s/o John William and Lucy Gilmore Adams; Methodist Minister
DEATH OF T. W. ADAMS SHOCKS COMMUNITY
Funeral of Aged Preacher Here Yesterday Was Largely Attended
News of the death of Rev. T. W. Adams in Lexington, Miss., Monday night, came as a profound shock to friends and acquaintances in Brookhaven, his home city, which he had left at noon the same day.
Mr. Adams' death was due to a stroke of paralysis. He was attacked by his fatal illness soon after reaching his destination, and although everything possible was done to preserve his life, he sank rapidly. A brother-in-law, Dr. T. W. Foster, of Tchula, was among those in attendance upon him in Lexington.
It was impossible for any of Mr. Adams' children to reach Lexington in time to see him in life, but Mrs. Lera Toler, the daughter with whom he made his home here, arrived in Lexington a few hours after his death. Death occurred at nine o'clock Monday night.
Mr. Adams was seventy three years of age, and his health had not been of the best for some time. The death of his wife six months ago was a crushing blow to him, and within that period he also lost a brother and a nephew.
Mr. Adams was a native of Madison county. He married there as a very young man and shortly afterwards joined the ministry of the Methodist Church.
Fearless courage, high ideals, sound learning and exceptional talents made Mr. Adams an outstanding figure in the ministry and civic life of Mississippi. He lived the life of a true soldier of the Cross, exalting what was righteous and warring upon evil.
Mr. Adams served the Brookhaven Methodist Church a number of years ago as pastor, and the three daughters of the family all graduated at Whitworth College.
When his advanced age made his retirement from an active ministry necessary, Mr. Adams chose to make Brookhaven his home. He had purchased a lot and built a residence here some years before with the idea of ultimately residing here, and carried his plan to completion.
Mr. Adams was an able writer as well as speaker, and during his retirement served as editor of a denominational publication and contributed other papers.
The deceased minister was a veritable pillar of strength to ministers and members of his denomination, and will be sadly missed among them.
He is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Lera Toler, who resided with him at the family home, Mrs. Ray Butler of Jackson and Mrs. Percy Buie of Soegaard.
The latter years of the Rev. and Mrs. Adams were saddened by the loss of of the only son who attained maturity, The Rev. Favre Adams, who was following in his father's footsteps as an able minister of the Methodist faith.
The body arrived from Lexington accompanied by Mrs. Toler and other relatives and friends yesterday afternoon, and funeral services were held at 10:30 o'clock this morning at the Methodist Church.
KU KLUX KLAN PAYS RESPECTS.
Thirty-two white robed figures of the Ku Klux Klan took part in the Klan ceremonial over the body of Rev. T. W. Adams at the Adams home on North Union Street last night at 9:55 o'clock. Six automobiles, shut off the lights and stopped half a block from the house. While two stood guard over the cars, thirty marched in pairs to the front of the house, where the six, two on each side and one at each end of the coffin, knelt in silent prayer for a minute and twenty seconds.
Mr. Adams was the one man in Lincoln county who openly admitted to being a member of the hooded Klan. It was on account of this fact that many Brookhaven people expected that the Ku Klux would hold a klan service and gathered at the Adams home and on the streets nearby to witness the impressive ceremony.
FUNERAL THIS MORNING.
Funeral services were held at the Methodist church at ten thirty this morning in the presence of an auditorium full of friends and admirers of the deceased minister.
Floral offerings of extraordinary beauty and profusion banked the chancel and rested upon the gray casket.
The funeral procession was headed by Rev. J. M. Morse, of Jackson. He was followed by Rev. W. H. Lewis, pastor of the Brookhaven Methodist church and the Rev. H. M. Ellis, presiding elder of this district.
After the casket followed members of the Masonic order and the honorary pall bearers.
Music was supplied by a choir of Whitworth students. Scripture reading was given by the Revs. W. H. Lewis and H. M. Ellis, and the Rev. Sullivan made an invocation.
Address paying tribute to the forceful character, fearless courage, integrity and conscientiousness of the deceased religious and civic leader were made by ministers who were his associates in the Methodist ministry, and warm personal friends the Revs. J. M. Morse, W. H. Lewis, J. G. Galloway, of Woodville, H. M. Ellis and Dr. I. W. Cooper.
Mr. Galloway announced that a memorial service in honor of Mr. Adams would be held in Crystal Springs Sunday evening.
Interment was made in the family lot in Rosehill cemetery.
Mr. Adams' daughters, several grandchildren and a number of out of town relatives and friends were present for the services.
Much sympathy goes out to the daughters of Mr. Adams who have lost both parents within a period of six months.
11/29/1922
Lincoln County Public Library Obituary Collection
DEATH OF T. W. ADAMS SHOCKS COMMUNITY
Funeral of Aged Preacher Here Yesterday Was Largely Attended
News of the death of Rev. T. W. Adams in Lexington, Miss., Monday night, came as a profound shock to friends and acquaintances in Brookhaven, his home city, which he had left at noon the same day.
Mr. Adams' death was due to a stroke of paralysis. He was attacked by his fatal illness soon after reaching his destination, and although everything possible was done to preserve his life, he sank rapidly. A brother-in-law, Dr. T. W. Foster, of Tchula, was among those in attendance upon him in Lexington.
It was impossible for any of Mr. Adams' children to reach Lexington in time to see him in life, but Mrs. Lera Toler, the daughter with whom he made his home here, arrived in Lexington a few hours after his death. Death occurred at nine o'clock Monday night.
Mr. Adams was seventy three years of age, and his health had not been of the best for some time. The death of his wife six months ago was a crushing blow to him, and within that period he also lost a brother and a nephew.
Mr. Adams was a native of Madison county. He married there as a very young man and shortly afterwards joined the ministry of the Methodist Church.
Fearless courage, high ideals, sound learning and exceptional talents made Mr. Adams an outstanding figure in the ministry and civic life of Mississippi. He lived the life of a true soldier of the Cross, exalting what was righteous and warring upon evil.
Mr. Adams served the Brookhaven Methodist Church a number of years ago as pastor, and the three daughters of the family all graduated at Whitworth College.
When his advanced age made his retirement from an active ministry necessary, Mr. Adams chose to make Brookhaven his home. He had purchased a lot and built a residence here some years before with the idea of ultimately residing here, and carried his plan to completion.
Mr. Adams was an able writer as well as speaker, and during his retirement served as editor of a denominational publication and contributed other papers.
The deceased minister was a veritable pillar of strength to ministers and members of his denomination, and will be sadly missed among them.
He is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Lera Toler, who resided with him at the family home, Mrs. Ray Butler of Jackson and Mrs. Percy Buie of Soegaard.
The latter years of the Rev. and Mrs. Adams were saddened by the loss of of the only son who attained maturity, The Rev. Favre Adams, who was following in his father's footsteps as an able minister of the Methodist faith.
The body arrived from Lexington accompanied by Mrs. Toler and other relatives and friends yesterday afternoon, and funeral services were held at 10:30 o'clock this morning at the Methodist Church.
KU KLUX KLAN PAYS RESPECTS.
Thirty-two white robed figures of the Ku Klux Klan took part in the Klan ceremonial over the body of Rev. T. W. Adams at the Adams home on North Union Street last night at 9:55 o'clock. Six automobiles, shut off the lights and stopped half a block from the house. While two stood guard over the cars, thirty marched in pairs to the front of the house, where the six, two on each side and one at each end of the coffin, knelt in silent prayer for a minute and twenty seconds.
Mr. Adams was the one man in Lincoln county who openly admitted to being a member of the hooded Klan. It was on account of this fact that many Brookhaven people expected that the Ku Klux would hold a klan service and gathered at the Adams home and on the streets nearby to witness the impressive ceremony.
FUNERAL THIS MORNING.
Funeral services were held at the Methodist church at ten thirty this morning in the presence of an auditorium full of friends and admirers of the deceased minister.
Floral offerings of extraordinary beauty and profusion banked the chancel and rested upon the gray casket.
The funeral procession was headed by Rev. J. M. Morse, of Jackson. He was followed by Rev. W. H. Lewis, pastor of the Brookhaven Methodist church and the Rev. H. M. Ellis, presiding elder of this district.
After the casket followed members of the Masonic order and the honorary pall bearers.
Music was supplied by a choir of Whitworth students. Scripture reading was given by the Revs. W. H. Lewis and H. M. Ellis, and the Rev. Sullivan made an invocation.
Address paying tribute to the forceful character, fearless courage, integrity and conscientiousness of the deceased religious and civic leader were made by ministers who were his associates in the Methodist ministry, and warm personal friends the Revs. J. M. Morse, W. H. Lewis, J. G. Galloway, of Woodville, H. M. Ellis and Dr. I. W. Cooper.
Mr. Galloway announced that a memorial service in honor of Mr. Adams would be held in Crystal Springs Sunday evening.
Interment was made in the family lot in Rosehill cemetery.
Mr. Adams' daughters, several grandchildren and a number of out of town relatives and friends were present for the services.
Much sympathy goes out to the daughters of Mr. Adams who have lost both parents within a period of six months.
11/29/1922
Lincoln County Public Library Obituary Collection
s/o John William and Lucy Gilmore Adams; Methodist Minister
DEATH OF T. W. ADAMS SHOCKS COMMUNITY
Funeral of Aged Preacher Here Yesterday Was Largely Attended
News of the death of Rev. T. W. Adams in Lexington, Miss., Monday night, came as a profound shock to friends and acquaintances in Brookhaven, his home city, which he had left at noon the same day.
Mr. Adams' death was due to a stroke of paralysis. He was attacked by his fatal illness soon after reaching his destination, and although everything possible was done to preserve his life, he sank rapidly. A brother-in-law, Dr. T. W. Foster, of Tchula, was among those in attendance upon him in Lexington.
It was impossible for any of Mr. Adams' children to reach Lexington in time to see him in life, but Mrs. Lera Toler, the daughter with whom he made his home here, arrived in Lexington a few hours after his death. Death occurred at nine o'clock Monday night.
Mr. Adams was seventy three years of age, and his health had not been of the best for some time. The death of his wife six months ago was a crushing blow to him, and within that period he also lost a brother and a nephew.
Mr. Adams was a native of Madison county. He married there as a very young man and shortly afterwards joined the ministry of the Methodist Church.
Fearless courage, high ideals, sound learning and exceptional talents made Mr. Adams an outstanding figure in the ministry and civic life of Mississippi. He lived the life of a true soldier of the Cross, exalting what was righteous and warring upon evil.
Mr. Adams served the Brookhaven Methodist Church a number of years ago as pastor, and the three daughters of the family all graduated at Whitworth College.
When his advanced age made his retirement from an active ministry necessary, Mr. Adams chose to make Brookhaven his home. He had purchased a lot and built a residence here some years before with the idea of ultimately residing here, and carried his plan to completion.
Mr. Adams was an able writer as well as speaker, and during his retirement served as editor of a denominational publication and contributed other papers.
The deceased minister was a veritable pillar of strength to ministers and members of his denomination, and will be sadly missed among them.
He is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Lera Toler, who resided with him at the family home, Mrs. Ray Butler of Jackson and Mrs. Percy Buie of Soegaard.
The latter years of the Rev. and Mrs. Adams were saddened by the loss of of the only son who attained maturity, The Rev. Favre Adams, who was following in his father's footsteps as an able minister of the Methodist faith.
The body arrived from Lexington accompanied by Mrs. Toler and other relatives and friends yesterday afternoon, and funeral services were held at 10:30 o'clock this morning at the Methodist Church.
KU KLUX KLAN PAYS RESPECTS.
Thirty-two white robed figures of the Ku Klux Klan took part in the Klan ceremonial over the body of Rev. T. W. Adams at the Adams home on North Union Street last night at 9:55 o'clock. Six automobiles, shut off the lights and stopped half a block from the house. While two stood guard over the cars, thirty marched in pairs to the front of the house, where the six, two on each side and one at each end of the coffin, knelt in silent prayer for a minute and twenty seconds.
Mr. Adams was the one man in Lincoln county who openly admitted to being a member of the hooded Klan. It was on account of this fact that many Brookhaven people expected that the Ku Klux would hold a klan service and gathered at the Adams home and on the streets nearby to witness the impressive ceremony.
FUNERAL THIS MORNING.
Funeral services were held at the Methodist church at ten thirty this morning in the presence of an auditorium full of friends and admirers of the deceased minister.
Floral offerings of extraordinary beauty and profusion banked the chancel and rested upon the gray casket.
The funeral procession was headed by Rev. J. M. Morse, of Jackson. He was followed by Rev. W. H. Lewis, pastor of the Brookhaven Methodist church and the Rev. H. M. Ellis, presiding elder of this district.
After the casket followed members of the Masonic order and the honorary pall bearers.
Music was supplied by a choir of Whitworth students. Scripture reading was given by the Revs. W. H. Lewis and H. M. Ellis, and the Rev. Sullivan made an invocation.
Address paying tribute to the forceful character, fearless courage, integrity and conscientiousness of the deceased religious and civic leader were made by ministers who were his associates in the Methodist ministry, and warm personal friends the Revs. J. M. Morse, W. H. Lewis, J. G. Galloway, of Woodville, H. M. Ellis and Dr. I. W. Cooper.
Mr. Galloway announced that a memorial service in honor of Mr. Adams would be held in Crystal Springs Sunday evening.
Interment was made in the family lot in Rosehill cemetery.
Mr. Adams' daughters, several grandchildren and a number of out of town relatives and friends were present for the services.
Much sympathy goes out to the daughters of Mr. Adams who have lost both parents within a period of six months.
11/29/1922
Lincoln County Public Library Obituary Collection
DEATH OF T. W. ADAMS SHOCKS COMMUNITY
Funeral of Aged Preacher Here Yesterday Was Largely Attended
News of the death of Rev. T. W. Adams in Lexington, Miss., Monday night, came as a profound shock to friends and acquaintances in Brookhaven, his home city, which he had left at noon the same day.
Mr. Adams' death was due to a stroke of paralysis. He was attacked by his fatal illness soon after reaching his destination, and although everything possible was done to preserve his life, he sank rapidly. A brother-in-law, Dr. T. W. Foster, of Tchula, was among those in attendance upon him in Lexington.
It was impossible for any of Mr. Adams' children to reach Lexington in time to see him in life, but Mrs. Lera Toler, the daughter with whom he made his home here, arrived in Lexington a few hours after his death. Death occurred at nine o'clock Monday night.
Mr. Adams was seventy three years of age, and his health had not been of the best for some time. The death of his wife six months ago was a crushing blow to him, and within that period he also lost a brother and a nephew.
Mr. Adams was a native of Madison county. He married there as a very young man and shortly afterwards joined the ministry of the Methodist Church.
Fearless courage, high ideals, sound learning and exceptional talents made Mr. Adams an outstanding figure in the ministry and civic life of Mississippi. He lived the life of a true soldier of the Cross, exalting what was righteous and warring upon evil.
Mr. Adams served the Brookhaven Methodist Church a number of years ago as pastor, and the three daughters of the family all graduated at Whitworth College.
When his advanced age made his retirement from an active ministry necessary, Mr. Adams chose to make Brookhaven his home. He had purchased a lot and built a residence here some years before with the idea of ultimately residing here, and carried his plan to completion.
Mr. Adams was an able writer as well as speaker, and during his retirement served as editor of a denominational publication and contributed other papers.
The deceased minister was a veritable pillar of strength to ministers and members of his denomination, and will be sadly missed among them.
He is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Lera Toler, who resided with him at the family home, Mrs. Ray Butler of Jackson and Mrs. Percy Buie of Soegaard.
The latter years of the Rev. and Mrs. Adams were saddened by the loss of of the only son who attained maturity, The Rev. Favre Adams, who was following in his father's footsteps as an able minister of the Methodist faith.
The body arrived from Lexington accompanied by Mrs. Toler and other relatives and friends yesterday afternoon, and funeral services were held at 10:30 o'clock this morning at the Methodist Church.
KU KLUX KLAN PAYS RESPECTS.
Thirty-two white robed figures of the Ku Klux Klan took part in the Klan ceremonial over the body of Rev. T. W. Adams at the Adams home on North Union Street last night at 9:55 o'clock. Six automobiles, shut off the lights and stopped half a block from the house. While two stood guard over the cars, thirty marched in pairs to the front of the house, where the six, two on each side and one at each end of the coffin, knelt in silent prayer for a minute and twenty seconds.
Mr. Adams was the one man in Lincoln county who openly admitted to being a member of the hooded Klan. It was on account of this fact that many Brookhaven people expected that the Ku Klux would hold a klan service and gathered at the Adams home and on the streets nearby to witness the impressive ceremony.
FUNERAL THIS MORNING.
Funeral services were held at the Methodist church at ten thirty this morning in the presence of an auditorium full of friends and admirers of the deceased minister.
Floral offerings of extraordinary beauty and profusion banked the chancel and rested upon the gray casket.
The funeral procession was headed by Rev. J. M. Morse, of Jackson. He was followed by Rev. W. H. Lewis, pastor of the Brookhaven Methodist church and the Rev. H. M. Ellis, presiding elder of this district.
After the casket followed members of the Masonic order and the honorary pall bearers.
Music was supplied by a choir of Whitworth students. Scripture reading was given by the Revs. W. H. Lewis and H. M. Ellis, and the Rev. Sullivan made an invocation.
Address paying tribute to the forceful character, fearless courage, integrity and conscientiousness of the deceased religious and civic leader were made by ministers who were his associates in the Methodist ministry, and warm personal friends the Revs. J. M. Morse, W. H. Lewis, J. G. Galloway, of Woodville, H. M. Ellis and Dr. I. W. Cooper.
Mr. Galloway announced that a memorial service in honor of Mr. Adams would be held in Crystal Springs Sunday evening.
Interment was made in the family lot in Rosehill cemetery.
Mr. Adams' daughters, several grandchildren and a number of out of town relatives and friends were present for the services.
Much sympathy goes out to the daughters of Mr. Adams who have lost both parents within a period of six months.
11/29/1922
Lincoln County Public Library Obituary Collection
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