Bonham, Texas -- Jimmie Roosevelt (Rosevelt) Adams left this earth and entered to presence of the Lord at the age of 91 on Saturday, December 21, 2024 in Arlington, Texas. Jim was born November 18, 1933 in Jefferson County, Terral, Oklahoma, to parents, Elmer Bryan Adams and Rozetta Jones Adams.

A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, January 4, 2025 at Carson Cemetery in Ector, Texas under the direction of Cooper-Sorrells Funeral Home. Matt Frawley will officiate.

Jim is survived by his daughter, Lana Vick, of Bedford, TX, son, Rusty Adams and wife, Lorrie of Hurst, TX, daughter, Lamesa Velasquez and husband, Jorge of Keller, TX, stepson, Rocky Dennis and wife, Shelli of Weatherford, TX, stepdaughter, Roxann Privette and husband Russ of Oklahoma City, OK, five granddaughters four grandsons, nine great grandchildren, brother, Rex Adams and wife, Robin, of Bakersfield, California and numerous extended family members.

Jim was preceded in death by his wife, Betty Lou Adams, parents, Elmer and Rozetta Adams, brother, Raymond Grant and sister, Lois May.

Jim served in the United States Army with the 7th Infantry Division, a unit which was in action in almost every part of the Peninsula (Heartbreak Ridge) since the landing in Inchon Korea 1951-1952. Jim was awarded the bronze star, silver star and purple heart.

In 1956 he started his journey with the trucking industry and was a Teamsters Union member from 1957 until he retired in 1995.

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