Funeral service for Naomi Adams, 94, will be at 2:00 p.m., Friday, February 15, 2013 at the Canton Christian Church with Steve Driskill officiating. Burial will be in Canton Cemetery under the direction of Haigler-Pierce Funeral Home, Canton.
Naomi Josephine (Jones) Adams was born on March 17, 1918 to David William and Ada Annie (Brint) Jones near Caldwell, Kansas. Her father was a farmer at South Haven, Kansas where she started her schooling. A short time thereafter, the family sold the farm in Kansas and purchased one outside of Oakwood, Oklahoma. One of her fondest childhood memories was a trip the family took by Model T to visit her father's sister Nellie in Portland, Oregon in 1925. Naomi attended and graduated from Con 6 school.
She married John R. Adams on July 20, 1939 in Enid, Oklahoma. They lived in Canton four years before moving to Seiling where they farmed for five years. They bought the Seiling Motel in 1948 and operated it until 1975. She was active in the Blaine and Dewey County Home Extension, a member of the Eastern Star and a Charter Member of the Canton Senior Citizen's Club.
Naomi died peacefully in the Seiling Nursing Center on Saturday, February 9, 2013. She is preceded in death by her husband John; three sisters Wilma Threlkeld, Ethel Jones and Mildred Carney; one brother James Jones; Survivors include her son, J.R. Adams of Jan Juc, Australia; and many nieces and nephews; In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Canton Senior Citizens Center or the church of the donor's choice with the funeral home serving as custodian at P.O. Box 36, Canton, OK 73724. Condolences may be made online at www.haiglerpierce.com.
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Naomi Josephine (Jones) Adams was born on March 17, 1918 to David William and Ada Annie (Brint) Jones near Caldwell, Kansas. Her father was a farmer at South Haven, Kansas where she started her schooling. A short time thereafter, the family sold the farm in Kansas and purchased one outside of Oakwood, Oklahoma. One of her fondest childhood memories was a trip the family took by Model T to visit her father's sister Nellie in Portland, Oregon in 1925. Naomi attended and graduated from Con 6 school.
She married John R. Adams on July 20, 1939 in Enid, Oklahoma. They lived in Canton four years before moving to Seiling where they farmed for five years. They bought the Seiling Motel in 1948 and operated it until 1975. She was active in the Blaine and Dewey County Home Extension, a member of the Eastern Star and a Charter Member of the Canton Senior Citizen's Club.
Naomi died peacefully in the Seiling Nursing Center on Saturday, February 9, 2013. She is preceded in death by her husband John; three sisters Wilma Threlkeld, Ethel Jones and Mildred Carney; one brother James Jones; Survivors include her son, J.R. Adams of Jan Juc, Australia; and many nieces and nephews; In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Canton Senior Citizens Center or the church of the donor's choice with the funeral home serving as custodian at P.O. Box 36, Canton, OK 73724. Condolences may be made online at www.haiglerpierce.com.
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Funeral service for Naomi Adams, 94, will be at 2:00 p.m., Friday, February 15, 2013 at the Canton Christian Church with Steve Driskill officiating. Burial will be in Canton Cemetery under the direction of Haigler-Pierce Funeral Home, Canton.
Naomi Josephine (Jones) Adams was born on March 17, 1918 to David William and Ada Annie (Brint) Jones near Caldwell, Kansas. Her father was a farmer at South Haven, Kansas where she started her schooling. A short time thereafter, the family sold the farm in Kansas and purchased one outside of Oakwood, Oklahoma. One of her fondest childhood memories was a trip the family took by Model T to visit her father's sister Nellie in Portland, Oregon in 1925. Naomi attended and graduated from Con 6 school.
She married John R. Adams on July 20, 1939 in Enid, Oklahoma. They lived in Canton four years before moving to Seiling where they farmed for five years. They bought the Seiling Motel in 1948 and operated it until 1975. She was active in the Blaine and Dewey County Home Extension, a member of the Eastern Star and a Charter Member of the Canton Senior Citizen's Club.
Naomi died peacefully in the Seiling Nursing Center on Saturday, February 9, 2013. She is preceded in death by her husband John; three sisters Wilma Threlkeld, Ethel Jones and Mildred Carney; one brother James Jones; Survivors include her son, J.R. Adams of Jan Juc, Australia; and many nieces and nephews; In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Canton Senior Citizens Center or the church of the donor's choice with the funeral home serving as custodian at P.O. Box 36, Canton, OK 73724. Condolences may be made online at www.haiglerpierce.com.
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Naomi Josephine (Jones) Adams was born on March 17, 1918 to David William and Ada Annie (Brint) Jones near Caldwell, Kansas. Her father was a farmer at South Haven, Kansas where she started her schooling. A short time thereafter, the family sold the farm in Kansas and purchased one outside of Oakwood, Oklahoma. One of her fondest childhood memories was a trip the family took by Model T to visit her father's sister Nellie in Portland, Oregon in 1925. Naomi attended and graduated from Con 6 school.
She married John R. Adams on July 20, 1939 in Enid, Oklahoma. They lived in Canton four years before moving to Seiling where they farmed for five years. They bought the Seiling Motel in 1948 and operated it until 1975. She was active in the Blaine and Dewey County Home Extension, a member of the Eastern Star and a Charter Member of the Canton Senior Citizen's Club.
Naomi died peacefully in the Seiling Nursing Center on Saturday, February 9, 2013. She is preceded in death by her husband John; three sisters Wilma Threlkeld, Ethel Jones and Mildred Carney; one brother James Jones; Survivors include her son, J.R. Adams of Jan Juc, Australia; and many nieces and nephews; In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Canton Senior Citizens Center or the church of the donor's choice with the funeral home serving as custodian at P.O. Box 36, Canton, OK 73724. Condolences may be made online at www.haiglerpierce.com.
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