Jesse Dale Adams was born November 12, 2003 in Fairview, Oklahoma.
He was raised in Newton, Iowa most of his life, before his family moved to Knoxville, Iowa in September of 2018. Jesse enjoyed running cross country while in Newton. He was currently in the 8th grade at Knoxville Middle School. He liked playing video games and listening to music. Jesse was mechanically inclined and liked the challenge of building and repairing things.
Jesse passed away on Friday, April 12, 2019 at his home at the age of 15 years.
Those left to cherish Jesse’s memory include his parents: Kristina Clayton and Daniel Clayton; siblings: Charles Bowen and Jeanetta Clayton; grandparents: Geneva Belcher, Roy Adams, Edith Muta, Phil Muta, Richard Clayton and Kay Clayton; aunt, Carol Adams; cousin, Dakota Adams; cousin, Brantley Adams and many other aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.



A Funeral Service for Jesse Adams, age 15 of Knoxville, will be held on Wednesday, April 17, 2019 at the Celebrate Church at 1:30 p.m. Burial will follow in the Graceland Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the family to be designated at a later date.