John R. Adams, 86, of Ruskin, Florida, formerly of Versailles passed away Sunday, May 1, 2016 at Life Path Hospice in Ruskin. He was born in Indianapolis on February 27, 1930 the son of John and Georgia McDonald Adams. He was married to Mayme Gurney and she preceded him in death on October 20, 1984. He was married to Lucille Buchanan on August 10, 1985 and she survives. Other survivors include one son John S. Adams of Tampa, Florida; one daughter Crystal Kormelink of Cincinnati; five step-sons Mark (Dianne) Ogden of Atlanta, Georgia, Gary (Jody) Ogden, and Paul Ogden of Indianapolis, Jeff Ogden of Clearwater, Florida, and Mike (Judy) Ogden of Overland Park, Kansas; 11 grandchildren and one great-grandchild; one brother Dale (Martha) Adams of Herndon, Virginia; two sisters Stella Dobson of Rising Sun, and Alta Holcomb of Versailles. He was also preceded in death by his parents, his brothers Edward and Grover, and his sisters Betty Holzer and Velma Browning. Mr. Adams was a 1949 graduate of Holton High School. He was a veteran of the Korean War serving with the US Army and rising to the rank of Corporal and for his service John received the National Defense Service Medal. In civilian life he worked at Ft. Knox, Kentucky and retired in 1990 from the Jefferson Proving Ground where he worked in demolition. John was member of St. Anne Catholic Church in Ruskin and was a 50 year member of the Versailles Masonic Lodge. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, May 7th at 1pm at St. John Catholic Church in Osgood with Father Don Buchanan officiating. Burial will be in the Marble Corner Cemetery at Versailles. Visitation will be Friday from 5pm to 7pm at the Stratton-Karsteter Funeral Home in Versailles with Rosary services at 6:45pm and Masonic services at 7pm. Memorials may be given to the Moffitt Cancer Center or the Shriner’s Hospital in care of the funeral home.