William J. Adamson, 96, a former longtime resident of Chehalis, died Sunday, Nov. 11, 1979, in Tacoma.
William was born Feb. 20, 1883, in Victoria, Tenn., to Thomas and Margaret (Atherton) Adamson and started working at the age of 13 in coal mines in Tennessee and later near Collinsville, Ill. As a young man he made a bicycle tour of England. From 1910 to 1914, he was a streetcar conductor in Portland, Ore.
In 1915, he married Maude T. Johnson, a school teacher from Collinsville, Ill. The couple settled in a homestead near Fort Rock, Ore., until moving to Bend, Ore. In 1917, they moved to Washington state settling on a farm at Crego Hill, near Adna, and then to Chehalis. William worked in sawmills in Bend, Littell and Chehalis. During the Depression years, he worked as a janitor for various firms in Chehalis, including the H.C. Coffman Co., until he retired at the age of 86.
William and Maude lived in Chehalis for over 50 years, until moving to Tacoma in 1970 to live with their son, Richard, and his family.
William had been a Mason for 74 years. He was a member of Chehalis Lodge No. 28 F&AM, Sunset Chapter 23 of Royal Arch Masons, St. Helens Commandry 12 of Knights Templar and the Alpha Council 20 of Royal and Select Masters.
Survivors include his four sons, Richard Adamson of Tacoma, Allen Adamson of Cashmere, Robert Adamson of Gallup, N.M., and James Adamson of Moses Lake; 11 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Maude, in 1972; his two brothers, George Earnest Adamson and Robert Cleveland Adamson; his four sisters, Jennie (Adamson) Tindle, Nora (Adamson) Preloger, Mary Adamson and Gertrude (Adamson) Yankausky; his mother; and his father.
Services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Fissell Chapel of the Brown Mortuary Service in Chehalis. Interment will follow at the Claquato Cemetery in Chehalis.
William was a loving and devoted husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather and was an inspiration to all who knew him.
William was born Feb. 20, 1883, in Victoria, Tenn., to Thomas and Margaret (Atherton) Adamson and started working at the age of 13 in coal mines in Tennessee and later near Collinsville, Ill. As a young man he made a bicycle tour of England. From 1910 to 1914, he was a streetcar conductor in Portland, Ore.
In 1915, he married Maude T. Johnson, a school teacher from Collinsville, Ill. The couple settled in a homestead near Fort Rock, Ore., until moving to Bend, Ore. In 1917, they moved to Washington state settling on a farm at Crego Hill, near Adna, and then to Chehalis. William worked in sawmills in Bend, Littell and Chehalis. During the Depression years, he worked as a janitor for various firms in Chehalis, including the H.C. Coffman Co., until he retired at the age of 86.
William and Maude lived in Chehalis for over 50 years, until moving to Tacoma in 1970 to live with their son, Richard, and his family.
William had been a Mason for 74 years. He was a member of Chehalis Lodge No. 28 F&AM, Sunset Chapter 23 of Royal Arch Masons, St. Helens Commandry 12 of Knights Templar and the Alpha Council 20 of Royal and Select Masters.
Survivors include his four sons, Richard Adamson of Tacoma, Allen Adamson of Cashmere, Robert Adamson of Gallup, N.M., and James Adamson of Moses Lake; 11 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Maude, in 1972; his two brothers, George Earnest Adamson and Robert Cleveland Adamson; his four sisters, Jennie (Adamson) Tindle, Nora (Adamson) Preloger, Mary Adamson and Gertrude (Adamson) Yankausky; his mother; and his father.
Services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Fissell Chapel of the Brown Mortuary Service in Chehalis. Interment will follow at the Claquato Cemetery in Chehalis.
William was a loving and devoted husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather and was an inspiration to all who knew him.
William J. Adamson, 96, a former longtime resident of Chehalis, died Sunday, Nov. 11, 1979, in Tacoma.
William was born Feb. 20, 1883, in Victoria, Tenn., to Thomas and Margaret (Atherton) Adamson and started working at the age of 13 in coal mines in Tennessee and later near Collinsville, Ill. As a young man he made a bicycle tour of England. From 1910 to 1914, he was a streetcar conductor in Portland, Ore.
In 1915, he married Maude T. Johnson, a school teacher from Collinsville, Ill. The couple settled in a homestead near Fort Rock, Ore., until moving to Bend, Ore. In 1917, they moved to Washington state settling on a farm at Crego Hill, near Adna, and then to Chehalis. William worked in sawmills in Bend, Littell and Chehalis. During the Depression years, he worked as a janitor for various firms in Chehalis, including the H.C. Coffman Co., until he retired at the age of 86.
William and Maude lived in Chehalis for over 50 years, until moving to Tacoma in 1970 to live with their son, Richard, and his family.
William had been a Mason for 74 years. He was a member of Chehalis Lodge No. 28 F&AM, Sunset Chapter 23 of Royal Arch Masons, St. Helens Commandry 12 of Knights Templar and the Alpha Council 20 of Royal and Select Masters.
Survivors include his four sons, Richard Adamson of Tacoma, Allen Adamson of Cashmere, Robert Adamson of Gallup, N.M., and James Adamson of Moses Lake; 11 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Maude, in 1972; his two brothers, George Earnest Adamson and Robert Cleveland Adamson; his four sisters, Jennie (Adamson) Tindle, Nora (Adamson) Preloger, Mary Adamson and Gertrude (Adamson) Yankausky; his mother; and his father.
Services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Fissell Chapel of the Brown Mortuary Service in Chehalis. Interment will follow at the Claquato Cemetery in Chehalis.
William was a loving and devoted husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather and was an inspiration to all who knew him.
William was born Feb. 20, 1883, in Victoria, Tenn., to Thomas and Margaret (Atherton) Adamson and started working at the age of 13 in coal mines in Tennessee and later near Collinsville, Ill. As a young man he made a bicycle tour of England. From 1910 to 1914, he was a streetcar conductor in Portland, Ore.
In 1915, he married Maude T. Johnson, a school teacher from Collinsville, Ill. The couple settled in a homestead near Fort Rock, Ore., until moving to Bend, Ore. In 1917, they moved to Washington state settling on a farm at Crego Hill, near Adna, and then to Chehalis. William worked in sawmills in Bend, Littell and Chehalis. During the Depression years, he worked as a janitor for various firms in Chehalis, including the H.C. Coffman Co., until he retired at the age of 86.
William and Maude lived in Chehalis for over 50 years, until moving to Tacoma in 1970 to live with their son, Richard, and his family.
William had been a Mason for 74 years. He was a member of Chehalis Lodge No. 28 F&AM, Sunset Chapter 23 of Royal Arch Masons, St. Helens Commandry 12 of Knights Templar and the Alpha Council 20 of Royal and Select Masters.
Survivors include his four sons, Richard Adamson of Tacoma, Allen Adamson of Cashmere, Robert Adamson of Gallup, N.M., and James Adamson of Moses Lake; 11 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Maude, in 1972; his two brothers, George Earnest Adamson and Robert Cleveland Adamson; his four sisters, Jennie (Adamson) Tindle, Nora (Adamson) Preloger, Mary Adamson and Gertrude (Adamson) Yankausky; his mother; and his father.
Services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Fissell Chapel of the Brown Mortuary Service in Chehalis. Interment will follow at the Claquato Cemetery in Chehalis.
William was a loving and devoted husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather and was an inspiration to all who knew him.
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