Elbert Ivan Adams, 69, of Woodstock , Kentucky , passed away Wednesday, January 26, 2011.

He was born in Pulaski County , Kentucky on May 5, 1941, son of the late James Finley and Anna West Adams.  He was an employee for the City of Mt. Vernon.

He is survived by his wife, Kathleen Stimmerman Adams of Woodstock, four sons, Barry Adams of South Dakota, Denny Stimmerman of Colorado, Matthew Hall of Byrdstown, TN and Joseph Hall of Woodstock, two daughters, Sheila Wright of Waynesburg and Mary Hall of Byrdstown, TN, three brothers, Russell Adams of Science Hill, Oscar Adams of Burnside and Leslie Adams of Woodstock, three sisters, Allene Fetter of Cincinnati, OH, Mary Gilland of Sharonville, OH and Brenda Adams of Frankfort, KY, ten grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents, six brothers, Carl, Hartford , Norman, Ed "Honey", Lester and James "Jam Up" Adams and one sister, Joyce Rose Bullock.

A memorial service will be held at 1 PM Saturday, January 29, 2011 at Morris & Hislope Funeral Home with Bro. Shelby Reynolds officiating.

Visitation will be after 11 AM Saturday at Morris & Hislope Funeral Home.