ADAIR OBITUARIES, Henry County, Missouri ==================================================================== ADAIR, Elzie BURNS 1897 - 1992 Elzie Adair, 95, of Windsor, died Wednesday morning, August 12, at Resthaven of Windsor Nursing Home. She was born July 1, 1897, in Osage Iron Town, Missouri, the daughter of Robert Lee and Martha Ann Ash Burns. On April 21, 1917, in Osage Iron Town, she married Ray Finis Adair who preceded her in death on February 2, 1990. She was a homemaker and also worked at the International Shoe Factory in Windsor for several years. She is survived by a son, Malcome Adair of Manchester, Conn.; a daughter, Gerry Warner of Windsor; 4 grandchildren; 7 great- grandchildren, and 5 great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at Hadley Funeral Home in Windsor on Friday, August 14, at 1:30 p.m. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Thursday evening from 7 to 8 p.m. Burial will be at the Laurel Oak Cemetery in Windsor. The family suggests any contributions go to the Laurel Oak Cemetery. ADAIR, Emma 1864 - 1925 Miss Emma Adair died in St. Louis at 3 a.m. Wednesday in the Barnes hospital. She had gone o the city about two weeks before Wednesday of last week when she had a fibroid tumor removed, and got along nicely until pneumonia developed, which caused her death. Her sister, Mrs. S. T. Neill, was summoned and went the day before she died arriving in the city just a few hours previous to her death. Miss Emma was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Adair, and had lived all her life at the beautiful homestead north of Clinton 11 miles, in the Shawnee Mound neighborhood. There she comforted and cared for her dear parents all through their declining years, and mothered her nephew, Lock Bowman. She had been his home maker since the death of his wife. Hers was indeed a beautiful and unselfish life, always thinking and living for others. She always had a word of cheer and kindly greeting for her friends and remembered to tell them the happy things she knew and do the little kindnesses that makes life possible. she was educated at the old Baird College of Clinton, and was a true gentlewoman - one who knew the arts of the home as well as being talented in other things. She leaves one brother, H. Clay Adair, of St. Louis, and two sisters - Mrs. Hale Montgomery and Mrs. S. T. Neill of Clinton. Miss Emma was converted many years ago and was a member of the Baptist church in Clinton, and in her every day living she practiced her Christianity. The body was brought to Post Oak on the Rock Island Thursday morning and taken to her home where the funeral was held Thursday afternoon. Interment in Englewood. ADAIR, George Emery 1905 - 1991 George Emery Adair, 85, Route 1, Chilhowee, passed away Thursday, July 25, 1991, at the Western Missouri Medical Center in Warrensburg. He was born September 4, 1905, at Warrensburg, the son of Daniel Webster and Effie (Wayman) Adair. He lived in the Warrensburg area before moving to Chilhowee where he was a dairyman and farmer. He drove a school bus for the Chilhowee School for several years. On April 13, 1938, he was married to Helen Louise Wood at Kansas City. She preceded him in death on May 20, 1965. After her death, he worked for the Chilhowee schools as a janitor until his retirement. He was associated with the Chilhowee Fair from its beginning until 1990, and then served as honorary advisor. He was a member of the Chilhowee Antique Farm Machinery Collector's Organization and was a great supporter and helped in the restoration of the old Courthouse at Warrensburg. He was a member of the Chilhowee United Methodist Church. Surviving him is a daughter, Sara K. Anderson, Chilhowee; two granddaughters, Melinda McLaughlin and Susan K. Anderson; a brother, Albert Adair, Warrensburg, and many nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by a brother, Ara Leon Adair. Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 27, at the Ward Funeral Home in Chilhowee with Rev. Lee Ward officiating. Chuck Miers sang "Precious Memories" and "One Day At A Time" with Mary Ellen Jenkins at the organ. Pallbearers were Darren McLaughlin, Allen Hill, Joe Reed, Terry Mullen, David Hill, Mike Hill and Dean Campbell. Honorary pallbearers were Walter Johnson, James McConnaughhay, Gordon Pemberton, Audie Campbell, Harry Gudde, Gail Higgins, Howard Holloway, Leland Graham, Francis Irle and Vencil Daugherty. Burial was in the Sunset Hill Cemetery, Warrensburg. Memorials are suggested to the Alumnus Restoration of the Chilhowee School. ADAIR, Joseph Arthur 1912 - 1994 Memorial services for Joseph Arthur Adair, who died Friday, December 23, 1994, at the Zale Lipshy University Hospital in Dallas, were held 3 p.m. Monday, December 26, at the First Presbyterian Church. Drs. B. Gordon Edwards and James R. Struthers officiated at the service. Services were under the direction of Colonial Chapel funeral home. Honorary pallbearers were Vic Barth of Shattuck, Miner Hall of Stillwater, Moe Iba of Fort Worth, Texas, William Jenkins of Scottsdale, Ariz., Pat Hofler of Stillwater, Walter Kelly of Stillwater, J. Alvin Murphy of Stillwater, Darrel Overholt of Stillwater, Hugh Posey of Stillwater, Joe Shaw of Oklahoma City and "The Bagel Shop Coffee Group". Memorial contributions may be made to the Oklahoma State University College of Veterinary Mdicine or the OSU Athletic Scholarship Fund. Born in Henry County to James Walter and Minnie (Waugh) Adair, he received his education in Missouri public schools and received his pilot's license from Central Missouri University. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Army Air Corps. He was employed by General Motors in Kansas City, then moved to Clevelland, where he established a Western Auto Store. He was a broker of war surplus materials in Kansas City following the war. In 1947, he came to Stillwater, where he was first associated with T. N. Berry Oil Co., later operating as Adair and Jenkins Independent Oil Producers. He and the late James E. Berry organized a Navy League Chapter in Stillwater that was active for several years. He served as the group's first president, and was one of the original stockholders and organizers of the Stillwater golf and country Club, serving as vice-president of the first Board of Directors. He was also an avid hunter and fisherman and belonged to the American Legion and the Izaak Walton League. He married Jacqueline Lewis on November 18, 1939, in Columbia. He was preceded in death by his parents, one infant brother, and one brother, James Adair. He is survived by his wife, Jacqueline, of the home; one brother, William G. Adair of Henry County; four sisters, Julia Adair Young of Atlanta, Martha Adair Tyler of King City, Ore., Kathryn Adair Fairchild of La Habra, Calif., and Shirley Adair Treasure of Kansas City. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. 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