James "Jim" Lane Adams, 76, of Madisonville, KY, passed away on Wednesday, December 20, 2023, at Baptist Health Deaconess in Madisonville.

He was born on May 7, 1947, in Evansville, IN, to the late Irene Lawrence Brown Adams and Herbert Gerald "Jerry" Adams. He was a proud veteran of the United States Navy. He was formerly employed and retired as a coal miner from Island Creek Coal Mines. He loved gardening and reading. Jim's greatest joy was spending time with his grandchildren.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his step-daughter, Allison Bates.

Survivors include his wife, Ladonna Wallace Adams; daughter, Tara Nakole Williams; son-in-law, Eric Lee Williams; great grandsons who he and Ladonna raised as their own, Colin, Caelin, Corbin, and Camdin Woolfork; grandchildren, Chelsea Bates-Adams, Emily (Stephen) Gordon, Matthew Haynes, Faith Patterson, Harold Patterson, Candace (Devon) Dickens, and Cameron Kinman; great-grandchildren, Elora Dickens, Elvie Gordon, Naomi Patterson, and Harold Patterson, Jr.; brother, Jerry Wayne Adams, sister-in-law, Modra (Prowse) Adams; niece, Kristie Adams; and nephew, Clint Adams.

A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, December 27, 2023, at Kentucky Veterans Cemetery West in Hopkinsville, KY. Harris Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Military honors will be conducted by the United States Navy.