Virginia L. Adams, 89, of rural Chanute and a former Iola resident, passed away at 2:30 a.m., Saturday, July 11, 2020 at her home near Chanute.
She was born on April 20, 1931 at Hamilton, Missouri to James and Calystine (Cox) Dunn. The family moved to Iola where she grew up and attended schools.
Virginia and Melvin Foster were married in 1949 at Iola. He preceded her in death on January 27, 1984. She and Roy Adams were married in 1998 at Chanute. He survives of the home.
Virginia was a homemaker. She enjoyed crocheting, cooking, quilting, making pottery, gardening, growing flowers and vegetables in her garden, going to auctions, and spending time with her grandchildren. Virginia was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star Sunflower Chapter No. 147 at Chanute. She had served as past Worthy Matron of the Savonburg Chapter. She attended the Savonburg Lutheran Church and the Christian Church in Chanute.
In addition to her husband, Roy Adams, she is survived by three sons, Kenny Foster, and his wife, Brenda of Chanute, DeWayne Foster, and his wife, LaVon of Savonburg, and Marvin Foster, and his wife, Donna of Chanute; her step-son Kenneth Adams of Chanute; her step-daughter, Royce Adams of Yates Center; 13 grandchildren, many great-grandchildren; many great-great grandchildren; two sisters, Corabelle Riggs of Denver, CO and Sue Campbell of the Seattle, WA area; many nieces and nephews; and a sister-in-law, Rita Dunn of Oak Grove, MO.
In addition to her first husband, Melvin Foster, she was preceded in death by a step-son, Don Adams and four brothers, Bob Dunn, Walter Dunn, Roger Weathers, and Jimmy Dunn.
Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, July 14, 2020 at the Highland Cemetery in Iola with Wayne Engle officiating. Burial will follow. Friends may come to the Pierce-Carson-Wall Funeral Home in Erie from 1 to 7 p.m. Monday to view and sign the register. Memorials are suggested to the Order of the Eastern Star Sunflower Chapter No. 147 of Chanute and these may be left at or mailed to the funeral home 113 S. Main St., P.O. Box 182, Erie, KS 66733. Online condolences may be left at www.wallfuneralservices.com.∼Virginia Lea Foster-Adams, of rural Chanute, Kansas; formerly of Iola, Kansas, passed away in her home with loved ones surrounding her at 2:30 am Saturday, July 11, 2020.
She was born on April 20th, 1934 in Gallatin, Missouri to James Dumm and Calystine Cox. The family moved to Iola Kansas where she grew up and attended school.
Virginia and Melvin Foster were married in 1949 at Iola, Kansas. He preceded her in death on January 27, 1984. She married a second time to Roy Adams in 1998 at Chanute, Kansas. He survives in the home.
Virginia was a homemaker and had many hobbies - crocheting; cooking; quilting; making pottery; gardening; growing flowers and vegetables in the garden; dancing; going to auctions but most of all spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was a caregiver by nature taking care of everyone around her and loved hosting holidays in her home with all her family, making large meals on her many sets of china. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, Sunflower Chapter No. 147 in Chanute. She had served as Past Worthy Matron of the Savonburg Chapter. She attended Savonburg Lutheran Church and Christian Church in Chanute.
In addition to her husband Roy Adams, she is survived by three sons, Kenny (Brenda) Foster of Chanute, KS; DeWayne (LaVon) Foster of Savonburg, KS; Marvin (Donna) Foster; step-children Kenneth Adams of Chanute, KS; and Royce Adams of Yates Center, KS. She was blessed with many grandchildren; Crystal (Mark), Amber (Brian), Christy, Laurie, Sara, and Kimberly. Virginia helped raise her last grandchild Kimberly and was more like a mother to her as her mother was absent from her life. In addition, she had several great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren, two sisters; Corabelle Riggs of Denver, CO, and Sue Campbell of Seattle, WA; sister-in-law Rita Dumm with many nieces and nephews.
In addition to her first husband, Melvin Foster, she was preceded in death by a step-son, Don Adams, and four brothers Bob Dumm; Walter Dumm; Jimmy Dunn, and Roger Weathers.
Graveside services will be held at 11 am, Tuesday, July 14th, 2020 at the Highland Cemetary in Iola, Kansas with Wayne Engle officiating, burial will follow. Friends may come to the Pierce-Carson-Wall Funeral Home in Erie from 1pm-7pm, Monday, July 13th, 2020 to view and sign the register. Memorials are suggested to the Order of the Eastern Star, Sunflower Chapter No 147 of Chanute Kansas, these may be left at or mailed to the funeral home 113 S Main St, PO Box 182, Erie, KS 66733. Online condolences may be left at www.wallfuneralservices.com.
**The obituary printed by the funeral home in local papers was incorrect, this is a corrected version by the family historian. There has been extensive research on the Dunn/Dumm family, the correct spelling was Dumm and one sibling (Jimmy Dunn) legally had it changed to Dunn.
She was born on April 20, 1931 at Hamilton, Missouri to James and Calystine (Cox) Dunn. The family moved to Iola where she grew up and attended schools.
Virginia and Melvin Foster were married in 1949 at Iola. He preceded her in death on January 27, 1984. She and Roy Adams were married in 1998 at Chanute. He survives of the home.
Virginia was a homemaker. She enjoyed crocheting, cooking, quilting, making pottery, gardening, growing flowers and vegetables in her garden, going to auctions, and spending time with her grandchildren. Virginia was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star Sunflower Chapter No. 147 at Chanute. She had served as past Worthy Matron of the Savonburg Chapter. She attended the Savonburg Lutheran Church and the Christian Church in Chanute.
In addition to her husband, Roy Adams, she is survived by three sons, Kenny Foster, and his wife, Brenda of Chanute, DeWayne Foster, and his wife, LaVon of Savonburg, and Marvin Foster, and his wife, Donna of Chanute; her step-son Kenneth Adams of Chanute; her step-daughter, Royce Adams of Yates Center; 13 grandchildren, many great-grandchildren; many great-great grandchildren; two sisters, Corabelle Riggs of Denver, CO and Sue Campbell of the Seattle, WA area; many nieces and nephews; and a sister-in-law, Rita Dunn of Oak Grove, MO.
In addition to her first husband, Melvin Foster, she was preceded in death by a step-son, Don Adams and four brothers, Bob Dunn, Walter Dunn, Roger Weathers, and Jimmy Dunn.
Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, July 14, 2020 at the Highland Cemetery in Iola with Wayne Engle officiating. Burial will follow. Friends may come to the Pierce-Carson-Wall Funeral Home in Erie from 1 to 7 p.m. Monday to view and sign the register. Memorials are suggested to the Order of the Eastern Star Sunflower Chapter No. 147 of Chanute and these may be left at or mailed to the funeral home 113 S. Main St., P.O. Box 182, Erie, KS 66733. Online condolences may be left at www.wallfuneralservices.com.∼Virginia Lea Foster-Adams, of rural Chanute, Kansas; formerly of Iola, Kansas, passed away in her home with loved ones surrounding her at 2:30 am Saturday, July 11, 2020.
She was born on April 20th, 1934 in Gallatin, Missouri to James Dumm and Calystine Cox. The family moved to Iola Kansas where she grew up and attended school.
Virginia and Melvin Foster were married in 1949 at Iola, Kansas. He preceded her in death on January 27, 1984. She married a second time to Roy Adams in 1998 at Chanute, Kansas. He survives in the home.
Virginia was a homemaker and had many hobbies - crocheting; cooking; quilting; making pottery; gardening; growing flowers and vegetables in the garden; dancing; going to auctions but most of all spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was a caregiver by nature taking care of everyone around her and loved hosting holidays in her home with all her family, making large meals on her many sets of china. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, Sunflower Chapter No. 147 in Chanute. She had served as Past Worthy Matron of the Savonburg Chapter. She attended Savonburg Lutheran Church and Christian Church in Chanute.
In addition to her husband Roy Adams, she is survived by three sons, Kenny (Brenda) Foster of Chanute, KS; DeWayne (LaVon) Foster of Savonburg, KS; Marvin (Donna) Foster; step-children Kenneth Adams of Chanute, KS; and Royce Adams of Yates Center, KS. She was blessed with many grandchildren; Crystal (Mark), Amber (Brian), Christy, Laurie, Sara, and Kimberly. Virginia helped raise her last grandchild Kimberly and was more like a mother to her as her mother was absent from her life. In addition, she had several great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren, two sisters; Corabelle Riggs of Denver, CO, and Sue Campbell of Seattle, WA; sister-in-law Rita Dumm with many nieces and nephews.
In addition to her first husband, Melvin Foster, she was preceded in death by a step-son, Don Adams, and four brothers Bob Dumm; Walter Dumm; Jimmy Dunn, and Roger Weathers.
Graveside services will be held at 11 am, Tuesday, July 14th, 2020 at the Highland Cemetary in Iola, Kansas with Wayne Engle officiating, burial will follow. Friends may come to the Pierce-Carson-Wall Funeral Home in Erie from 1pm-7pm, Monday, July 13th, 2020 to view and sign the register. Memorials are suggested to the Order of the Eastern Star, Sunflower Chapter No 147 of Chanute Kansas, these may be left at or mailed to the funeral home 113 S Main St, PO Box 182, Erie, KS 66733. Online condolences may be left at www.wallfuneralservices.com.
**The obituary printed by the funeral home in local papers was incorrect, this is a corrected version by the family historian. There has been extensive research on the Dunn/Dumm family, the correct spelling was Dumm and one sibling (Jimmy Dunn) legally had it changed to Dunn.
Virginia L. Adams, 89, of rural Chanute and a former Iola resident, passed away at 2:30 a.m., Saturday, July 11, 2020 at her home near Chanute.
She was born on April 20, 1931 at Hamilton, Missouri to James and Calystine (Cox) Dunn. The family moved to Iola where she grew up and attended schools.
Virginia and Melvin Foster were married in 1949 at Iola. He preceded her in death on January 27, 1984. She and Roy Adams were married in 1998 at Chanute. He survives of the home.
Virginia was a homemaker. She enjoyed crocheting, cooking, quilting, making pottery, gardening, growing flowers and vegetables in her garden, going to auctions, and spending time with her grandchildren. Virginia was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star Sunflower Chapter No. 147 at Chanute. She had served as past Worthy Matron of the Savonburg Chapter. She attended the Savonburg Lutheran Church and the Christian Church in Chanute.
In addition to her husband, Roy Adams, she is survived by three sons, Kenny Foster, and his wife, Brenda of Chanute, DeWayne Foster, and his wife, LaVon of Savonburg, and Marvin Foster, and his wife, Donna of Chanute; her step-son Kenneth Adams of Chanute; her step-daughter, Royce Adams of Yates Center; 13 grandchildren, many great-grandchildren; many great-great grandchildren; two sisters, Corabelle Riggs of Denver, CO and Sue Campbell of the Seattle, WA area; many nieces and nephews; and a sister-in-law, Rita Dunn of Oak Grove, MO.
In addition to her first husband, Melvin Foster, she was preceded in death by a step-son, Don Adams and four brothers, Bob Dunn, Walter Dunn, Roger Weathers, and Jimmy Dunn.
Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, July 14, 2020 at the Highland Cemetery in Iola with Wayne Engle officiating. Burial will follow. Friends may come to the Pierce-Carson-Wall Funeral Home in Erie from 1 to 7 p.m. Monday to view and sign the register. Memorials are suggested to the Order of the Eastern Star Sunflower Chapter No. 147 of Chanute and these may be left at or mailed to the funeral home 113 S. Main St., P.O. Box 182, Erie, KS 66733. Online condolences may be left at www.wallfuneralservices.com.∼Virginia Lea Foster-Adams, of rural Chanute, Kansas; formerly of Iola, Kansas, passed away in her home with loved ones surrounding her at 2:30 am Saturday, July 11, 2020.
She was born on April 20th, 1934 in Gallatin, Missouri to James Dumm and Calystine Cox. The family moved to Iola Kansas where she grew up and attended school.
Virginia and Melvin Foster were married in 1949 at Iola, Kansas. He preceded her in death on January 27, 1984. She married a second time to Roy Adams in 1998 at Chanute, Kansas. He survives in the home.
Virginia was a homemaker and had many hobbies - crocheting; cooking; quilting; making pottery; gardening; growing flowers and vegetables in the garden; dancing; going to auctions but most of all spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was a caregiver by nature taking care of everyone around her and loved hosting holidays in her home with all her family, making large meals on her many sets of china. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, Sunflower Chapter No. 147 in Chanute. She had served as Past Worthy Matron of the Savonburg Chapter. She attended Savonburg Lutheran Church and Christian Church in Chanute.
In addition to her husband Roy Adams, she is survived by three sons, Kenny (Brenda) Foster of Chanute, KS; DeWayne (LaVon) Foster of Savonburg, KS; Marvin (Donna) Foster; step-children Kenneth Adams of Chanute, KS; and Royce Adams of Yates Center, KS. She was blessed with many grandchildren; Crystal (Mark), Amber (Brian), Christy, Laurie, Sara, and Kimberly. Virginia helped raise her last grandchild Kimberly and was more like a mother to her as her mother was absent from her life. In addition, she had several great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren, two sisters; Corabelle Riggs of Denver, CO, and Sue Campbell of Seattle, WA; sister-in-law Rita Dumm with many nieces and nephews.
In addition to her first husband, Melvin Foster, she was preceded in death by a step-son, Don Adams, and four brothers Bob Dumm; Walter Dumm; Jimmy Dunn, and Roger Weathers.
Graveside services will be held at 11 am, Tuesday, July 14th, 2020 at the Highland Cemetary in Iola, Kansas with Wayne Engle officiating, burial will follow. Friends may come to the Pierce-Carson-Wall Funeral Home in Erie from 1pm-7pm, Monday, July 13th, 2020 to view and sign the register. Memorials are suggested to the Order of the Eastern Star, Sunflower Chapter No 147 of Chanute Kansas, these may be left at or mailed to the funeral home 113 S Main St, PO Box 182, Erie, KS 66733. Online condolences may be left at www.wallfuneralservices.com.
**The obituary printed by the funeral home in local papers was incorrect, this is a corrected version by the family historian. There has been extensive research on the Dunn/Dumm family, the correct spelling was Dumm and one sibling (Jimmy Dunn) legally had it changed to Dunn.
She was born on April 20, 1931 at Hamilton, Missouri to James and Calystine (Cox) Dunn. The family moved to Iola where she grew up and attended schools.
Virginia and Melvin Foster were married in 1949 at Iola. He preceded her in death on January 27, 1984. She and Roy Adams were married in 1998 at Chanute. He survives of the home.
Virginia was a homemaker. She enjoyed crocheting, cooking, quilting, making pottery, gardening, growing flowers and vegetables in her garden, going to auctions, and spending time with her grandchildren. Virginia was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star Sunflower Chapter No. 147 at Chanute. She had served as past Worthy Matron of the Savonburg Chapter. She attended the Savonburg Lutheran Church and the Christian Church in Chanute.
In addition to her husband, Roy Adams, she is survived by three sons, Kenny Foster, and his wife, Brenda of Chanute, DeWayne Foster, and his wife, LaVon of Savonburg, and Marvin Foster, and his wife, Donna of Chanute; her step-son Kenneth Adams of Chanute; her step-daughter, Royce Adams of Yates Center; 13 grandchildren, many great-grandchildren; many great-great grandchildren; two sisters, Corabelle Riggs of Denver, CO and Sue Campbell of the Seattle, WA area; many nieces and nephews; and a sister-in-law, Rita Dunn of Oak Grove, MO.
In addition to her first husband, Melvin Foster, she was preceded in death by a step-son, Don Adams and four brothers, Bob Dunn, Walter Dunn, Roger Weathers, and Jimmy Dunn.
Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, July 14, 2020 at the Highland Cemetery in Iola with Wayne Engle officiating. Burial will follow. Friends may come to the Pierce-Carson-Wall Funeral Home in Erie from 1 to 7 p.m. Monday to view and sign the register. Memorials are suggested to the Order of the Eastern Star Sunflower Chapter No. 147 of Chanute and these may be left at or mailed to the funeral home 113 S. Main St., P.O. Box 182, Erie, KS 66733. Online condolences may be left at www.wallfuneralservices.com.∼Virginia Lea Foster-Adams, of rural Chanute, Kansas; formerly of Iola, Kansas, passed away in her home with loved ones surrounding her at 2:30 am Saturday, July 11, 2020.
She was born on April 20th, 1934 in Gallatin, Missouri to James Dumm and Calystine Cox. The family moved to Iola Kansas where she grew up and attended school.
Virginia and Melvin Foster were married in 1949 at Iola, Kansas. He preceded her in death on January 27, 1984. She married a second time to Roy Adams in 1998 at Chanute, Kansas. He survives in the home.
Virginia was a homemaker and had many hobbies - crocheting; cooking; quilting; making pottery; gardening; growing flowers and vegetables in the garden; dancing; going to auctions but most of all spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was a caregiver by nature taking care of everyone around her and loved hosting holidays in her home with all her family, making large meals on her many sets of china. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, Sunflower Chapter No. 147 in Chanute. She had served as Past Worthy Matron of the Savonburg Chapter. She attended Savonburg Lutheran Church and Christian Church in Chanute.
In addition to her husband Roy Adams, she is survived by three sons, Kenny (Brenda) Foster of Chanute, KS; DeWayne (LaVon) Foster of Savonburg, KS; Marvin (Donna) Foster; step-children Kenneth Adams of Chanute, KS; and Royce Adams of Yates Center, KS. She was blessed with many grandchildren; Crystal (Mark), Amber (Brian), Christy, Laurie, Sara, and Kimberly. Virginia helped raise her last grandchild Kimberly and was more like a mother to her as her mother was absent from her life. In addition, she had several great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren, two sisters; Corabelle Riggs of Denver, CO, and Sue Campbell of Seattle, WA; sister-in-law Rita Dumm with many nieces and nephews.
In addition to her first husband, Melvin Foster, she was preceded in death by a step-son, Don Adams, and four brothers Bob Dumm; Walter Dumm; Jimmy Dunn, and Roger Weathers.
Graveside services will be held at 11 am, Tuesday, July 14th, 2020 at the Highland Cemetary in Iola, Kansas with Wayne Engle officiating, burial will follow. Friends may come to the Pierce-Carson-Wall Funeral Home in Erie from 1pm-7pm, Monday, July 13th, 2020 to view and sign the register. Memorials are suggested to the Order of the Eastern Star, Sunflower Chapter No 147 of Chanute Kansas, these may be left at or mailed to the funeral home 113 S Main St, PO Box 182, Erie, KS 66733. Online condolences may be left at www.wallfuneralservices.com.
**The obituary printed by the funeral home in local papers was incorrect, this is a corrected version by the family historian. There has been extensive research on the Dunn/Dumm family, the correct spelling was Dumm and one sibling (Jimmy Dunn) legally had it changed to Dunn.
Family Members
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Records on Ancestry
Advertisement
