Odessa builder Marion Adams dies at 86
Marion E. Adams, a longtime Odessa insurance agent and community pillar, died Jan. 1 at 86. A Virginia native and World War II veteran, he helped launch the Permian Playhouse, Odessa Junior Chamber, and local chambers, co-founded the Republican Party of Ector County, and served with Rotary, Masons, and Heritage of Odessa. He and Ruth Adams married 62 years. He remained active with Texas Tech Health Sciences Center advisory work and Principal Financial Group, earning multiple honors for community service and preserving local history.
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