Las Cruces Sun-News
Las Cruces, New Mexico
April 17, 2006
Albene Angie Adams died Friday, April 14, 2006 at The Heritage Assisted Living in Las Cruces, New Mexico. She was born on July 24, 1913 in Mogollon, New Mexico. She was the daughter of Manly J. Hughes and Anita Brooks Hughes, and was preceded in death by her husband of 73 years, G. W. "Monk" Adams, a sister, Ida Mae Schollhammer and a brother Foy Hughes. She is survived by two sons, J. Mack Adams and his wife Joe Ann, and Robert Lloyd Adams and his wife Lourdes, and also by two grandsons, Mack Adams and his wife Theresa and Mark Adams and his wife Karla, three granddaughters, Jessica Adams, Elizabeth Luna and Karina Luna, two great granddaughters, Natalia and Danielle Adams, three great grandsons, Dustin and Joshua Adams and Ezequiel Luna, and one great great granddaughter, Catalina Adams.
Albene grew up in New Mexico, Colorado and West Texas, attending elementary school in Shafter, Texas and Hurley, New Mexico, and high school in Lamar, Colorado, and Alpine, Texas, where she graduated. While attending Lamar Union High School, she was on the girl's basketball team, and one of her fondest keepsakes were her basketball letters. She also enjoyed tennis, playing on old cracked courts in Shafter with one of her favorite cousins, June Brooks.
She attended Sul Ross Normal College in Alpine and graduated with a teaching certificate in 1932. After graduation, she taught at the Mine School in Shafter, Texas with, Ampara Fuentes, who was a lifelong friend. During World War II, she could not teach due to frequent moves by her husband who worked on the construction of air bases throughout Texas and Louisiana. When they moved to Fabens, Texas after the war, she resumed teaching at the Camp School there. She also took correspondence and summer courses at Sul Ross, where she earned a Bachelor's degree in education. In 1950, the family moved to El Paso, and she taught at Socorro Elementary School. She also attended Texas Western College where she earned a Master's degree in education. Throughout her career, she specialized in teaching first grade students who were Hispanic and who often spoke very little English. She loved her students and treasured their school photos and letters to her. From those letters, it was clear that they loved her as well. Her interest in teaching never waned; during her final years she loved to help children of the staff at The Heritage with their homework.
After she retired from teaching, the family moved to Shafter, Texas where Albene's maternal grandparents, George Henry and Ignacia Brooks had raised their family. Albene and Monk bought the old mine store and residence in Shafter and she loved its location on Cibolo Creek, across from the site of a boarding house that her mother had run and close to the mill where her father had worked. Albene had a great interest in geneology and, with her cousins, found and recorded a great deal of the family history. She was particularly pleased to find that her grandfather had been a California Volunteer and was mustered out in Mesilla, New Mexico.
Albene had a dry but keen sense of humor and endured a distressing illness at the end of her life with grace and dignity. She was always very generous and kind to her family and will be greatly missed by them.
The family is deeply grateful for the kindness and helpfulness of the staffs of The Heritage and The Mesilla Valley Hospice.
Visitation will be held on Monday, April 17 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Graham's Mortuary in Las Cruces and graveside services will be held at Evergreen Cemetery in El Paso on Tuesday, April 18 at 10 a.m.
Las Cruces, New Mexico
April 17, 2006
Albene Angie Adams died Friday, April 14, 2006 at The Heritage Assisted Living in Las Cruces, New Mexico. She was born on July 24, 1913 in Mogollon, New Mexico. She was the daughter of Manly J. Hughes and Anita Brooks Hughes, and was preceded in death by her husband of 73 years, G. W. "Monk" Adams, a sister, Ida Mae Schollhammer and a brother Foy Hughes. She is survived by two sons, J. Mack Adams and his wife Joe Ann, and Robert Lloyd Adams and his wife Lourdes, and also by two grandsons, Mack Adams and his wife Theresa and Mark Adams and his wife Karla, three granddaughters, Jessica Adams, Elizabeth Luna and Karina Luna, two great granddaughters, Natalia and Danielle Adams, three great grandsons, Dustin and Joshua Adams and Ezequiel Luna, and one great great granddaughter, Catalina Adams.
Albene grew up in New Mexico, Colorado and West Texas, attending elementary school in Shafter, Texas and Hurley, New Mexico, and high school in Lamar, Colorado, and Alpine, Texas, where she graduated. While attending Lamar Union High School, she was on the girl's basketball team, and one of her fondest keepsakes were her basketball letters. She also enjoyed tennis, playing on old cracked courts in Shafter with one of her favorite cousins, June Brooks.
She attended Sul Ross Normal College in Alpine and graduated with a teaching certificate in 1932. After graduation, she taught at the Mine School in Shafter, Texas with, Ampara Fuentes, who was a lifelong friend. During World War II, she could not teach due to frequent moves by her husband who worked on the construction of air bases throughout Texas and Louisiana. When they moved to Fabens, Texas after the war, she resumed teaching at the Camp School there. She also took correspondence and summer courses at Sul Ross, where she earned a Bachelor's degree in education. In 1950, the family moved to El Paso, and she taught at Socorro Elementary School. She also attended Texas Western College where she earned a Master's degree in education. Throughout her career, she specialized in teaching first grade students who were Hispanic and who often spoke very little English. She loved her students and treasured their school photos and letters to her. From those letters, it was clear that they loved her as well. Her interest in teaching never waned; during her final years she loved to help children of the staff at The Heritage with their homework.
After she retired from teaching, the family moved to Shafter, Texas where Albene's maternal grandparents, George Henry and Ignacia Brooks had raised their family. Albene and Monk bought the old mine store and residence in Shafter and she loved its location on Cibolo Creek, across from the site of a boarding house that her mother had run and close to the mill where her father had worked. Albene had a great interest in geneology and, with her cousins, found and recorded a great deal of the family history. She was particularly pleased to find that her grandfather had been a California Volunteer and was mustered out in Mesilla, New Mexico.
Albene had a dry but keen sense of humor and endured a distressing illness at the end of her life with grace and dignity. She was always very generous and kind to her family and will be greatly missed by them.
The family is deeply grateful for the kindness and helpfulness of the staffs of The Heritage and The Mesilla Valley Hospice.
Visitation will be held on Monday, April 17 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Graham's Mortuary in Las Cruces and graveside services will be held at Evergreen Cemetery in El Paso on Tuesday, April 18 at 10 a.m.
Las Cruces Sun-News
Las Cruces, New Mexico
April 17, 2006
Albene Angie Adams died Friday, April 14, 2006 at The Heritage Assisted Living in Las Cruces, New Mexico. She was born on July 24, 1913 in Mogollon, New Mexico. She was the daughter of Manly J. Hughes and Anita Brooks Hughes, and was preceded in death by her husband of 73 years, G. W. "Monk" Adams, a sister, Ida Mae Schollhammer and a brother Foy Hughes. She is survived by two sons, J. Mack Adams and his wife Joe Ann, and Robert Lloyd Adams and his wife Lourdes, and also by two grandsons, Mack Adams and his wife Theresa and Mark Adams and his wife Karla, three granddaughters, Jessica Adams, Elizabeth Luna and Karina Luna, two great granddaughters, Natalia and Danielle Adams, three great grandsons, Dustin and Joshua Adams and Ezequiel Luna, and one great great granddaughter, Catalina Adams.
Albene grew up in New Mexico, Colorado and West Texas, attending elementary school in Shafter, Texas and Hurley, New Mexico, and high school in Lamar, Colorado, and Alpine, Texas, where she graduated. While attending Lamar Union High School, she was on the girl's basketball team, and one of her fondest keepsakes were her basketball letters. She also enjoyed tennis, playing on old cracked courts in Shafter with one of her favorite cousins, June Brooks.
She attended Sul Ross Normal College in Alpine and graduated with a teaching certificate in 1932. After graduation, she taught at the Mine School in Shafter, Texas with, Ampara Fuentes, who was a lifelong friend. During World War II, she could not teach due to frequent moves by her husband who worked on the construction of air bases throughout Texas and Louisiana. When they moved to Fabens, Texas after the war, she resumed teaching at the Camp School there. She also took correspondence and summer courses at Sul Ross, where she earned a Bachelor's degree in education. In 1950, the family moved to El Paso, and she taught at Socorro Elementary School. She also attended Texas Western College where she earned a Master's degree in education. Throughout her career, she specialized in teaching first grade students who were Hispanic and who often spoke very little English. She loved her students and treasured their school photos and letters to her. From those letters, it was clear that they loved her as well. Her interest in teaching never waned; during her final years she loved to help children of the staff at The Heritage with their homework.
After she retired from teaching, the family moved to Shafter, Texas where Albene's maternal grandparents, George Henry and Ignacia Brooks had raised their family. Albene and Monk bought the old mine store and residence in Shafter and she loved its location on Cibolo Creek, across from the site of a boarding house that her mother had run and close to the mill where her father had worked. Albene had a great interest in geneology and, with her cousins, found and recorded a great deal of the family history. She was particularly pleased to find that her grandfather had been a California Volunteer and was mustered out in Mesilla, New Mexico.
Albene had a dry but keen sense of humor and endured a distressing illness at the end of her life with grace and dignity. She was always very generous and kind to her family and will be greatly missed by them.
The family is deeply grateful for the kindness and helpfulness of the staffs of The Heritage and The Mesilla Valley Hospice.
Visitation will be held on Monday, April 17 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Graham's Mortuary in Las Cruces and graveside services will be held at Evergreen Cemetery in El Paso on Tuesday, April 18 at 10 a.m.
Las Cruces, New Mexico
April 17, 2006
Albene Angie Adams died Friday, April 14, 2006 at The Heritage Assisted Living in Las Cruces, New Mexico. She was born on July 24, 1913 in Mogollon, New Mexico. She was the daughter of Manly J. Hughes and Anita Brooks Hughes, and was preceded in death by her husband of 73 years, G. W. "Monk" Adams, a sister, Ida Mae Schollhammer and a brother Foy Hughes. She is survived by two sons, J. Mack Adams and his wife Joe Ann, and Robert Lloyd Adams and his wife Lourdes, and also by two grandsons, Mack Adams and his wife Theresa and Mark Adams and his wife Karla, three granddaughters, Jessica Adams, Elizabeth Luna and Karina Luna, two great granddaughters, Natalia and Danielle Adams, three great grandsons, Dustin and Joshua Adams and Ezequiel Luna, and one great great granddaughter, Catalina Adams.
Albene grew up in New Mexico, Colorado and West Texas, attending elementary school in Shafter, Texas and Hurley, New Mexico, and high school in Lamar, Colorado, and Alpine, Texas, where she graduated. While attending Lamar Union High School, she was on the girl's basketball team, and one of her fondest keepsakes were her basketball letters. She also enjoyed tennis, playing on old cracked courts in Shafter with one of her favorite cousins, June Brooks.
She attended Sul Ross Normal College in Alpine and graduated with a teaching certificate in 1932. After graduation, she taught at the Mine School in Shafter, Texas with, Ampara Fuentes, who was a lifelong friend. During World War II, she could not teach due to frequent moves by her husband who worked on the construction of air bases throughout Texas and Louisiana. When they moved to Fabens, Texas after the war, she resumed teaching at the Camp School there. She also took correspondence and summer courses at Sul Ross, where she earned a Bachelor's degree in education. In 1950, the family moved to El Paso, and she taught at Socorro Elementary School. She also attended Texas Western College where she earned a Master's degree in education. Throughout her career, she specialized in teaching first grade students who were Hispanic and who often spoke very little English. She loved her students and treasured their school photos and letters to her. From those letters, it was clear that they loved her as well. Her interest in teaching never waned; during her final years she loved to help children of the staff at The Heritage with their homework.
After she retired from teaching, the family moved to Shafter, Texas where Albene's maternal grandparents, George Henry and Ignacia Brooks had raised their family. Albene and Monk bought the old mine store and residence in Shafter and she loved its location on Cibolo Creek, across from the site of a boarding house that her mother had run and close to the mill where her father had worked. Albene had a great interest in geneology and, with her cousins, found and recorded a great deal of the family history. She was particularly pleased to find that her grandfather had been a California Volunteer and was mustered out in Mesilla, New Mexico.
Albene had a dry but keen sense of humor and endured a distressing illness at the end of her life with grace and dignity. She was always very generous and kind to her family and will be greatly missed by them.
The family is deeply grateful for the kindness and helpfulness of the staffs of The Heritage and The Mesilla Valley Hospice.
Visitation will be held on Monday, April 17 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Graham's Mortuary in Las Cruces and graveside services will be held at Evergreen Cemetery in El Paso on Tuesday, April 18 at 10 a.m.
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