The deceased lady was nearing her 91st birthday. She was born Sept. 17, 1862 at Palmer, Mass., and spent her childhood in Ft. Wayne, Ind. She was married to John WEAVER at Ft. Wayne in 1880. Mr. WEAVER preceded her in death.
In 1886 she was married to Sam G. ADAMS in Salt Lake City, and he also preceded her in death.
Mrs. ADAMS had been a resident of Silt and New Castle for the past 12 years. She was a charter member of the Steamboat Springs Order of the Eastern Star.
One daughter, Mary TERRELL of New Castle survives.
Funeral services will be held Sunday, July 5 at 2:30 p. m. in Farnum Mortuary Chapel in Glenwood, with Rev. Samuel MAXWELL officiating. Cremations will be in Grand Junction.
Eagle Valley Enterprise – July 2, 1953
Mrs. Ada Lucy ADAMS, who died June 30 in Glenwood Springs at the age of 90 years, was an early days postmaster at Minturn, Colorado.
Ada Lucy MANN was born Sept. 17, 1862 at Palmer, Mass., and spent her childhood at Fort Wayne, Ind. On April 10, 1880 she was married to John WEAVER of Fort Wayne.
In 1885, with her four-year-old daughter she came west, going to Soldier Summit, Utah. There a year later she married Samuel G. ADAMS, a conductor on the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad, and the following 12 years were spent in Salida, Minturn and Glenwood Springs. Because of failing health, Mr. ADAMS was forced to retire from the railroad, and they moved to Steamboat Springs, where both Mr. and Mrs. ADAMS became identified with the development of the Moffat railroad, and together with their friend, David MOFFAT, gave much of their time, to the railroad project.
Mrs. ADAMS was a charter member of the Steamboat Springs Eastern Star chapter. After Mr. ADAMS death in 1917 she returned to Minturn for several years, where she was postmaster for a time. In 1920 she accepted employment in Washington and Carson City, Nev. In the autumn pf 1941, she returned to Colorado, living with her daughter, Mrs. Frank TERRILL at New Castle and with a grandson at Divide Creek.
She is survived by her daughter, Mae TERRILL; a granddaughter, Gladys GITHENS, Eagle; grandson, Ralph TERRELL of Divide Creek; a great granddaughter, Peggy NEUBERGER and two great-great-grandchildren, Georgia and Gerald NEUBERGER all of Loma, Colorado.
Funeral services were held in Glenwood at the Farnum Mortuary,and the body was taken to Grand Junction for cremation, the remains were taken to Steamboat Springs for burial.
Eagle Valley Enterprise – July 16, 1953
The deceased lady was nearing her 91st birthday. She was born Sept. 17, 1862 at Palmer, Mass., and spent her childhood in Ft. Wayne, Ind. She was married to John WEAVER at Ft. Wayne in 1880. Mr. WEAVER preceded her in death.
In 1886 she was married to Sam G. ADAMS in Salt Lake City, and he also preceded her in death.
Mrs. ADAMS had been a resident of Silt and New Castle for the past 12 years. She was a charter member of the Steamboat Springs Order of the Eastern Star.
One daughter, Mary TERRELL of New Castle survives.
Funeral services will be held Sunday, July 5 at 2:30 p. m. in Farnum Mortuary Chapel in Glenwood, with Rev. Samuel MAXWELL officiating. Cremations will be in Grand Junction.
Eagle Valley Enterprise – July 2, 1953
Mrs. Ada Lucy ADAMS, who died June 30 in Glenwood Springs at the age of 90 years, was an early days postmaster at Minturn, Colorado.
Ada Lucy MANN was born Sept. 17, 1862 at Palmer, Mass., and spent her childhood at Fort Wayne, Ind. On April 10, 1880 she was married to John WEAVER of Fort Wayne.
In 1885, with her four-year-old daughter she came west, going to Soldier Summit, Utah. There a year later she married Samuel G. ADAMS, a conductor on the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad, and the following 12 years were spent in Salida, Minturn and Glenwood Springs. Because of failing health, Mr. ADAMS was forced to retire from the railroad, and they moved to Steamboat Springs, where both Mr. and Mrs. ADAMS became identified with the development of the Moffat railroad, and together with their friend, David MOFFAT, gave much of their time, to the railroad project.
Mrs. ADAMS was a charter member of the Steamboat Springs Eastern Star chapter. After Mr. ADAMS death in 1917 she returned to Minturn for several years, where she was postmaster for a time. In 1920 she accepted employment in Washington and Carson City, Nev. In the autumn pf 1941, she returned to Colorado, living with her daughter, Mrs. Frank TERRILL at New Castle and with a grandson at Divide Creek.
She is survived by her daughter, Mae TERRILL; a granddaughter, Gladys GITHENS, Eagle; grandson, Ralph TERRELL of Divide Creek; a great granddaughter, Peggy NEUBERGER and two great-great-grandchildren, Georgia and Gerald NEUBERGER all of Loma, Colorado.
Funeral services were held in Glenwood at the Farnum Mortuary,and the body was taken to Grand Junction for cremation, the remains were taken to Steamboat Springs for burial.
Eagle Valley Enterprise – July 16, 1953
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