ALICE ADAMS

   Alice Adams was born February 21, 1902, at Berryman, Missouri,
a daughter of the late John Wesley and Effie Mae (Whitecotton)
Doss and passed away January 1, 1994, in the Missouri Baptist
Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri, at the age of 91 years, 10 months
and 10 days.
   December 19, 1920, at Hinch, Missouri, Alice was united in
marriage to Willis Adams and to this union one son and five
daughters were born.  They enjoyed sixty-four years together before
his death, May 24, 1985.
   In addition to her parents and husband, Alice was preceded in
death by her only son, Charles E. Adams and two daughters, Mildred
Schoen and an infant daughter, Ilene Adams, also four brothers, two
sisters and a grandson, Jimmie Adams.
   Among those who remain to mourn her passing are three devoted
daughters, Dorothy and husband Donald Harper of Steelville, Missouri;
Betty and husband Bob Hogan of Fenton, Missouri and Pauline and
husband Rev. Orville Garrison of Joplin, Missouri; a daughter-in-law,
Rachel Adams of Steelville, Missouri; twenty grandchildren; twenty-
eight great grandchildren; eighteen great great grancchildren; nieces,
nephews, cousins, other relatives and many friends.
   She accepted the Lord when she was about 10 years old and joined as
one of the charter members of Berryman Assembly of God Church.
Because of ill health she moved her membership to Steelville First
Assembly, where she served faithfully for several years.  She will be
sadly missed by all  who knew and loved her.
   Alive Adams lay in state after 3 P.M. Monday, January 3, 1994, at
the Britton Bros. Funeral Home, Steelville, Missouri.  Funeral services
were held 11 A.M. Tuesday, January 4, 1994, in the Britton Chapel with
Rev. Orville Garrison, Rev. James Perkins and Rev.  Gary Petty
officiating.  Musical selections were done by vocalist Jerry Beers
and organist Sharon Hardecke.  Committal prayers and interment were in
Fairview Cemetery, Butts, Missouri.
   Serving as pallbearers were Larry Adams, Roy Adams, Brian D.
Garrison, Charles Harper, Lonnie Harper, Jerry L. Lynn, Ronald J. Lynn
and Ralph Schoen.  Arrangements were under the direction of Britton
Bros. Funeral Home, Steelville, Missouri.