Melvin Royale "Mez" Adams was born in Norwich, Windsor County, Vermont, on February 8, 1928 to Nellie Franceine Ackerson and Leon Henry Adams. He had three siblings — Raymond Ross Adams, Victor Adams, and Evelyn Mamie Adams.
During WWII, Adams served in the Royal Canadian Air Force.
He married Betty Mae Pentzer Shoemaker. They had no family together, although Betty had two children from a previous marriage. The couple was not living together at the time of his death, and Betty passed away in 1988.
Those who knew "Mez" said he was a good person. He had a strong Vermont accent, was quite handsome in his youth, and hid a very intelligent mind beneath a placid demeanor.
Melvin Adams is buried in an unmarked grave in the Ottumwa Cemetery.
Adams's body was discovered on February 13, 1983 by Wapello County resident Betty Dyer inside a small cabin located on the Coghlan property off Cemetery Road just northeast of the Cliffland Bridge at the Des Moines River.
Those who knew "Mez" said he was a good person. He had a strong Vermont accent, was quite handsome in his youth, and hid a very intelligent mind beneath a placid demeanor.
However, Mez Adams was known to drink too much, which made sustaining a relationship difficult and which may have figured into his tragic death.
Please log into Iowa Unsolved Murders - Historic Cases:
http://www.iowaunsolvedmurders.com/beyond-1965-selected-unsolved-iowa-murders/forgotten-and-unsolved-murder-of-melvin-royale-adams-1983/
Information is from Melvin's niece, Suzanne "Sue" Koehler as the author and Iowa Unsolved Murders: Historic Cases as the source.
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Obituary from Ottumwa Courier, February 13, 1983
Melvin R. Adams, 54, of Agency Route 1 was found dead Feb. 13 in his home.
He was born Feb. 8, 1929, in Canada to Leon and Nellie Ackerson Adams. A resident of Wapello county most of his life, he had been employed at Whitham Nursery. He married Betty Shoemaker July 6, 1971.
Survivors: his wife.
Graveside service and burial: 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Ottumwa Cemetery, the Rev. Dale Gray of Agency United Methodist Church officiating.
Arrangements: Reece Funeral Home.
During WWII, Adams served in the Royal Canadian Air Force.
He married Betty Mae Pentzer Shoemaker. They had no family together, although Betty had two children from a previous marriage. The couple was not living together at the time of his death, and Betty passed away in 1988.
Those who knew "Mez" said he was a good person. He had a strong Vermont accent, was quite handsome in his youth, and hid a very intelligent mind beneath a placid demeanor.
Melvin Adams is buried in an unmarked grave in the Ottumwa Cemetery.
Adams's body was discovered on February 13, 1983 by Wapello County resident Betty Dyer inside a small cabin located on the Coghlan property off Cemetery Road just northeast of the Cliffland Bridge at the Des Moines River.
Those who knew "Mez" said he was a good person. He had a strong Vermont accent, was quite handsome in his youth, and hid a very intelligent mind beneath a placid demeanor.
However, Mez Adams was known to drink too much, which made sustaining a relationship difficult and which may have figured into his tragic death.
Please log into Iowa Unsolved Murders - Historic Cases:
http://www.iowaunsolvedmurders.com/beyond-1965-selected-unsolved-iowa-murders/forgotten-and-unsolved-murder-of-melvin-royale-adams-1983/
Information is from Melvin's niece, Suzanne "Sue" Koehler as the author and Iowa Unsolved Murders: Historic Cases as the source.
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Obituary from Ottumwa Courier, February 13, 1983
Melvin R. Adams, 54, of Agency Route 1 was found dead Feb. 13 in his home.
He was born Feb. 8, 1929, in Canada to Leon and Nellie Ackerson Adams. A resident of Wapello county most of his life, he had been employed at Whitham Nursery. He married Betty Shoemaker July 6, 1971.
Survivors: his wife.
Graveside service and burial: 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Ottumwa Cemetery, the Rev. Dale Gray of Agency United Methodist Church officiating.
Arrangements: Reece Funeral Home.
Melvin Royale "Mez" Adams was born in Norwich, Windsor County, Vermont, on February 8, 1928 to Nellie Franceine Ackerson and Leon Henry Adams. He had three siblings — Raymond Ross Adams, Victor Adams, and Evelyn Mamie Adams.
During WWII, Adams served in the Royal Canadian Air Force.
He married Betty Mae Pentzer Shoemaker. They had no family together, although Betty had two children from a previous marriage. The couple was not living together at the time of his death, and Betty passed away in 1988.
Those who knew "Mez" said he was a good person. He had a strong Vermont accent, was quite handsome in his youth, and hid a very intelligent mind beneath a placid demeanor.
Melvin Adams is buried in an unmarked grave in the Ottumwa Cemetery.
Adams's body was discovered on February 13, 1983 by Wapello County resident Betty Dyer inside a small cabin located on the Coghlan property off Cemetery Road just northeast of the Cliffland Bridge at the Des Moines River.
Those who knew "Mez" said he was a good person. He had a strong Vermont accent, was quite handsome in his youth, and hid a very intelligent mind beneath a placid demeanor.
However, Mez Adams was known to drink too much, which made sustaining a relationship difficult and which may have figured into his tragic death.
Please log into Iowa Unsolved Murders - Historic Cases:
http://www.iowaunsolvedmurders.com/beyond-1965-selected-unsolved-iowa-murders/forgotten-and-unsolved-murder-of-melvin-royale-adams-1983/
Information is from Melvin's niece, Suzanne "Sue" Koehler as the author and Iowa Unsolved Murders: Historic Cases as the source.
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Obituary from Ottumwa Courier, February 13, 1983
Melvin R. Adams, 54, of Agency Route 1 was found dead Feb. 13 in his home.
He was born Feb. 8, 1929, in Canada to Leon and Nellie Ackerson Adams. A resident of Wapello county most of his life, he had been employed at Whitham Nursery. He married Betty Shoemaker July 6, 1971.
Survivors: his wife.
Graveside service and burial: 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Ottumwa Cemetery, the Rev. Dale Gray of Agency United Methodist Church officiating.
Arrangements: Reece Funeral Home.
During WWII, Adams served in the Royal Canadian Air Force.
He married Betty Mae Pentzer Shoemaker. They had no family together, although Betty had two children from a previous marriage. The couple was not living together at the time of his death, and Betty passed away in 1988.
Those who knew "Mez" said he was a good person. He had a strong Vermont accent, was quite handsome in his youth, and hid a very intelligent mind beneath a placid demeanor.
Melvin Adams is buried in an unmarked grave in the Ottumwa Cemetery.
Adams's body was discovered on February 13, 1983 by Wapello County resident Betty Dyer inside a small cabin located on the Coghlan property off Cemetery Road just northeast of the Cliffland Bridge at the Des Moines River.
Those who knew "Mez" said he was a good person. He had a strong Vermont accent, was quite handsome in his youth, and hid a very intelligent mind beneath a placid demeanor.
However, Mez Adams was known to drink too much, which made sustaining a relationship difficult and which may have figured into his tragic death.
Please log into Iowa Unsolved Murders - Historic Cases:
http://www.iowaunsolvedmurders.com/beyond-1965-selected-unsolved-iowa-murders/forgotten-and-unsolved-murder-of-melvin-royale-adams-1983/
Information is from Melvin's niece, Suzanne "Sue" Koehler as the author and Iowa Unsolved Murders: Historic Cases as the source.
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Obituary from Ottumwa Courier, February 13, 1983
Melvin R. Adams, 54, of Agency Route 1 was found dead Feb. 13 in his home.
He was born Feb. 8, 1929, in Canada to Leon and Nellie Ackerson Adams. A resident of Wapello county most of his life, he had been employed at Whitham Nursery. He married Betty Shoemaker July 6, 1971.
Survivors: his wife.
Graveside service and burial: 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Ottumwa Cemetery, the Rev. Dale Gray of Agency United Methodist Church officiating.
Arrangements: Reece Funeral Home.
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