Mitchell County NcArchives Obituaries.....Adams, Mary Carolyn M November 10, 2007
************************************************
Copyright.  All rights reserved.
http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm
http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm
************************************************

File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by:
Julia Williams Kodak jkodak@charter.net November 14, 2007, 8:58 pm

Elizabethton Star  Nov 13, 2007
Mary "Carolyn" M. Adams 


    Mrs. Mary "Carolyn" Masters Adams, beloved wife, mother, mother-in-law, 
grandmother, daughter, sister, sister-in-law, aunt, and friend, went home to 
be with the Lord on Saturday, November 10, 2007. She was 66. 


    Born in Mitchell County, N.C., she spent her childhood in Erwin, Tenn. 
Carolyn was the daughter of Edna Sparks Masters and the late John Leo Masters 
of Erwin. She has one surviving brother, Johnny L. Masters, also of Erwin. She 
was the daughter-in-law and sister-in-law of the late Jimmy and Amilee Adams 
and Betty Lou Tilson, all of Erwin. 


    In January of 1959, Carolyn married Dr. Richard Adams; they have spent 
their 48 years together pastoring and serving their Lord Jesus Christ in 
ministry. They began their ministry in Kannapolis, N.C., at the Ben Avenue 
Free Will Baptist Church. Their second ministry was at the East Side Free Will 
Baptist Church in Elizabethton, Tenn., where they served for 20 years. For the 
past 17 years they have worked for Free Will Baptist Home Missions in 
Nashville, Tenn., where she was an Administrative Assistant, and Richard is 
the Director of Development. 


    Carolyn was a talented singer who traveled with her husband as they 
ministered for the Free Will Baptist denomination. She loved to sing and used 
her talent to serve the Lord and was a blessing to many people. She was a 
member of the Woodbine Free Will Baptist Church, Nashville. 


    Carolyn and Richard had two children, the late James Mark Adams, formerly 
of Elizabethton, and Bethany Adams Walser. Bethany is married to Randal Steven 
Walser of Elizabethton, and they have one child, Alana Karel Walser. They 
reside in Nashville. Mrs. Adams also had a special sister-in-law, Willa Dean 
Early of Erwin, and two special nieces, LuAnne Powers of Unicoi, who is 
married to James Powers, and Sydney Paige Masters of Erwin. 


    A memorial service was held at the Woodbine Free Will Baptist Church on 
Monday, November 12, at 7 p.m. The family received friends from 6 to 7 p.m. 
Pastor Tim York, Rev. Larry Powell, Rev. David Crowe and Rev. Richard Atwood 
conducted the service. A funeral service will be held at the East Side Free 
Will Baptist Church in Elizabethton on Wednesday, November 14, at 7 p.m. 
Friends will be received at the church from 5 to 7 p.m. Rev. Larry Powell, 
Rev. Howard Messer, Rev. Eddie Young, Rev. Harold Blankenship and LuAnne 
Powers will officiate. Final interment will be held at the Evergreen Cemetery 
in Erwin on Thursday, November 15, at 10 a.m. Those wishing to attend should 
meet at the cemetery at 9:55 a.m. Thursday. Active pallbearers are Brian 
Crowe, Alan Walser, Jeff Carr, Jason Bunton, Glen Marley, Kenny Lethcoe, Larry 
Peters and Johnny Holder. Honorary pallbearers are Jack Bunton, Don Wilson, 
Jim Troutman, John James, Bill Cline, George Greer and Donie Julian. 
Condolences may be sent to the family by signing the guestbook at 
www.tetrickfuneralhome.com or by fax to (423) 542-9499. 


    Tetrick Funeral Home of Elizabethton is serving the Adams family. Obituary 
Line: (423) 543-4917. Office: (423) 542-2232. 


File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/mitchell/obits/a/adams886gob.txt

This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ncfiles/

File size: 3.7 Kb