Beloved father, grandfather and great grandfather Lowell Thomas "Tommy" Adams 78 of Panama City, Florida went to be with Jesus his Lord and Savior at his home on Friday, August 10, 2018. He was born on September 12, 1939 in Hollywood, Florida. He is survived by his wife of 59 years Joan, three children; his son, Lowell T. Adams, Jr (and wife, Karen) of Fort Worth, Texas; his daughters, Dawn Cerf (and husband, Jim) and Brenda Thompson of Panama City; nine grandchildren, James Cerf, Ashlee Palmer, Kristyn Thompson, Samantha Cerf, Christopher Mitchem, Amanda Thompson, David Adams, Katie Adams and Matthew Thompson and six great-grandchildren. He is also survived by brother Keith Adams of Panama City and sisters Sandra Wilson of Panama City and Elizabeth "Libby" Usry of Thomson, Georgia. He was preceded in death by his parents (Rev and Mrs. Lowell F. Adams).
He retired from The United States Coast Guard after 20 years of service, owned and operated LetterPress, then worked at Gulf Coast College and the Bay County School Board in the printing department. He was an expert carpenter who enjoyed woodworking. He also had a passion for playing, restoring, building and giving away vintage steel guitars.
He was a long-time member of First Baptist Church where he served as a deacon, worked in Men's Ministry and taught pre-school for many years. He had a very intense prayer life and spent many hours studying the Bible. He was a chaplain for The Florida Disaster Relief organization and served with Builders for Christ. His beautiful smile and compassion will be missed by all who knew him.
A celebration of life service will be held on Monday at 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Panama City. The family will receive friends at the Wilson Funeral Home on Sunday from 2-4 p.m. Private family graveside service will be held in the Greenwood Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family request that memorial contributions be made to the Missions Ministry at First Baptist Church of Panama City in memory of Tommy Adams.