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George W. Buck Adams, 75, of North Belle Vernon, died suddenly on Wednesday, July 23, 2008. A son of the late George K. and Helen Mae Lehew Adams, he was born in North Belle Vernon on March 14, 1933 and graduated from the former Vernon High School in 1951. Mr. Adams was a member of St. Sebastian Roman Catholic Church, the Mon Valley A.R.C. and the N.A.L.C. He was a former member of the Belle Vernon Volunteer Fire Company No. 2 and, more recently, volunteered at the St. Vincent DePaul Society in Monessen. A U.S. Navy veteran, he served during the Korean Conflict. A musician, Mr. Adams played in the following bands: Belle Vernon Musical Society, Belle Vernon Drum and Bugle Corps, the Belle Vernon Community Band and the Mon Valley M.A.R.S. Concert Band. George retired in 1992 after 28 years as a letter carrier with the U.S. Postal Service in Belle Vernon. Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law, Marcia and Chris Suppo, of Greensburg, two sons and one daughter-in-law, Michael G. and Valerie Adams, of North Huntingdon, and Ronald J. Adams, at home, and three grandchildren, Sarah and Emily Adams, of North Huntingdon, and Carli Suppo, of Greensburg. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, A. Evelyn Maksa Adams, in 1998, one son, Jeffrey W. Adams, in 1966, one brother, James K. Adams, in 2002, and a sister in infancy. Friends will be received from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday in the FERGUSON FUNERAL HOME and CREMATORY INC., (724- 929-5300), 700 Broad Ave., Belle Vernon, www.fergusonfuneralhomeandcrematory.com. A blessing service will be in the funeral home on Saturday, July 26, at 9 a.m., followed by a Funeral Mass at 9:30 a.m. with the Rev. Lawrence Manchas, VF as celebrant. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The rosary will be prayed in the funeral home on Friday at 3 p.m., led by members of St. Sebastian Parish. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to the St. Vincent DePaul Society.

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