She was born September 26, 1925, at Pawhuska, Oklahoma, the daughter of Frank and Laura (Heath) Duncan. She received her high school education at Prescott, Arizona, graduating from Prescott High School. She later attended Business College in Bartlesville, Oklahoma.
After her education, she worked as a secretary for the Boeing Aircraft Company, Wichita; the Meade School District; and for Dave Wilson.
On December 24, 1959, she married Harry Dean Adams in Miami, Oklahoma. After their marriage, the couple moved to Meade, Kansas, in 1960. From 1975-1982, she and her husband, Dean owned and operated Adams Agri-Center in Meade.
She was a member of the United Methodist Church; United Methodist Women, serving as treasurer; and the Maia Club, all of Meade.
She is survived by: Her husband, Dean Adams of Meade, Kansas; A son, Chris Coe and wife Jackie of Castleton, Kansas; A daughter, Kathie Brown and husband Mike of Meade, Kansas; A brother, J.W. Duncan of Lake Jackson, Texas; 5 grandchildren & 7 great-grandchildren, Tony Brown and wife Marilyn, and their children, Wyatt and Whitney Brown, Aaron Brown and daughter Kelly Brown, Monica Ross and husband, Chip and their daughters, Madison and Cameron Ross, Jennifer Coe, Lauri Ericson and husband Tom, and their children, Trey and Kaija Ericson.
She is preceded in death by her parents; a brother, Joe F. Duncan; and a sister, Elsie King.
Memorial services were held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, March 23, 2013 at the United Methodist Church, Meade, with the Reverend Susan Greene presiding. Private family inurnment will take place at a later date.
The family would welcome memorials to the United Methodist Church or the Meade District Hospital in care of the funeral home.
She was born September 26, 1925, at Pawhuska, Oklahoma, the daughter of Frank and Laura (Heath) Duncan. She received her high school education at Prescott, Arizona, graduating from Prescott High School. She later attended Business College in Bartlesville, Oklahoma.
After her education, she worked as a secretary for the Boeing Aircraft Company, Wichita; the Meade School District; and for Dave Wilson.
On December 24, 1959, she married Harry Dean Adams in Miami, Oklahoma. After their marriage, the couple moved to Meade, Kansas, in 1960. From 1975-1982, she and her husband, Dean owned and operated Adams Agri-Center in Meade.
She was a member of the United Methodist Church; United Methodist Women, serving as treasurer; and the Maia Club, all of Meade.
She is survived by: Her husband, Dean Adams of Meade, Kansas; A son, Chris Coe and wife Jackie of Castleton, Kansas; A daughter, Kathie Brown and husband Mike of Meade, Kansas; A brother, J.W. Duncan of Lake Jackson, Texas; 5 grandchildren & 7 great-grandchildren, Tony Brown and wife Marilyn, and their children, Wyatt and Whitney Brown, Aaron Brown and daughter Kelly Brown, Monica Ross and husband, Chip and their daughters, Madison and Cameron Ross, Jennifer Coe, Lauri Ericson and husband Tom, and their children, Trey and Kaija Ericson.
She is preceded in death by her parents; a brother, Joe F. Duncan; and a sister, Elsie King.
Memorial services were held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, March 23, 2013 at the United Methodist Church, Meade, with the Reverend Susan Greene presiding. Private family inurnment will take place at a later date.
The family would welcome memorials to the United Methodist Church or the Meade District Hospital in care of the funeral home.
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