A Celebration of Life service for Denica Alicia Gross Adams, 39, of Clarksville, will be on Saturday, October 29, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. at Sykes Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 11:00 a.m. until the time of service.

Denica passed away on October 22, 2022. She was born on July 28, 1983, in Baltimore, MD to Douglas Gross and Jean Smith. She was employed with the State of Tennessee Corrections, Parole and Probation Department for eleven years. She loved spending time with her daughter and gaming.

She is survived by her parents, Jean and Michael Smith; father, Douglas Gross; daughter, Niketa Adams; siblings: Felicia Gross, Kristie Smith White, Michael Smith, Jr., Shalain McKinney and Tekeyna Perry; close friend, Adam Charity; last but not least, “The Squad”; and many more loving family members and friends.