. Lee was a jack of all trades but especially
enjoyed his work at Davis Gas plant in Bowie for a number of years. He also owned and operated Adams
Exxon and Superette Laundry in Bowie. He enjoyed fishing, barbecuing, playing 42, and pecan harvesting. Lee was known to his grandchildren, nieces and nephews and friends as “Leepa.”
He is preceded in death by his parents, Thomas and Vertie Adams; son, Christopher Adams; brothers,
James Adams and Dale Adams; and sister, Emma “Skeeter” Price.
Lee is survived by his wife, Bonnie Adams, McKinney; children, Mike Adams and husband Joel Gaona-
Adams, McKinney, and Angela Millard and husband Phillip, Hot Springs, AR; grandchildren, Geraldine
Gaona, Jeremiah Millard, Joy Hope Millard and Jadynn Millard; five brothers and sister; and numerous
nieces and nephews.
Arrangements have been entrusted to The White Family Funeral Home of Bowie.
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