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Arlin Henry Adams II, 49, of Otterville, died Friday, September 3, 2004 at his home.He was born May 13, 1955, in Marshfield, Wisconsin, son of Arlin Henry and Ruth G. Rothlesberger Adams. On June 5, 1999, in Fairfax, Virginia, he was married to Sharon Beardsley Gerald, who survives of the home.Mr. Adams was a member of Tipton First Assembly of God Church. He was an Election Volunteer Coordinator in Missouri for the National Rifle Association. He was the Anglican Pinglist administrator at www.FreeRepublic.com. He was a retired, disabled veteran of the United States Army, serving seven years, and the United States Civil Service, serving for a number of years. He was a member of American Legion Post 84 in Otterville, where he was Vice Commander and Sergeant at Arms. He earned a Bachelors of Science degree in political science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a Masters of Education degree from Marymount University in Arlington, Virginia.Also surviving are a step son, Benjamin Gerald, of Atlanta, Georgia; a step daughter, Hannah Renee Gerald, of Washington, D.C.; his mother, Ruth G. Adams, of Grafton, Wisconsin; two sisters, Pat Michael, and her husband, Leo, of Otterville, and Melanie Erdman, of Janesville, Wisconsin; and two brothers, Arthur Adams, of Mission Viejo, California, and John Adams, of Chillicothe, Ohio.He was predeceased by his father; and a brother, Alfred Adams.Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Tipton First Assembly of God Church, with Pastor Donald Schutte officiating.Pallbearers will be Benjamin Gerald, Vincent Heather, James Albin, Dennis Noldner, Mike Kelley and Dan Moss. Honorary pallbearers will be Harry Wallenburn, Jesse Taylor, John Evans, Robert Werner, J.L. McDaniel, Russell Hogan, Guss Marcum, Jack Potter and Ken Kempfer.Burial will be in Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Higginsville, with military honors by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2591.Friends may call after 8:30 a.m. Wednesday at Heckart/Gillespie Funeral Home, where the family will receive friends from 6:30-8 p.m. Wednesday. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to Virtuosity, an