Robley W. Adams, 75, of Easton, died Wednesday, May 2, 2001 in Easton Hospital.

He was a licensed funeral director for over 43 years and former owner of Adams Funeral Home at 226 Bushkill Street, Easton. His father, the late Charles F. Adams, originally established their family funeral home on North Fourth Street in 1915 and later moved to Spring Garden Street. After Charles Adams died in 1940, his wife, the former Doretta Wittenberg became Easton's first woman funeral director by virtue of a widow's license. She operated the funeral home with her two sons, Robley and David until her death in 1967. The family funeral home closed in 1993 after seventy-seven years of service.

Robley attended Easton Public Schools and graduated Easton High School. He then entered the United States Navy in 1943, where he was a Fireman First Class. He was awarded the American Theater Ribbon and the World War Two Victory Medal.

In 1950 he graduated from the American Academy of Mortuary Science in New York in October and became a license funeral director in December of the same year.

He was a member of Trinity Episcopal Church on Spring Garden St in Easton where he was also a past president of their men's club.

He was once a licensed pilot flying small planes from Braden's Airport in Forks Twp.

In 1977, Robley allowed his Victorian-era styled funeral home, which was the former home of the Bull family of the former Bush and Bull Department Store in Easton, to be used for the television movie of Dashiell Hammett's "The Dain Curse", which stared actor James Coburn.

He was appointed deputy coroner in Northampton County in April of 1962 and Chief Deputy Coroner in January 1964.

In 1975, Robley was named as Supervisor of the Bureau of Parking in Easton, a position he maintained until retiring in December of 1992. While he was supervisor, Robley was named as fund-raiser chairman for the new Peace Candle in Centre Square by then Mayor Henry J. Schultz. In 1996, Robley was the recipient of the Gretchen Wrenshall Community Caring Award from Mayor Thomas Goldsmith for his efforts and dedication to the construction of the new Peace Candle. In December of that same year, he had the honor of being the person to light the candle during the candle-lighting ceremony.

Robley was active in Easton politics and twice ran for the democratic nomination for Mayor. He was a member of the first Democratic Fund-Raising Dinner Committee in 1964 and again in 1965 when he also served as Publicity Chairman; a member of the Democratic Society of Northampton County; Chairman of the Easton Johnson-Humphrey Headquarters in 1964. He was also responsible for Democratic Registrations in the Second Ward in 1965.

He was a former member of the Easton Lions Club, where he was voted Outstanding Lion in the City of Easton in 1964. He was a former member of the Dallas Lodge 396, Free and Accepted Masons, Easton and the Brown and Lynch American Legion Post of Easton.

His wife is the former Katherine M. Jones.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by a step-daughter, Stephanie L. Creazzo of Lower Nazareth Twp., a step-son, Louis M. D'Angelo of Danielsville; two nieces and one nephew. Two brothers, Charles and David died earlier.

Private cremation will be held at the convenience of the family. A memorial service will be held 11:00 a.m. Thursday, May 10, 2001 in Trinity Episcopal Church, 234 Spring Garden St, Easton. Burial will follow in Easton Cemetery, Seventh St., Easton. There will be no calling hours. The Noto-Wynkoop Funeral Home, 289 S Main St., Phillipsburg is handling the funeral arrangements.

The family requests memorial contributions to the church or to the Northampton County S.P.C.A.,