Mitchell County Georgia Obit Nannie Flake Palmer Adams 1975 ***************************************************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for FREE access. ***************************************************************************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Sam Luckey Table of Contents page: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/mitchell.htm Georgia Table of Contents: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm Obituary of Nannie Flake Palmer Adams as written in "The Camilla Enterprise" dated 18 Jun 1975. Mrs. Nannie Flake Adams, widow of the late Willie C. Adams and one of Camilla's most prominent and beloved women, died quietly at her home on North Scott Street early Saturday afternoon, 14 Jun 1975. She had been in frail health for the past several years due to the infirmities of age. She celebrated her ninety-first birthday last Wednesday with punch and cake for members of her large family, brother and sisters, daughters and their husbands, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She gradually failed from day to day until the end came quietly and peacefully Saturday afternoon. Funeral services were held Sunday, 15 Jun 1975, at 4:00 PM at the First Baptist Church of Camilla where she had held membership for many years and was one of its most faithful and devoted members. Her pastor, Rev Edgar T. Davis Jr. officiated and interment was in Oakview Cemetery by the side of her husband who died several years ago. The church organist at the funeral service played a medley of old favorite hymns, Mrs. Adams husband having sung in the church choir for years and enjoying the music. Grandsons served as pallbearers and they were Marc Brown of Dalton, Ga., Richard and Glenn Brown of Decatur, Joe Barber Adams Jr., Miley Adams, James Lee Adams Jr., John McKeown, Jai Cochran, Kip and Fain Adam, all of Camilla. Mrs. Adams was born 11 Jun 1884, daughter of pioneer Camilla residents the late James H. Palmer and Laura Twitty Palmer. She attended Cox College and came home to teach school for a very short time before marrying the late W. C. Adams and beginning a role of housewife and mother at the home on North Scott Street where they lived all of their lives. Mrs. Adams' husband besides being a successful farmer, took a prominent part in the Planters and Citizens Bank as well as the old Union Supply Company, later going out of business and standing where the B. C. Moore and Sons business now stands. Mrs. Adams will long be remembered as a mother who reared a large family of children to later establish their own homes and take a prominent part in the church, social , business and educational life of the community. She will also be remembered for the great impact she made on the lives of members of the First Baptist Church of Camilla. In early days she was a leader in WMU work and in Sunday School work, as a teacher and otherwise. In recent years she became known as the writer of beautiful messages to anyone sick, in trouble of any kind. The eloquence of her Bible taken and scriptural messages to those needing just a word of encouragement or sympathy caused the mention in the last few years of perhaps publishing a collection. Survivors include three sons, James Lee Adams Sr., Joe Barber Adams and Dr. Carroll Adams, all of Camilla, three daughters, Mrs. Rob Roy Cochran and Mrs. Dorothy McKeown, both of Camilla, and Mrs. Burl Brown of Decatur; a brother, Dan Palmer Sr. of Camilla; four sisters, Mrs. Fort Barker, Mrs. Iverson Bennett and Mrs. E. K. Harrell Sr., all of Camilla, and Miss Louise Palmer of Albany; 14 grand children and ten great-grandchildren. Parker-Bramlett Funeral Home here is in charge of arrangements.