Lois Ann Adams

Lois Ann Adams was born on February 2,1945 to the late Randolph White and Edna Green-White in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. She received her formal education at Harrisburg City School System.

To know her was to adore her. Lois was a loving and passionate woman with an affectionate smile that would brighten your day. She married the love of her life, Julius B. Adams. Their union sparked an entrepreneurial journey in which they owned several businesses in the Harrisburg area; Adams Janitorial Services, Adams Rib Shack, and another culinary endeavor.

Lois also taught Pre-K at Capitol Area Head Start, she loved teaching children and used her vivid imagination to keep them engaged in learning. She also managed the Senior Citizen Center at Hall Manor, and played a supporting role at the Good Samaritan Christ Outreach Ministry founded by her husband in the late 1980's.

Lois was fiercely creative and enjoyed arts and crafts in her spare time, no medium was spared, she dabbled in painting, ceramics, crocheting, and jewelry making amongst other things. She was an avid BINGO player, so much so that often her family joked that she was "at work" when she was out playing BINGO.

On Sunday, September 13, 2026 at the age of 81, Mrs. Lois A. Adams peacefully transitioned from this life at the Carolyn Croxton Slane Hospice Residence in Harrisburg, PA. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Julius B. Adams Sr., her youngest son, Terrance Adams; her siblings, Maragret George, James White, Malloy Bowers, and Renee Hall.

Mrs. Adams leaves to celebrate her life, her sons Julius Adams Jr. and Julian Adams; her daughter, Latora Adams; her grandchildren Cachet Adams-Drayton (Howard); Cierra Adams, Juliana Adams, Joseph Adams, Chardonnay Adams, and Juquill Adams; her great-grandchildren; Zyrell Adams, Kody Adams, Cassius Drayton, Nuri Drayton, Kamdyn Blount, Malachi Scherrer, Juquill Adams Jr., and Bernadette Adams; and her grand-dog, Ginger Adams; her siblings, Rondale White, Robert White (Tracy), and Genise White; her special nephew Eugene George; and her favorite cousin, Sylvia Green; and a host of nephews, nieces, extended family and dear friends.

Celebration of Life Services will be held at Hooper Memorial Home, Inc. on Monday, September 21, 2026.

Viewing at 10:00 a.m., with the service beginning at 11:00 a.m.

Please keep the family in your thoughts and prayers.