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Gas Poison Blamed in
Cash Daughter Death
(AP, 10/28/2003
8:06:00AM)
The daughter of late country music singer June Carter Cash
and a bluegrass fiddle player, whose bodies were found in a
camper bus, died from carbon monoxide poisoning, the state
medical examiner said.
Rosey Nix Adams, the 45-year-old stepdaughter of late
singing legend Johnny Cash , and Jimmy Campbell, 40, were
found dead Friday inside a converted bus behind a house near
Fredonia, about 35 miles northwest of Nashville.
Six propane lanterns were found on the bus along with drug
paraphernalia that included needles and pipes, authorities
said.
On Monday, the deaths were ruled an accident by Dr. Bruce
Levy, state medical examiner. Levy said his final report on
the case, which will include full toxicology tests, would not
be compete for several weeks.
Adams and her husband, Phillip Adams, had recently sold a
home in Montgomery County and were preparing to travel in the
bus, which was parked behind the house for repairs. Phillip
Adams discovered the bodies.
Adams, also known as Rosey Carter Adams, was the daughter
of June Carter Cash and her second husband, Richard "Rip" Nix.
She was a songwriter and had pursued a performing career.
Adams' mother died May 15, and her stepfather, Johnny Cash,
died Sept. 12.
Campbell was a member of The Sidemen, a band of Nashville
session players, and had toured and recorded as leader of his
own band. He had performed and recorded in Nashville for more
than a decade.
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