Gaston Troy Adams was born in 1864 in Cumberland County. He received his education at Trinity College and Vanderbilt University. He joined the Virginia Conference at the session held in Elizabeth City in 1898. His first pastorate was at Fairfield. Other charges he served were Raleigh, Central; New Bern; Durham, Trinity; Wilmington, Fifth Avenue; Goldsboro, Saint Paul; Dunn, Divine Street;and Sanford. He served as presiding elder of the Elizabeth City District, from which appointment he came to Saint Paul in 1918 and remained until 1922. He retired in 1928 and lived the rest of his life in Sanford. During his retirement years he was the very popular and greatly beloved teacher of the Men's Bible Class at Steele Street Methodist Church (now St. Luke).
Mr. Adams' sermons were scholarly, fresh, and vital. As a teacher, his modern and up-to-date interpretation of the Holy Scriptures placed him in the category of those who excelled. One of the great secrets of his success lay in the fact that 'his life was permeated with the calmness of a genuine spiritual assurance. rr
His legacy to Saint Paul Church is not only to be found in his ministry as the pastor, but in the members of his family who have made valuable contributions to the life of the church. The late and beloved Mrs. Martha Winslow was his daughter. Two of his grandchildren, Bill Winslow and Martha Ray, are leading members of Saint Paul. Several great grandchildren are also active members.
In 1941, Mr Adams died in Sanford. He was buried in Willow Dale.
pg 97-98, With A Single Eye,
(History of St.Paul UMC in Goldsboro, N.C.)
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OBITUARY
Sanford, July 4- Rev. Gaston Troy Adams, 76, a widely known member of the N.C Conference of the Methodist church, died at his home, 18 Hawkins Ave., at 10 a.m. today after a brief illness. His death was attributed to an heart ailment.
The son of the late Mr. and Mrs. W.G Adams of Harnett county, Dr. Adams graduated from Trinity college, now Duke University, Nashville, Tenn.
Ordained to the ministry more than 50 years ago, he served pastorates in several places in the conference, including Wilmington, New Bern, Durham, Goldsboro, Raleigh, Dunn, Sanford other towns, and as presiding elder of th Elizabeth City district.
In 1927, Dr. Adams came to Sanford as the pastor is the Steele Street Methodist church, his last charge. Retiring I. 1931, he continued to make his home here, and was active in the religious life of yh community. For several yeste, he had been the teacher of the T.R. Moffit Bible class in the Steele Street Methodist Church.
Dr. Adams was twice married. His first wife was before marriage Miss. Mattie Manning of Nashvilee, Tenn.. She died many years ago and afterwards Dr. Adams married Miss. May Gibbs, a native of Oxford, who survived.
Surviving also are two daughters, Mrs. J.W. Winslow, Jr. of Goldsboro, and Mrs. John T. Davenport, Jr. of Sanford, a brother, John C. Adams of Linden; two sisters Mrs. B.F Vibson of Macon, Ga and Mrs. William McDonald of Greenville, and five grandchildren:
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday from the Steele Street Methodist Church, Rev. A.P. Brantley, the past. Burial in Willow Dale cemetery, Goldsboro.
The Charlotte Observer
05 July 1941
Pg 7
Transcribed by Adrienne S. Stanley
Mr. Adams' sermons were scholarly, fresh, and vital. As a teacher, his modern and up-to-date interpretation of the Holy Scriptures placed him in the category of those who excelled. One of the great secrets of his success lay in the fact that 'his life was permeated with the calmness of a genuine spiritual assurance. rr
His legacy to Saint Paul Church is not only to be found in his ministry as the pastor, but in the members of his family who have made valuable contributions to the life of the church. The late and beloved Mrs. Martha Winslow was his daughter. Two of his grandchildren, Bill Winslow and Martha Ray, are leading members of Saint Paul. Several great grandchildren are also active members.
In 1941, Mr Adams died in Sanford. He was buried in Willow Dale.
pg 97-98, With A Single Eye,
(History of St.Paul UMC in Goldsboro, N.C.)
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OBITUARY
Sanford, July 4- Rev. Gaston Troy Adams, 76, a widely known member of the N.C Conference of the Methodist church, died at his home, 18 Hawkins Ave., at 10 a.m. today after a brief illness. His death was attributed to an heart ailment.
The son of the late Mr. and Mrs. W.G Adams of Harnett county, Dr. Adams graduated from Trinity college, now Duke University, Nashville, Tenn.
Ordained to the ministry more than 50 years ago, he served pastorates in several places in the conference, including Wilmington, New Bern, Durham, Goldsboro, Raleigh, Dunn, Sanford other towns, and as presiding elder of th Elizabeth City district.
In 1927, Dr. Adams came to Sanford as the pastor is the Steele Street Methodist church, his last charge. Retiring I. 1931, he continued to make his home here, and was active in the religious life of yh community. For several yeste, he had been the teacher of the T.R. Moffit Bible class in the Steele Street Methodist Church.
Dr. Adams was twice married. His first wife was before marriage Miss. Mattie Manning of Nashvilee, Tenn.. She died many years ago and afterwards Dr. Adams married Miss. May Gibbs, a native of Oxford, who survived.
Surviving also are two daughters, Mrs. J.W. Winslow, Jr. of Goldsboro, and Mrs. John T. Davenport, Jr. of Sanford, a brother, John C. Adams of Linden; two sisters Mrs. B.F Vibson of Macon, Ga and Mrs. William McDonald of Greenville, and five grandchildren:
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday from the Steele Street Methodist Church, Rev. A.P. Brantley, the past. Burial in Willow Dale cemetery, Goldsboro.
The Charlotte Observer
05 July 1941
Pg 7
Transcribed by Adrienne S. Stanley
Gaston Troy Adams was born in 1864 in Cumberland County. He received his education at Trinity College and Vanderbilt University. He joined the Virginia Conference at the session held in Elizabeth City in 1898. His first pastorate was at Fairfield. Other charges he served were Raleigh, Central; New Bern; Durham, Trinity; Wilmington, Fifth Avenue; Goldsboro, Saint Paul; Dunn, Divine Street;and Sanford. He served as presiding elder of the Elizabeth City District, from which appointment he came to Saint Paul in 1918 and remained until 1922. He retired in 1928 and lived the rest of his life in Sanford. During his retirement years he was the very popular and greatly beloved teacher of the Men's Bible Class at Steele Street Methodist Church (now St. Luke).
Mr. Adams' sermons were scholarly, fresh, and vital. As a teacher, his modern and up-to-date interpretation of the Holy Scriptures placed him in the category of those who excelled. One of the great secrets of his success lay in the fact that 'his life was permeated with the calmness of a genuine spiritual assurance. rr
His legacy to Saint Paul Church is not only to be found in his ministry as the pastor, but in the members of his family who have made valuable contributions to the life of the church. The late and beloved Mrs. Martha Winslow was his daughter. Two of his grandchildren, Bill Winslow and Martha Ray, are leading members of Saint Paul. Several great grandchildren are also active members.
In 1941, Mr Adams died in Sanford. He was buried in Willow Dale.
pg 97-98, With A Single Eye,
(History of St.Paul UMC in Goldsboro, N.C.)
*************************************************
OBITUARY
Sanford, July 4- Rev. Gaston Troy Adams, 76, a widely known member of the N.C Conference of the Methodist church, died at his home, 18 Hawkins Ave., at 10 a.m. today after a brief illness. His death was attributed to an heart ailment.
The son of the late Mr. and Mrs. W.G Adams of Harnett county, Dr. Adams graduated from Trinity college, now Duke University, Nashville, Tenn.
Ordained to the ministry more than 50 years ago, he served pastorates in several places in the conference, including Wilmington, New Bern, Durham, Goldsboro, Raleigh, Dunn, Sanford other towns, and as presiding elder of th Elizabeth City district.
In 1927, Dr. Adams came to Sanford as the pastor is the Steele Street Methodist church, his last charge. Retiring I. 1931, he continued to make his home here, and was active in the religious life of yh community. For several yeste, he had been the teacher of the T.R. Moffit Bible class in the Steele Street Methodist Church.
Dr. Adams was twice married. His first wife was before marriage Miss. Mattie Manning of Nashvilee, Tenn.. She died many years ago and afterwards Dr. Adams married Miss. May Gibbs, a native of Oxford, who survived.
Surviving also are two daughters, Mrs. J.W. Winslow, Jr. of Goldsboro, and Mrs. John T. Davenport, Jr. of Sanford, a brother, John C. Adams of Linden; two sisters Mrs. B.F Vibson of Macon, Ga and Mrs. William McDonald of Greenville, and five grandchildren:
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday from the Steele Street Methodist Church, Rev. A.P. Brantley, the past. Burial in Willow Dale cemetery, Goldsboro.
The Charlotte Observer
05 July 1941
Pg 7
Transcribed by Adrienne S. Stanley
Mr. Adams' sermons were scholarly, fresh, and vital. As a teacher, his modern and up-to-date interpretation of the Holy Scriptures placed him in the category of those who excelled. One of the great secrets of his success lay in the fact that 'his life was permeated with the calmness of a genuine spiritual assurance. rr
His legacy to Saint Paul Church is not only to be found in his ministry as the pastor, but in the members of his family who have made valuable contributions to the life of the church. The late and beloved Mrs. Martha Winslow was his daughter. Two of his grandchildren, Bill Winslow and Martha Ray, are leading members of Saint Paul. Several great grandchildren are also active members.
In 1941, Mr Adams died in Sanford. He was buried in Willow Dale.
pg 97-98, With A Single Eye,
(History of St.Paul UMC in Goldsboro, N.C.)
*************************************************
OBITUARY
Sanford, July 4- Rev. Gaston Troy Adams, 76, a widely known member of the N.C Conference of the Methodist church, died at his home, 18 Hawkins Ave., at 10 a.m. today after a brief illness. His death was attributed to an heart ailment.
The son of the late Mr. and Mrs. W.G Adams of Harnett county, Dr. Adams graduated from Trinity college, now Duke University, Nashville, Tenn.
Ordained to the ministry more than 50 years ago, he served pastorates in several places in the conference, including Wilmington, New Bern, Durham, Goldsboro, Raleigh, Dunn, Sanford other towns, and as presiding elder of th Elizabeth City district.
In 1927, Dr. Adams came to Sanford as the pastor is the Steele Street Methodist church, his last charge. Retiring I. 1931, he continued to make his home here, and was active in the religious life of yh community. For several yeste, he had been the teacher of the T.R. Moffit Bible class in the Steele Street Methodist Church.
Dr. Adams was twice married. His first wife was before marriage Miss. Mattie Manning of Nashvilee, Tenn.. She died many years ago and afterwards Dr. Adams married Miss. May Gibbs, a native of Oxford, who survived.
Surviving also are two daughters, Mrs. J.W. Winslow, Jr. of Goldsboro, and Mrs. John T. Davenport, Jr. of Sanford, a brother, John C. Adams of Linden; two sisters Mrs. B.F Vibson of Macon, Ga and Mrs. William McDonald of Greenville, and five grandchildren:
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday from the Steele Street Methodist Church, Rev. A.P. Brantley, the past. Burial in Willow Dale cemetery, Goldsboro.
The Charlotte Observer
05 July 1941
Pg 7
Transcribed by Adrienne S. Stanley
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