Tommy Adams Sr Obituary

Age - 80

October 8, 2023

Ponchatoula, LA

Tommy P. Adams, Sr. was a native of Jackson, LA and a resident of Ponchatoula, LA. He went to his final resting place Friday, October 6, 2023, at his residence. Tommy was 80 years old. He is survived by his wife, Mary Fletcher Adams; son, Tommy Adams, Jr; daughter, Sally McCarty (Jeff); step-son, Greg Fletcher (Jennifer) stepdaughter, Kelly Hull (Harold, Sr. ); granddaughters; Kaleigh and Brittney McCarty; grandson, Cory McCarty; step granddaughter, Kayla Fletcher Sifuentes (Christopher); step grandsons, Dustin Fletcher, Austin Hull (Mabel), Harold Hull, Jr, and Christian Hull; and great granddaughter Ellie Hull. Tommy is preceded in death by his parents, Enwood "Runt" and Sally Adams; brothers, Maurice "Reese" Adams (Julia), Norris Adams (Ruth), and Donnie Adams; sister, Zula Rogillio (Roy); and a daughter, Tanya Adams. Visitation will be at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 255 North 8th Street, Ponchatoula, Thursday, October 12, 2023, from 9:30 a. m. until Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a. m. Interment will follow in Rosaryville Cemetery, Rosaryville, LA.

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