PRESTONSBURG ADAMS, DR. JAMES DOUGLAS, 72, passed away Sunday, November 23, 2008. He was born on January 14, 1936, the son of the late Hazel Ruth Osborn Adams and Jerry David Adams. Dr. Adams graduated from Eastern Kentucky University in 1956 where he majored in both biology and chemistry. He continued his education at the University of Louisville, where he received his Doctorate of Medicine in 1960. He retuned to his native Floyd County where he began a family practice in Prestonsburg. After 43 dedicated years he retired from his practice in December 2004. Dr. Adams served as the Draft Board Physician for Floyd County until the end of the draft during the Vietnam War era. He was a charter member of the Housing Commission in Floyd County which serves and assists needy families of Eastern Kentucky and also served on the standing committee for the Board of Health until 1969. Dr. Adams was instrumental in the development of Highlands Regional Medical Center. He was a corporate ! member and board of trustee member of FADA Service Corporations. FADA develops long term health care facilities in both Floyd and Pike Counties and continues to serve the area today. Dr. James D. Adams lived a life of service to others; he always believed education was paramount in developing the kind of leaders Appalachia needs. He was a member of the Floyd County Board of Education from 1969 until 1990 and served as Chairman of the Board from 1983 to 1990. He worked tirelessly on behalf of the youth in the Floyd County area. In 1986 Dr. Adams became involved in the hotel industry opening the first nationally recognized hotel chain in Prestonsburg, the Holiday Inn. He used this as an opportunity to promote industry and tourism in Eastern Kentucky. While being retired from private practice, Dr. Adams, at the time of his death, was still passionate about being involved in health care. He was serving as Co-Medical Director of Riverview, Prestonsburg and Pikeville Health Care ! Facilities. Dr. James Douglas Adams is survived by his beloved wife, J uanita Whitaker Adams; his son, James Douglas Adams II; his daughter, April Adams Steele and his son-in-law, Joe Harrison Steele, as well as his three grandchildren, James Douglas Adams III, E. Hunter Brown and Elizabeth Grace Adams, all of Prestonsburg. Visitation will be held at the Hall Funeral Home in Martin, KY, 4-9 p.m. Tuesday, November 25, 2008. Funeral services will be conducted at 11a.m. Wednesday at the Hall Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Jim Sherman officiating. Published in The Courier-Journal on 11/25/2008

As a thought to those who might be related to Dr. James Douglas, if one was wanting genealogical information about him and his immediately family that isn't known, one can contact Eastern Kentucky University's medical library and speak directly with the medical librarian for this information. Within every medical library, there is this 'special gate keeper' of this information which is free and open to the public, but has to be requested from the medical librarian. Once contact is made, be sure to remember the librarian's name out of courtesy because he/she will be doing this work for you and although it's free, to know where to get this information is awesome and any information is always precious. I'd like to add, that if any of you have a lawyer ancestor, who you know has practiced within any state in the Union, within that state, at the state level, there will be a law library where this same genealogical information about your lawyer ancestor is available, also free for the asking, from the state where this lawyer practiced at the state level. Respectfully, Rhonda Warmack Houston ([email protected]) -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 7:44 AM To: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: [EASTERNKENTUCKY] Dr. James Douglas Adams obit-Floyd Co.,KY-Mother was an Osborn PRESTONSBURG ADAMS, DR. JAMES DOUGLAS, 72, passed away Sunday, November 23, 2008. He was born on January 14, 1936, the son of the late Hazel Ruth Osborn Adams and Jerry David Adams. Dr. Adams graduated from Eastern Kentucky University in 1956 where he majored in both biology and chemistry. He continued his education at the University of Louisville, where he received his Doctorate of Medicine in 1960. He retuned to his native Floyd County where he began a family practice in Prestonsburg. After 43 dedicated years he retired from his practice in December 2004. Dr. Adams served as the Draft Board Physician for Floyd County until the end of the draft during the Vietnam War era. He was a charter member of the Housing Commission in Floyd County which serves and assists needy families of Eastern Kentucky and also served on the standing committee for the Board of Health until 1969. Dr. Adams was instrumental in the development of Highlands Regional Medical Center. He was a corporate ! member and board of trustee member of FADA Service Corporations. FADA develops long term health care facilities in both Floyd and Pike Counties and continues to serve the area today. Dr. James D. Adams lived a life of service to others; he always believed education was paramount in developing the kind of leaders Appalachia needs. He was a member of the Floyd County Board of Education from 1969 until 1990 and served as Chairman of the Board from 1983 to 1990. He worked tirelessly on behalf of the youth in the Floyd County area. In 1986 Dr. Adams became involved in the hotel industry opening the first nationally recognized hotel chain in Prestonsburg, the Holiday Inn. He used this as an opportunity to promote industry and tourism in Eastern Kentucky. While being retired from private practice, Dr. Adams, at the time of his death, was still passionate about being involved in health care. He was serving as Co-Medical Director of Riverview, Prestonsburg and Pikeville Health Care ! Facilities. Dr. James Douglas Adams is survived by his beloved wife, J uanita Whitaker Adams; his son, James Douglas Adams II; his daughter, April Adams Steele and his son-in-law, Joe Harrison Steele, as well as his three grandchildren, James Douglas Adams III, E. Hunter Brown and Elizabeth Grace Adams, all of Prestonsburg. Visitation will be held at the Hall Funeral Home in Martin, KY, 4-9 p.m. Tuesday, November 25, 2008. Funeral services will be conducted at 11a.m. Wednesday at the Hall Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Jim Sherman officiating. Published in The Courier-Journal on 11/25/2008 ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message