Tim Adams

Dr. Tim Adams

After a two-year battle with cancer, God called His son home, and funeral services for Dr. William Timothy Adams, 67, of Baxter, will be Tuesday, January 31 at 10 AM at Washington Avenue Baptist Church in Cookeville. The family will receive friends at the Baxter Chapel of Hooper Huddleston Horner Funeral Home Monday from 5 to 8 PM and after 9 AM Tuesday at the church until service time. Interment will follow in New Home Cemetery in the Boma Community of Putnam County. Dr Kevin Shearer and Rev. Mark Gaw will officiate at the service with Bro. Steven Thornton officiating at the cemetery. Pallbearers will be nephews and friends.

Tim was born in Laredo, Texas, in 1955. In 1961, Tim’s parents moved to Tennessee where he was raised on a farm in the Poplar Grove community of Putnam County. After graduating from Putnam County Senior High School, he attended Tennessee Technological University and then attended Southwest Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas, where he received his Masters of Divinity. While at Tennessee Tech, he met and married Faith Brown of Baxter TN.

Faith and Tim celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary on December 30th in the log home that he built with the help of his father. Tim and Faith are the proud parents of 3 children - Paul Adams of Sparta, TN; Joanna (Daniel) Meadows of Baxter TN; and Mark (Morgan) Adams of Hurricane, West Virginia and 3 grandchildren; Caitlyn Adams, Cole Meadows and Eden Faith Meadows.

Brother Tim was preacher of the Gospel for 38 years and pastored many churches over the years including Saylor Park Baptist Mission in Cincinnati, OH; Island Creek Baptist Church in Manchester, KY; Cumberland Baptist Church in Cumberland, KY; Union Hill Baptist Church in Goodlettsville, TN; Rayon City Baptist Church, Old Hickory, TN; Wilhite Baptist and Alethia Baptist Fellowship in Cookeville, TN. At the time of his death, Tim was a member of Washington Avenue Baptist, Cookeville, TN.

During his time pastoring, Tim authored 16 books; as well as received his Doctor of Ministry on May 12, 2006, from Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary in Germantown TN. His thesis was his passion and was titled “Renewing the Local Church’s Ministry through Personal Prayer Life Enhancement.”

Brother Tim was a life-long learner. Notably, he was a master woodworker, Christian illusionist, soap maker, aquarist, and exceptional blackberry and blueberry grower and canner.

Preceding him to glory was his father, William (Bill) Adams; mother, Joyce Adams; Father-in-Law, Virgle Brown; mother-in-law, Mary Nell Anderson Brown; sister-in-law, Deborah Eve Morgan Brown, and uncle, Tommy Adams.

In addition to being survived by his wife, children, and grandchildren; Tim is survived by his brother, Daniel (Robbi) Adams of Cookeville; sister, Elana (Steven) Thornton of Cookeville; sisters-in-law, Nancy and Rosemary Brown of Baxter; brothers-in-law, David (Julia) Brown of Cookeville, Virgle (Cindy) Brown Jr. of Baxter; and aunt, Maureen Adams of Franklin, TN; as well as many nieces, nephews, and great-nieces and nephews.

Serving as pallbearers will be Luke and Jesse Thornton, Jacob Adams, Raymond Rodgers, Roger Ballard, Roger Stockton, Bruce Grogan and Jeremy Anderson.

Baxter Chapel of Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. (931)858-2134. Share memories and condolences at www.hhhfunerals.com.