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Louise "Lucy" ADAMS

Maple Hills Cemetery
Adair County,
Missouri

Louise "Lucy"
1869 - 1936
Hezekiah Melvin
1861 - 1943

Mrs. Lucy Miley Adams, 67, wife of H.M. Adams, 616 East Washington street, died yesterday morning at 3:25 o'clock in a hospital here.

She had been in declining health for the past several months but in a critical condition only a few days. The funeral service is scheduled for 2:30 o'clock this afternoon at the Dee Riley Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. B.N. Covert, pastor of the Presbyterian Church.

The body is lying in state at the funeral home until time for the rites. Burial will be at Mulberry Cemetery, eight miles northwest of Kirksville.

Mrs. Adams was born in Adair County on May 31, 1869, a daughter of John and Mary Miley. She was married to H.M. Adams on Jan. 13, 1887 and they lived on farms in this vicinity and in Kirksville throughout her life. They moved to Kirksville in 1904.

Surviving, in addition to her husband, is one son, Dr. E.R. Adams, LaPlata dentist; one grandson, Armon Adams; a brother, J.H. Miley, Kirksville; and two sisters, Mrs. Isaac A. Novinger and Mrs. H.H. Sanders, Kirksville. Her grandson has been staying with her the past two years while attending the Teachers College. Mrs. Adams parents preceded her in death and are buried at the Mulberry Cemetery.

Mrs. Adams was a member of the Presbyterian Church here and an active worker.

Kirksville Daily Express
Kirksville, Missouri
June 28, 1936

Parents:
John H. Miley (1837 - 1919)
Mary E. Snyder Miley (1842 - 1924)

Spouse:
Hezekiah Melvin Adams (1861 - 1943)

Children:
Edwin Ray Adams (1887 - 1971)

Siblings:
Mary A. Miley Novinger (1865 - 1954)
Kate Miley Sanders (1867 - 1951)
Louise Miley Adams (1869 - 1936)
John H. Miley (1874 - 1948)

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Contributed on 3/28/16 by hawkinsdonna48
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Submitted: 3/28/16 • Approved: 3/28/16 • Last Updated: 3/26/18 • R789600-G789600-S3

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