John Folk Adcock

1907 - 1986  (79 years)

• Name	John Folk Adcock
  Birth	26 Jan 1907	Miller County, Missouri, USA
  Gender	Male
  Death	10 Sep 1986	Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
  Cremation	Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA   [1]
  	Ashes scattered over mountain tops of Phoenix, AZ
  Person ID	I32050	Tulpehocken Genealogy | Dickinson
  Last Modified	1 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family	Lois Mayfield,   b. 3 Oct 1918, Tuscumbia, Miller County, Missouri, USA d. 18 May 1990, Leawood, Johnson County, Kansas, USA (Age 71 years)
  Children	1. Living   2. Joel James Adcock,   b. 8 Jun 1955, Jefferson City, Cole County, Missouri, USA d. 28 Feb 2021, Prairie Village, Johnson County, Kansas, USA (Age 65 years)   3. Living
  Family ID	F11671	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Dec 2023

  
  

• Notes

  Obituary: The Eldon Advertiser, September 1986 John Folk Adcock, 79, of Sun Lakes, Ariz., died Wednesday, Sept. 10, 1986, in a Mesa Ariz. Hospital. He was born Jan. 26, 1907, on a farm between Eldon and Tuscumbia to John William and Ida May Thomson Adcock. He owned and operated Adcock's Café and Brass Rail in Jefferson City for many years. Prior to that, he had restaurants in Eldon and Neosho. He was married May 7, 1969, in Jefferson City to Edith Elizabeth Shebeck, who survives at the home. Mr. Adcock was a member of the Presbyterian Church and the Missouri Restaurant Association, of which he was past president. He also was appointed to the Missouri Food Service Hall of Fame in 1972 and received a trophy for his leadership in the National Restaurant Association in 1962. In addition to his wife, survivors include a daughter, Sherry Adcock Sparks of Kansas City; Jon Frederick Adcock of Nashville, Tenn., and Joel James Adcock of Austin, Tex.; a sister Hilary Adcock Dunaway of Topeka, Kan.; a granddaughter, Megan Sue Sparks of Lawrence, Kan.; and a niece, Dixie Ann Dunnaway of Kansas City. Cremation was performed at Valley of the Sun Memorial Park in Chandler, Ariz. And the ashes were scattered over the mountain tops surrounding Phoenix. Memorial services will be held at Sun Lakes.

  
  

• Sources

  [S64] Website: Find a Grave [text], https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61815017/john-folk-adcock.