John Durell Adair, 94, of Memphis, TN., went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, April 24, 2010.
He was a longtime member of Colonial Baptist Church in Memphis and was a GM retiree as an instructor at the GM Training Center. Mr. Adair taught auto mechanics at Jonesboro High School, in Jonesboro, AR., in the 1950's.
He was preceded in death by: his wife of 63 years, Beatrice Brown Adair; his son, John Adair Jr.; and his daughter, Betty Adair Turner Lenhardt.
He is survived by: his grandson and granddaughter-in-law, Drew and Nicole Turner, and two great-granddaughters of Olive Branch, Miss.; son-in-law, Albert Lenhardt of Memphis; his brother, Hubert Adair (Virginia) of Jonesboro; nephews, Jim Adair (Linda) and Ken Adair (June) of Jonesboro; sister-in-law, Marybeth Brown; niece, Sharon Lewis of Little Rock; and many grand-nephews and grand-nieces.
Committal services was held in Oaklawn Cemetery at Jonesboro. Arrangements were by Memorial Park Funeral Home.
He was a longtime member of Colonial Baptist Church in Memphis and was a GM retiree as an instructor at the GM Training Center. Mr. Adair taught auto mechanics at Jonesboro High School, in Jonesboro, AR., in the 1950's.
He was preceded in death by: his wife of 63 years, Beatrice Brown Adair; his son, John Adair Jr.; and his daughter, Betty Adair Turner Lenhardt.
He is survived by: his grandson and granddaughter-in-law, Drew and Nicole Turner, and two great-granddaughters of Olive Branch, Miss.; son-in-law, Albert Lenhardt of Memphis; his brother, Hubert Adair (Virginia) of Jonesboro; nephews, Jim Adair (Linda) and Ken Adair (June) of Jonesboro; sister-in-law, Marybeth Brown; niece, Sharon Lewis of Little Rock; and many grand-nephews and grand-nieces.
Committal services was held in Oaklawn Cemetery at Jonesboro. Arrangements were by Memorial Park Funeral Home.
John Durell Adair, 94, of Memphis, TN., went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, April 24, 2010.
He was a longtime member of Colonial Baptist Church in Memphis and was a GM retiree as an instructor at the GM Training Center. Mr. Adair taught auto mechanics at Jonesboro High School, in Jonesboro, AR., in the 1950's.
He was preceded in death by: his wife of 63 years, Beatrice Brown Adair; his son, John Adair Jr.; and his daughter, Betty Adair Turner Lenhardt.
He is survived by: his grandson and granddaughter-in-law, Drew and Nicole Turner, and two great-granddaughters of Olive Branch, Miss.; son-in-law, Albert Lenhardt of Memphis; his brother, Hubert Adair (Virginia) of Jonesboro; nephews, Jim Adair (Linda) and Ken Adair (June) of Jonesboro; sister-in-law, Marybeth Brown; niece, Sharon Lewis of Little Rock; and many grand-nephews and grand-nieces.
Committal services was held in Oaklawn Cemetery at Jonesboro. Arrangements were by Memorial Park Funeral Home.
He was a longtime member of Colonial Baptist Church in Memphis and was a GM retiree as an instructor at the GM Training Center. Mr. Adair taught auto mechanics at Jonesboro High School, in Jonesboro, AR., in the 1950's.
He was preceded in death by: his wife of 63 years, Beatrice Brown Adair; his son, John Adair Jr.; and his daughter, Betty Adair Turner Lenhardt.
He is survived by: his grandson and granddaughter-in-law, Drew and Nicole Turner, and two great-granddaughters of Olive Branch, Miss.; son-in-law, Albert Lenhardt of Memphis; his brother, Hubert Adair (Virginia) of Jonesboro; nephews, Jim Adair (Linda) and Ken Adair (June) of Jonesboro; sister-in-law, Marybeth Brown; niece, Sharon Lewis of Little Rock; and many grand-nephews and grand-nieces.
Committal services was held in Oaklawn Cemetery at Jonesboro. Arrangements were by Memorial Park Funeral Home.
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