ADAMS OBITUARIES, Henry County, Missouri ==================================================================== ADAMS, Clyde Lawrence 1909 - 1984 Clyde Adams Dies - ADAMS, Clyde Lawrence, 74, Bella Vista, AR, formerly of Clinton, died Sunday morning, March 1984, at the Bates Memorial Hospital in Bentonville. He was born April 24, 1909, in Sweet Springs, son of Augustus and Bessie Shamel Adams. Most of his life was spent in Clinton and Higginsville. He is survived by his wife, Mabel Beckman Adams, of the home; one son, Robert C. Adams of Colorado Springs; two daughters, Patricia Ann Trost of New Orleans and Barbara Jean Wilson (Mrs Ralph Wilson) of Olathe, KS; nine grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Graveside services and burial will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Englewood Cemetery in Clinton. ADAMS, Dorothy Imogene ESTEP 1927 - 1991 Dorothy Imogene Adams, age 64, a recent Warsaw resident, died on September 21,1991 after being ill for 6 months with cancer. She was born May 9. 1927 at Bartlesville, Ok., daughter of Canton and Isabel Estep. She was preceded in death by her parents. Survivors include her husband, Claude Adams, of the home; daughters, Carlene Rasmussen, Warsaw and Terry Edens. Oklahoma City; Ok.; grandchildren, Sam Shepley, Sioux Falls, S.D. and Brad and Carly Rasmussen, Warsaw; great-granddaughter, Casey Jones, Jewett, Tx.; aunts, an uncle, and cousin of Portland, Oregon. ADAMS, Eldon L. 1915 - 1997 Eldon L. Adams, 81, Calhoun, died Tuesday afternoon, April 22, 1997, at the Research Medical Center in Kansas City. He was born November 8, 1915, in Lexington, the son of Albert Givens Adams and Letta Travis (Small) Adams. On December 11, 1943, in Topeka, Kansas, he married Lenora Margaret Beach, who survives of the home. In addition to farming, Mr. Adams worked for the Gas Service Company in Independence for 15 years and was a plumber for Central Missouri State University in Warrensburg for 10 years before his retirement. In addition to his wife, Mr. Adams is survived by three sons, Eldon C. Adams, Keith Adams, Calhoun, and Russell Adams, Green Ridge; a daughter, Linda L. Faulkenberry, Tightwad; a sister, Nancy Jane Flanegin, Independence; 15 grandchildren, including a special grandson, Mike Adams; 37 great-grandchildren and three great-great-granddaughters; numerous nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. Funeral services will be Friday, April 25, 2 p.m. at the Hadley Funeral Home, Windsor, with Rev. Chuck Phillips officiating. Burial will be in the Calhoun Cemetery. The family will receive friends Thursday from 7 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. ADAMS, Robert McKinley 1896 - 1938 Clinton Eye, Sept 1938 - Bob Adams, Calhoun Loses Life In River - Drowns While Attempting to Swim Across Channel Thursday Morning - Find Body Saturday- Widow - Eight Children Survive - Burial Saturday - Sorrow has prevailed throughout the Calhoun community since Thursday, June 30, 1938, when the news came that "Bob" Adams had drowned near the County Line bridge. He left home early accompanied by Orville Box and Lawrence Goodrich for a day's outing and fishing and how prophetic were his last words to the others when he said, "Boys I'm going across to the other side", and struck out swimming, only going a short distance when, without a sound, he went down and was seen no more. After constant searching the body was recovered early Saturday morning. Robert McKinley Adams, son of Wallace and Jane Adams, was born Sept. 1, 1896. He was married to Miss Edna Kisner at Lowry City, Feb. 2, 1915. To this union were born 9 children of whom Mrs. Marjorie Phillips of Clinton, Jeanette, R. D., Loffaine, Eugene, Helen, Harold, and Rolland at home survive with the wife, one daughter, Juanita Blanche, having died at the age of 10 months. Other survivors are his mother, Mrs. Chas. Miers, and sister, Mrs. Ed Dierck of Calhoun; two sisters, Mrs. Ella Dunning of Clinton, Mrs. Minnie Chiles of Stafford, Kansas; a brother, Bennie Adams of Rockville, Mo.; son-in-law, Russell Phillips and grandson, James Robert Phillips, of Clinton; a number of other relatives and hosts of friends. For the past several years he had been employed by the Windsor Coal Company, where he was hailed a good fellow, always with a cheery smile, friendly jest and ready hand to help the other fellow carry his load. The mining operations were ceased and the entire body of co-workers went at once to the river to assist in the search for the body. The mines have lost a steady, dependable worker, the wife a kind, generous husband, the children a loving, indulgent father, and the community a staunch friend and good neighbor. Funeral services were conducted Saturday at 4 p.m. by Rev. R. S. Straw, pastor of the Calhoun Presbyterian Church, at the graveside in the Brownington Cemetery, where the body was laid to rest by the side of the baby daughter in the family lot. Misses Ailene McArthur and Maurine Carpenter and Rev. J W. Long sang, "The Old Rugged Cross" and the favorite of Mr. Adams, "God Be With You Till We Meet Again." Pallbearers were Steve Brown, Harry Dody, John Northington, Ralph Bradley, Chas. Miller, Hadley Eldridge. Honorary pallbearers were Virgil Poncin, Bob Smith, Albert Gobel, Henry Hendrickson, and John Patterson. ADAMS, Viola "Dimple" HYDEN 1925 - 1973 Viola (Dimple) Adams died August 1, 1973 in Modesto, California. Dimple Hyden, as she was known in the Brownington community, was born March 28, 1925 in Brownington, Missouri. She lived in the Brownington community for several years before going to California. She had many friends and relatives in the Brownington area. Funeral services for Dimple were held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 5, 1973 at the Baptist Church in Brownington. The officiating Minister was Rev. Looie Allen. Casket bearers were Wilford McVey, Glenn McVey, Luther Shafner, Carl Hartman, Raymond Wilson, and C. Tennison. Internment was in Maplewood Cemetery under directions of Sickman-Dunning Funeral Home. ==================================================================== 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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