Melvin Ray "Mel" Adams Obituary (1935

Mr. Melvin Ray Adams, age 88, of Hanover, Indiana, entered this life on June 25, 1935, in Jefferson County, Indiana, at his family home. He was the eleventh child of Newton Thomas and Lottie Fae Nighbert Adams and was their last surviving child. He lived his entire life in Jefferson County, Indiana and was a 1953 graduate of Hanover High School. Mel was united in marriage to Linda Nan Manaugh on October 1, 1954, at the Hanover Methodist Church. This happy union of nearly 68 years was blessed with children: Pamela, Johanna, Laura, Michael, Julie, and Melinda. He retired after 42 years of service with the Indiana-Kentucky Electric Corporation in Madison. He served many of those years in operations on swing shift and the last ten years as a safety supervisor and personnel director. Mel was also a farmer for most of his life, farming tobacco and caring for his land. He enjoyed playing golf, hunting, fishing, and following all different types of sports. He began construction of the Spring Hills Golf Course in 2000 and he opened it for golfers in November of 2002. Mel, with his late wife Linda, will be fondly remembered for their friendly smiles and helpful nature to many golfers throughout their leadership and ownership. He had served on the Hanover Township Advisory Board for over fifty four years since January 1, 1970 and was honored for his service to the community. Mel was a jokester at heart, a beloved husband, loving dad, grandpa, great-grandpa, great-great grandpa, brother, father-in-law, and friend. He was awaiting the birth of another great grandson this spring. Mel died on Wednesday, February 28, 2024, at 6:12 a.m. at the Norton King's Daughters' Hospital in Madison, Indiana. Please Click Here to View the Video Tribute A LOVING FAMILYMel will be missed by his loving daughters: Johanna "Jodi" Yocum and her husband, Duke of Hanover; Laura Chitwood and her husband, Mark Johnson of Hanover; Julie Shepherd and her husband, Denny of Lexington; Melinda "Mendi" Garrett and her husband, Kenny of Hanover; his loving son, Michael Adams and his wife, Donna of Evansville; his son-in-law, Garry Alexander of Concord, North Carolina; his grandchildren: Adam (Audra), Arin (Tim), Charlie, Brittni (Zac), Brady (Veronica), Brett (Cortney), Brynen (Jessica), Drew, Leah, Emma, Caleb (Morgan), Colten (Kasen), Haley (Michael), and Abigail (Zach); 17 great-grandchildren; three great-great- grandchildren; his sisters-in-law, Virginia Adams of Hanover; Betty Adams of Hanover; Marilyn Kleopfer of Madison; Margaret Gray of Brookfield, Wisconsin; Lydia Manaugh of Ohio; Charlene Manaugh of Madison; Karen Todd of Hanover; brother-in-law, Robert Manaugh and his wife, Therese, of Brandon, Florida; numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and other relatives. He was preceded in death by his father, Newton Thomas Adams, (January 11, 1996); his mother, Lottie Fae Nighbert Adams, (November 14, 1969); his beloved wife of nearly 68 years, Linda Nan Manaugh Adams, (June 9, 2022); his daughter, Pamela Adams Alexander, (January 16, 2022); his grandson, Derrick Lee Yocum, (April 15, 2013); his father-in-law, Albert Manaugh, (March 6, 1985); his mother-in-law, Laura Callamatta Ditzler Manaugh, (November 6, 1997); his siblings: Elbert Adams, Vernon and Louella Adams Kessler, Floyd and Inez Adams, Albert and Phyllis Adams, Bud and Evelyn Adams Handlon, Robert and Martha Adams, Wesley and Viola Adams Turner, Luther Adams, Willard Adams, Jack and Waunita Adams Weber, and Clifford and Carolyn Adams; his brothers-in-law, Carroll R. "Dutch" Kleopfer, Harold Gray, Albert Richard "Dick" Manaugh, Jack Norman Manaugh, and James Nelson and Elaine "Cookie" Manaugh. FUNERAL CEREMONY Funeral services will be conducted Sunday, March 10, 2024, at 3:00 p.m., by Pastor Brynen Chitwood at the Hanover United Methodist Church, 220 East Lagrange Rd, in Hanover, Indiana. Interment will follow in the Carmel Cemetery in Hanover, Indiana. TO VIEW THIS FUNERAL CEREMONY AT A LATER TIME: https://webcast.funeralvue.com/events/viewer/98566/hash:85FF71F233F54CD4 VISITATION Friends may visit Saturday, March 9, 2024, from 3:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. and Sunday, March 10, 2024, from 1:00 p.m. until the time of service at the Hanover United Methodist Church, 220 East Lagrange Rd. in Hanover, Indiana. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to Hope Valley Church or Carmel Cemetery in Hanover. Cards are available at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centres of Madison and Hanover. Online condolences, remembrances, and memorials can be left at www.morgan-nay.com PLACE AN ONLINE MEMORIAL To send a flower arrangement in memory of Melvin Ray "Mel" Adams, please click here to visit our sympathy store.