Funeral service for Marvel Jo Adams will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, December 14, 2021, at Union Baptist Church with Pastor Willie J. Tiller, Jr. officiating.

Burial will follow in Highland Cemetery, Lawton under the direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home.

Family will greet friends from 5-7 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.

Marvel Jo Adams, 77, of Lawton, Oklahoma passed away Monday December 6, 2021, in Lawton.

Marvel was born July 13, 1944, in Anadarko, Oklahoma to Ulysses Brewster and Viola Henson. She married the love of her life, James E. Adams, October 19, 1957, and they made an incredible life together. She loved taking care of and spending time with her family. She was a long-time member of Union Baptist Church and enjoyed serving her community and considered herself an employee of God. She was also a caregiver to many.

Family, we are faced with the bittersweet reality of the loss and celebration of another apple on our family tree. Our precious Marvel Jo Adams has transitioned from earth to heaven. She supported her husband in every sense, embraced family at all times, and humbly lived her life for the Lord. She was about her Father's business and NEVER complained. Marvel-Jo (affectionately said) always smiled and shared encouragement. She NEVER said 'I need'. She easily earned respect of Aunt and Matriarch. She had a hum out of this world, but let her husband James be the showcase. Marvel Jo had her mother's Viola's dimples. This woman was tough as nails but meek at the same time. She truly loved her Aunt Lillie. She was an example and unsung hero to me because she never put her needs before others. If you tell her story, please run and tell that.

As Kenyata, shared "Together Again," my peace of mind is her and her husband praising God TOGETHER. Rest well Marvel-Jo. You are loved and SO admired. Blessings and prayers for her babies and our family as a whole. This one hurts, yet we trust God all the more.  "Thank you for the example of how to live a life honoring God, cherishing marriage, and loving family ."

Marvel is survived by her five children, Loretta Guice and husband Petree, James Adams, Jr., Jacqueline Smith, Marvin E. Adams, Sr., John C. Adams and wife Terry and son Michael Carr, Godsons Otis Burks, Lacy Green, and; one sister, Rosemary Queton; 23 grandchildren, 71 great grandchildren, 12 great great grandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins, and goddaughters.

She was preceded in death by her husband James Adams; mother Viola Henson, father Ulysses Brewster, one son, Danny Adams; two sisters Anita Brown and Karen Driver and one brother Ulysses Brewster, aunt Lillie Nichols and a great great grandchild, Cicely Hope Reed.