Hulan Adams

Hulan Adams, 84, of Mineral Wells, passed away Thursday, Nov. 6, 2014, in Mineral Wells.. Service is 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 10, at White's Funeral Home Chapel, 101 N.E. 4th Ave., Mineral Wells, TX 76067. Interment will follow at the Woodland Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will receive friends 4-6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.. Hulan was born in Abilene, Texas, to the late Hulan Pierce and Gladys Pardue Adams. He married Nobuko Shimabuku on Feb. 1, 1951, on the island of Okinawa. Hulan was serving in the U.S. Army and stationed in Okinawa when he met Nobuko. During the Korean War, he served as the personal body guard and driver for the commanding general. In that position, he had the honor of meeting and driving Army generals Douglas MacArthur and Omar Bradley.. The coupled lived in West Texas during their first years together after he left the Army. Two children, Curtis and Dianna, were born to them during that time. Hulan worked at the post office, Webb-Davis Produce and flew oil pipeline surveillance. In August 1966, the family moved to Mineral Wells, where Hulan was a helicopter flight instructor with Southern Airways for the U.S. Army at Fort Wolters, as well as a fixed wing instructor at Mineral Wells Municipal Airport.. Hulan and Nobuko owned and operated an oriental import and health food store called Nobi-Sue Oriental Foods on the first floor of the Baker Hotel. When Fort Wolters closed, Hulan and Nobuko chose to remain in Mineral Wells instead of relocating to Fort Rucker, Ala. They also established two Chicken Go-Go restaurants, one located in Mineral Wells and a second at Possum Kingdom Lake. He became well known for his delicious chicken and good-natured humor. Later, Hulan and Nobuko sold their businesses and Hulan went to work for US Brick until his retirement in 1995.. Hulan is survived by his wife, Nobuko, of Mineral Wells; son, Curtis Adams and wife, Dee, of Mineral Wells; daughter, Dianna Hudnell and husband Rollie, of Mineral Wells; grandchildren, Wendy Gore, Shannon Clarkson, Greg Woodman, Tracy Bures, Jason Woodman, Hulan Adams and James Adams; 16 great-grandchildren; and one great-great grandson.. White's Funeral Home