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Alta <I>Maxson</I> Adams

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Alta Maxson Adams

Birth
Portville, Cattaraugus County, New York, USA
Death
1 Oct 1981 (aged 71)
Olean, Cattaraugus County, New York, USA
Burial
Portville, Cattaraugus County, New York, USA Add to Map
Plot
H-09NW-3
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Thank you to FAG contributor Cherie Officer for the following information:

Parents: W. Brayton and Bertha Wilcox Maxson

Olean Times Herald Olean, New York Friday, October 2, 1981 Page 12

Obituaries

Mrs. Kenneth E. Adams

Mrs. Alta Adams of Apt. 228, Olean House, died Thursday (Oct. 1, 1981) in St. Francis Hospital, following a lengthy illness.

Born in Portville, on March 12, 1910, she was a daughter of W. Brayton and Bertha Wilcox Maxson. She was married to Kenneth E. Adams, who survives.

Mrs. Adams had been a lifetime resident of the Olean area.

Surviving besides her husband, are a son, Lloyd Adams of Olean; two daughters, Mrs. Frank (Lucille) Stimston of Eugene, Ore., and Mrs. Paul W. (Luella) Thornton of Portville; 11 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren; two brothers, Braton Maxson of Portville, and Howard Maxson of Florida; a sister, Mrs. Jack (Kathleen) McKee of Florida; and several nieces and nephews.

There will be no visitation. Private funeral and committal services will be held in the Guenther Funeral Home Inc., 1303 East State St., Olean, at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in Chestnut Hill Cemetery, Portville.

Memorials may be made to the charity of the donor's choice.

From the 1920 US census, the household in Main Settlement, Portville, NY consisted of:
William B Maxon 49
Bertha Maxon 42
Horace Maxon 14
Alva L Maxon 12
Alta Maxon 9
Cathaline A Maxon 8
Brayton O Maxon 6
Howard G Maxon 0
Thank you to FAG contributor Cherie Officer for the following information:

Parents: W. Brayton and Bertha Wilcox Maxson

Olean Times Herald Olean, New York Friday, October 2, 1981 Page 12

Obituaries

Mrs. Kenneth E. Adams

Mrs. Alta Adams of Apt. 228, Olean House, died Thursday (Oct. 1, 1981) in St. Francis Hospital, following a lengthy illness.

Born in Portville, on March 12, 1910, she was a daughter of W. Brayton and Bertha Wilcox Maxson. She was married to Kenneth E. Adams, who survives.

Mrs. Adams had been a lifetime resident of the Olean area.

Surviving besides her husband, are a son, Lloyd Adams of Olean; two daughters, Mrs. Frank (Lucille) Stimston of Eugene, Ore., and Mrs. Paul W. (Luella) Thornton of Portville; 11 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren; two brothers, Braton Maxson of Portville, and Howard Maxson of Florida; a sister, Mrs. Jack (Kathleen) McKee of Florida; and several nieces and nephews.

There will be no visitation. Private funeral and committal services will be held in the Guenther Funeral Home Inc., 1303 East State St., Olean, at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in Chestnut Hill Cemetery, Portville.

Memorials may be made to the charity of the donor's choice.

From the 1920 US census, the household in Main Settlement, Portville, NY consisted of:
William B Maxon 49
Bertha Maxon 42
Horace Maxon 14
Alva L Maxon 12
Alta Maxon 9
Cathaline A Maxon 8
Brayton O Maxon 6
Howard G Maxon 0

Gravesite Details

Interment October 5, 1981



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  • Maintained by: Cindy Hinz
  • Originally Created by: Mark Weitzel
  • Added: Aug 13, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57014080/alta-adams: accessed ), memorial page for Alta Maxson Adams (12 Mar 1910–1 Oct 1981), Find a Grave Memorial ID 57014080, citing Chestnut Hill Cemetery, Portville, Cattaraugus County, New York, USA; Maintained by Cindy Hinz (contributor 49578947).