Robert Gene Adams, 88, of Huntington passed away Sunday, January 12, 2020, at Cornerstone Hospital. He was born April 7, 1931. He is the son of the late Louis R. and Clara Adams of Huntington. He was also preceded in death by sisters Thelma Ballangee, Florence Spence, Eleanor Lykins of Huntington and Marian Barnaba of Newark, Ohio; brothers Louis of Lake Elsinore, California and David of Phoenix, Arizona. He was a US Airforce veteran, and a graduate of Marshall and Ohio University. He was a journalist and worked at newspapers in Huntington and Charleston, West Virginia, along with newspapers in Roanoke, Virginia. Survivors include a son, Steve Adams of Georgetown, Texas and a brother in law Jim Barnaba of Newark, Ohio as well as a number of nieces of nephews. Graveside services will be conducted 11:00 am Monday, January 20, 2020, at the White Chapel Mausoleum with Military Graveside rites conducted by the American Legion Honor Guard Post 16, Huntington, WV. Burial will follow. The family will visit with friends 30 minutes prior to service time Monday at the cemetery.