Hunt Co., TX - Obits: George W. Adams
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George W. Adams

Funeral services for George W. Adams, 85, of Muskogee, Oklahoma, were held in
Petering Funeral Chapel in Muskogee, with Dr. Argus J. Hamilton, pastor of
Saint Paul United Methodist Church, officiating.

Mr. Adams died in the Muskogee Veterans Administration Hospital.

He was born on August 20, 1888, in Celeste, where he drew up. He attended
Draughns School of Business in Sherman and was in the lumber business after
graduation. He married in 1919.

A member of Saint Paul United Methodist Church, Adams was a fifty-three year
member of the Masonic Lodge, 81, AF&AM, of Allen, Oklahoma, a member of
Bedouin Shrine, and a past patron of the Order of the Eastern Star. Adams was
also a World War I veteran.

Survivors include his wife, Mayo Adams of the home; three sisters, Mrs. G. B.
Alexander of Fort Worth, Mrs. H. H. Pegg and Mrs. James Patterson, both of
Ada, Oklahoma; a brother, A. Orr of Allen, Oklahoma; and several nieces and
nephews.
   (September 21, 1973, The Celeste Courier)