Arley J. "Joe" McAdams

Arley J. "Joe" McAdams, 63, Tipton, died at 7:53 a.m. Sunday, August 17, 2008 at Riverview Hospital in Noblesville.  He was born March 4, 1945 in Bald Knob, Arkansas to Lewis & Katherine (Norman) McAdams.  On September 2, 1967 he married Dorothy Powell and she survives.

Joe retired from the National Guard in 1986 and Acraline Products in 2001.  He was a member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church.

Survivors besides his wife include two daughters, Angela Hill and husband Curtis, Tipton, and Amy McAdams and fiancé Matt Gonzales, Indianapolis; two sisters, Floetta Scelta and Sherley McAdams, both of New York state; one brother, Lewis Alfred McAdams, Arkansas; three grandsons, Wesley, Noah and Graham Hill; several brothers and sisters-in-law including a special sister-in-law, Beth Rippy.

His funeral will be at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, August 20 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Tipton, with Rev. Leroy Kinnaman presiding.  Burial will follow in St. John's Cemetery, Tipton, with military honors.  Visitation will be from 2:00 - 8:00 p.m. Tuesday at Young-Nichols Funeral Home with a rosary service at 7:00 p.m.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association, 6415 Castleway W. Drive, Suite 114, Indianapolis, IN, 46250, or the National Kidney Foundation, 911 East 86th Street, Suite 100, Indianapolis, IN, 46240.