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Hale Douglas Adams

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Hale Douglas Adams

Birth
Grinnell, Poweshiek County, Iowa, USA
Death
22 Sep 1965 (aged 70)
Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
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Captain, Motor Transport Company 318. Son of BD and Sarah Adams. Entered service May 11, 1917, at Ft. Sheridan; commissioned Second Lieutenant, August 11, 1917; transferred to Camp Grant September 1, 1917; commissioned First Lieutenant, October 7, 1918; Captain, February 13, 1919; overseas December 31, 1917; at front during Aisne defensive; returned to US June 27; discharged August 2, 1919.

HALE ADAMS, METAL FIRM HEAD, DIES
Hale D Adams, 70, president of Adams Pressed Metals Corp died Wednesday at 11:50 PM at Cottage Hospital.
Funeral will be Saturday at 3:30 PM at Hinchliff and Pearson Funeral Chapel, where friends may call Friday evening. Burial will be at Memorial Park Cemetery.
Mr. Adams was born October 11, 1894, at Grinnell, IA, and moved with his family to Galesburg when a young man. He attended Knox College. He was a member of Central Congregational Church, Vesper Masonic Lodge and during World War I was an Army captain in France.
He was married in 1929 to Glenrose Dungan, who died in 1949. In 1951 he married Fern Arneson, and she died in 1961. He lived at 1374 N Academy St.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. David Briick of Elk Grove; a sister, Mrs. Lloyd Moss of Newport Beach, CA, and two grandchildren.
The family said memorials may be made to the Central Congregational Church Memorial Fund.
GALESBURG REGISTER-MAIL: SEPTEMBER 23, 1965

Funeral for Hale D Adams, 70, of 1370 N Academy St, was conducted at 3:30 PM today at Hinchliff and Pearson Funeral Chapel by Rev. Gary Smothers, pastor of Central Congregational Church. Burial was at Memorial Park Cemetery. Mr. Adams, president of Adams Pressed Metals Corp, died Wednesday.
Pallbearers were Dale Ruedig, Dr. Walter Pacey, Dr. RH Fell, Hugh Courson, Fred Gummerson and Louis Ubben.
GALESBURG REGISTER-MAIL: SEPTEMBER 25, 1965
Captain, Motor Transport Company 318. Son of BD and Sarah Adams. Entered service May 11, 1917, at Ft. Sheridan; commissioned Second Lieutenant, August 11, 1917; transferred to Camp Grant September 1, 1917; commissioned First Lieutenant, October 7, 1918; Captain, February 13, 1919; overseas December 31, 1917; at front during Aisne defensive; returned to US June 27; discharged August 2, 1919.

HALE ADAMS, METAL FIRM HEAD, DIES
Hale D Adams, 70, president of Adams Pressed Metals Corp died Wednesday at 11:50 PM at Cottage Hospital.
Funeral will be Saturday at 3:30 PM at Hinchliff and Pearson Funeral Chapel, where friends may call Friday evening. Burial will be at Memorial Park Cemetery.
Mr. Adams was born October 11, 1894, at Grinnell, IA, and moved with his family to Galesburg when a young man. He attended Knox College. He was a member of Central Congregational Church, Vesper Masonic Lodge and during World War I was an Army captain in France.
He was married in 1929 to Glenrose Dungan, who died in 1949. In 1951 he married Fern Arneson, and she died in 1961. He lived at 1374 N Academy St.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. David Briick of Elk Grove; a sister, Mrs. Lloyd Moss of Newport Beach, CA, and two grandchildren.
The family said memorials may be made to the Central Congregational Church Memorial Fund.
GALESBURG REGISTER-MAIL: SEPTEMBER 23, 1965

Funeral for Hale D Adams, 70, of 1370 N Academy St, was conducted at 3:30 PM today at Hinchliff and Pearson Funeral Chapel by Rev. Gary Smothers, pastor of Central Congregational Church. Burial was at Memorial Park Cemetery. Mr. Adams, president of Adams Pressed Metals Corp, died Wednesday.
Pallbearers were Dale Ruedig, Dr. Walter Pacey, Dr. RH Fell, Hugh Courson, Fred Gummerson and Louis Ubben.
GALESBURG REGISTER-MAIL: SEPTEMBER 25, 1965


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