OBITUARY: Ada "Ann" Barber Adams, Mitchell County, Iowa [Mitchell County Press-News, online, www.mcpress.com, Posted Nov. 7, 2001] Ada "Ann" Adams A memorial mass and service was held Saturday, November 3, 2001 at Visitation Catholic Church, Stacyville for Ada "Ann" Adams, age 78, of Stacyville. Father Joseph Schneider officiated and inurnment was in the Visitation Cemetery, Stacyville. She died Tuesday, October 30, 2001 at the Heritage Care Center in Mason City. Ada was born Dec. 6, 1922 in Eliott, North Dakota the daughter of Earl and Glade Kaufman Barber. On Nov. 9, 1942 Ada married William "Bill" Adams in Plymouth, MI. Ada was a devoted mother and grandmother. She worked as a 4-H leader for six years and as a Cub Scout leader. Once her children were all in school, Ada worked as a nurse’s aid and went back to school to become an LPN at the age of 50. She was employed at the Stacyville Community Nursing Home until her retirement. Ada was guided to the other side by her parents; her husband, Bill Adams; a brother, Bob Barber and a son, James Adams. Those that survive her include her seven children, John Adams of Stacyville, Joyce Buttolph of Austin, MN, Joseph Adams and wife, Pat, of Virginia Beach, VA, Janice Trowbridge and her husband, George of Pensacola, FL, Jody Cox of Mason City, June Adams of St. Ansgar and Jerome Adams and wife, Marilyn of Stacyville; a sister-in-law, Anna L. Adams of Stacyville; 14 grandchildren and many great-grandchildren; and special friends, Catherine MacLaren, Ruth Wiltse and Marie Crow. Copyright (c) 2001 by Kermit Kittleson; (Note: I am not necessarily related to the subject of the obituary.) This copy contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives. **************************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material,must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ****************************************************************************