Dr. John Robert "Rob" Adams, Sr.'s Obituary
Dr. John Robert “Rob” Adams, Sr., age 77, of Germantown, passed away Monday, November 6, 2017, after an extended illness. He was born in Memphis on September 16, 1940, to Carolyn Ferguson and Albert Harry Adams, Jr. He attended Vollintine Elementary School, Snowden Junior High School, Central High School and Southwestern at Memphis, where he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity and the football team. He graduated from medical school at the University of Tennessee in 1964. Dr. Adams served four years in the U.S. Army including postings at Fort Bragg, NC; Stuttgart, Germany, and Vicenza, Italy. He then completed a urology residency in Memphis. He practiced urology in Memphis from 1974 through 1995. Dr. Adams was in practice with his son for the last five years of his private practice. He was a long-time member of the Medical Journal Club, American Urological Association and American College of Surgeons. He served as a member of the medical staff of St. Francis Hospital, Methodist Hospital and Baptist Hospital. Dr. Adams was president of the staff of St. Francis Hospital in 1991. Dr. Adams subsequently finished a master’s program in Egyptology at the University of Memphis in 1998. Fascinated by history and world cultures, he spent a lifetime studying and travelling the world with Brenda Lee Brittan Adams, his wife of 59 years. He met Brenda at Snowden where they attended seventh grade together. They were married in June 1958 in Hernando, MS, by their minister from Memphis. He was an avid sportsman and enjoyed fishing in Alaska, hunting in Delaware and spending time at his farm in Como, MS. Rob and Brenda were long-time patrons of the arts in Memphis and Germantown. Dr. Adams leaves behind his wife, Brenda; son, John Robert Adams, Jr., MD (Stephanie) of Germantown; daughter, Debbie Adams Blaylock (Doug, CPA) of Collierville; grandsons, Trey Adams, JD (Sara) of Franklin, Taylor Blaylock of Lexington, KY, DMD student, and Nolon Blaylock, CPA (Logan) of Dallas, TX; granddaughters, Brittany Clemens, Pharm.D (Trey) of Germantown and Heather Adams, LSU Ruck’s Fellow of Baton Rouge, LA; and one great-granddaughter, Corinne Clemens. Visitation will be 9-11 a.m. and a Memorial Service will follow at 11 a.m., Saturday, November 11 at Memorial Park Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital or the charity of your choice.Arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Park Funeral Home and Cemetery, 5668 Poplar Ave., Memphis, TN 38119 (901) 767-8930. “Celebrating Life… Behind the Stone Wall”.
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