Robert D. Adams Sr., drill sergeant
Robert D. Adams Sr., 76, of Ellendale passed away Wednesday, June 7, 2017, at the Delaware Hospice Center in Milford. Robert was born in Georgetown, the son of the late John Erin Adams and Bertha (Morris) Adams.
Robert retired as a drill sergeant from the U.S. Army after 23 years of service. After retirement from the service, he was a truck driver for Newton Trucking Company in Seaford. He was a member of the Ellendale VFW.
In addition to his parents, Robert was preceded in death by his daughter, Beverly Buckley; and 11 brothers and sisters. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Ethel Mae (Webb) Adams; two children, Brenda A. Scarborough and husband Carl of Milford, and Robert D. Adams Jr. and wife Doris Ann of Ellendale; two sisters, Martha Landon of Milford and Grace Byrd of Georgetown; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held Saturday, June 17, at 1 p.m., in the chapel of Short Funeral Services, 416 Federal St., Milton, where friends may call after noon. Burial will be private.
