Neil J Adams

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Neil J Adams

Neil J Adams, 75, surrounded by family, peacefully passed away on Wednesday, October 6, 2010 due to complications from back surgery. He was born March 1, 1935 to Clyde Bennett and Ruth Harris Adams in Ogden, Utah.

He is survived by his wife, Catherine, Burley, ID, Six children; Calvin and Sue, Burley, ID, Mark and Laura, Trenton, UT, Jeff and Julie, Layton, UT, Elizabeth, Firth, ID, Flint and Darci, Boise, ID and Nathan and Maria, Denver, CO, 12 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren.

He is also survived by his brother, Harris and Ethel Adams and sister, Jean and Jay Love, brother-in-law, Vernon and Marilyn Flint, and sisters-in law, Jane and Jay Green and Barbara Iverson.

Neil grew up in Layton where he enjoyed the influence of good friends, Don Evans and Ralph Firth. He graduated from Davis High in 1953 and later served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Southern California. On October 2, 1959, he married Catherine Flint in the Salt Lake Temple. He loved her and strived to always honor her in all that he did. Neil graduated from Utah State Agriculture College in 1962 with a Bachelor degree in Elementary Education. He taught school in the Davis School District for 17 years. In 1979, Neil retired from teaching and moved his family to Burley, Idaho where he fulfilled his lifelong dream of farming and ranching until he retired in 2007. There, in Burley and View, he developed lifelong friendships that he cherished. Those kind friends were always a source of strength and inspiration to him. Neil faithfully served in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as a home teacher and in many other callings. He and Catherine recently returned from a mission to Nauvoo, Il.

Neil was a man of character and integrity, a kind and caring person who enjoyed serving others. He loved to share his stories and life lessons conveyed with his unique wit and sense of humor, especially with his grandchildren. He believed that everyone should be treated with kindness and love, forever teaching us charity and forgiveness. It is through his example that he continues to remind us to always do the same.

Funeral services will be held Monday, October 11, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. at the Fairfield LDS Ward, 590 W. 2000 No. (Antelope Dr). Friends may visit family Sunday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Lindquist''s Layton Mortuary, 1867 N. Fairfield Road and Monday from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the church. Interment, Kaysville City Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions be made to the LDS Perpetual Education Fund.