Funeral services set for Bears’ Gaines Adams

Services have been scheduled for Bears defensive end Gaines Adams, who died Sunday of cardiac arrest.

Viewing and visitation will be held Thursday from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Blyth Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Greenwood, S.C.

The funeral service is set for 1 p.m. Friday at Rock Springs Baptist Church in Easley, S.C., located about 20 miles from Clemson, where Adams attended college.

A second autopsy is being conducted Tuesday on Gaines, whose death at age 26 is being attributed to an enlarged heart.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be sent to Specialized Foster Homes Services, 1201 E. Cambridge Ave., Greenwood, SC 29646.

By Vaughn McClure

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