Loretta Smith Adams

February 11, 1943 - July 21, 2011

Loretta Smith Adams, 68, of Shelby Co., passed away Thursday morning at her home. Services will be Monday, July 25, 11:00a.m. at LeCompte-Johnson-Taylor Funeral Home. Rev. Lee Bolton and Rev. Marshall Phillips are officiating. Burial will follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens. A native of Frankfort, she was the daughter of the late Lew Edward and Sophfronia Booth Smith. She was a retired secretary in state government having worked in the Dept. of Tourism, Economic Development and Governor’s Office serving under Governors Ford, Carroll and Collins. She was a member of Clayvillage Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, David Adams; a son, Jason David Adams; a brother, George Smith; and two sisters, Louise Goins and Beatrice Atha. Survivors include her son, Shane Adams, Shelbyville; four brothers, Scott Smith (Bess), Lawrence Smith (Anne) both of Frankfort, Gayle Smith (Loretta), Olive Hill and Paul Smith (Diane), Versailles; a sister, Betty Smither, Frankfort and numerous nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Loretta’s nephews. Honorary bearers are Sidney Adams, Billy Adams, Bruce McCutchen, Paul Smith, Scott Smith, Lawrence Smith and Gayle Smith. Visitation will be held Sunday, July 24, 2:00pm – 6:00p.m. at LeCompte-Johnson-Taylor. Expressions of sympathy may be made to Markey Cancer Foundation,800 Rose St., Lexington, KY 40506; Hosparus, P.O. Box 35425, Louisville, KY 40232 or Clayvillage Baptist Church, 46 Lawson Ln., Shelbyville, KY 40065.