Born Sept. 8, 1911, at Arab, son of the late Elijah and Laura Adcock, he attended the Methodist Church and was a retired farmer.
On April 1, 1935, at Bloomfield, he married Mary Ruth Proffer, who survives.
Other survivors include: one son, Clarence Kelso of Advance; one daughter, Arbutus "Bootie" Sansagraw of Sikeston; one sister, Ethel Metcalf of Bloomfield; and seven grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Two daughters, two sisters and one brother preceded him in death.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Morgan Funeral Home in Advance, where services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday.
Burial will follow in Morgan Memorial Park.
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