Laurence Adams

Tuesday, May 31, 2016

Laurence Adams, 59, of Pittsburg, Kan., died Tuesday evening, May 24, 2016 at the Medicalodge Nursing Home of Frontenac. He was born April 13, 1957 in Fort Scott, Kan., the son of John Henry and Dorcas Elizabeth (Wilkerson) Adams.

Survivors include his children, Tosha Clark-Smith, of Lawrence, Kan., Andrew Walker, of Spokane, Wash., and Laurence M. Adams, Jr., of Riverside, Calif.; five brothers, Hugh Wilkerson and wife Ramona of Mexico, Stanton Wilkerson and wife Leslee, of Canada, Claude Adams of Fort Scott, Danny Adams and wife Michelle of Spokane, Wash., and Brian Adams of Buffalo, N.Y.; a sister, Aileen Adams-Boyington; several grandchildren, a host of nieces and nephews and great-nieces and great-nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, a great-niece, and a brother, John Adams.

Services for Laurence will be 1 p.m. Thursday, June 2, 2016 at the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home. Following cremation, interment will take place later at the Oak Grove Cemetery under the direction of the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home. Condolences may be submitted to the online guestbook at konantz-cheney.com.