James Wayne Abrams, 79, retired teacher, coach, bartender, and custodian, died Wednesday morning of congestive heart failure at Tri-State Convalescent Center in Clarkston.
He was born on Jan. 9, 1912, in Dugger, Ind., to Sylvester Madison and Myrtle Mae (Robertson) Abram.
He grew up in Sullivan, Ind., and later moved to Hugo, Colo., where he excelled in high school sports. He graduated from Hugo High School.
Adams rode boxcars with a friend to the Orofino area in the mid-1930s during the Depression and worked in the area as a logger, camp cook, and fire spotter until suffering a severe back injury in the woods.
He then attended Lewiston State Normal School, now Lewis-Clark State College, and earned a degree in teaching.
His first teaching job was at Grangemont. He later taught high school and coached sports in Cascade, Orofino, and Pierce.
He married Frances P. Swanneck on June 15, 1946, in Orofino. They owned and operated Abrams Confectionary in Pierce from 1946 to 1953 when they moved to Lewiston.
Abrams worked at Potlatch Corp. for a short time and then moved to Clarkston and was employed at Hogan's Place, where he managed the sporting goods section there and was a bartender for more than 15 years.
He then worked for the Clarkston School District as a custodian and worked there until retirement.
Abrams had been ill for several years. In his convalescence, he enjoyed oil painting and making latch hook rugs. He was an avid reader.
Survivors include his wife at home; a son, Stephen P.; two daughters, Sara Jane "Sally"; and Joan M. Abrams of Clarkston; eight grandsons and four granddaughters.
Two brothers, Clarence and Bob, and three sisters, Lucille, Betty, and his twin, Alice died previously.
The family suggests memorials to Holy Family School.
Lewiston Tribune Thursday, January 02, 1992 pg. 12
He was born on Jan. 9, 1912, in Dugger, Ind., to Sylvester Madison and Myrtle Mae (Robertson) Abram.
He grew up in Sullivan, Ind., and later moved to Hugo, Colo., where he excelled in high school sports. He graduated from Hugo High School.
Adams rode boxcars with a friend to the Orofino area in the mid-1930s during the Depression and worked in the area as a logger, camp cook, and fire spotter until suffering a severe back injury in the woods.
He then attended Lewiston State Normal School, now Lewis-Clark State College, and earned a degree in teaching.
His first teaching job was at Grangemont. He later taught high school and coached sports in Cascade, Orofino, and Pierce.
He married Frances P. Swanneck on June 15, 1946, in Orofino. They owned and operated Abrams Confectionary in Pierce from 1946 to 1953 when they moved to Lewiston.
Abrams worked at Potlatch Corp. for a short time and then moved to Clarkston and was employed at Hogan's Place, where he managed the sporting goods section there and was a bartender for more than 15 years.
He then worked for the Clarkston School District as a custodian and worked there until retirement.
Abrams had been ill for several years. In his convalescence, he enjoyed oil painting and making latch hook rugs. He was an avid reader.
Survivors include his wife at home; a son, Stephen P.; two daughters, Sara Jane "Sally"; and Joan M. Abrams of Clarkston; eight grandsons and four granddaughters.
Two brothers, Clarence and Bob, and three sisters, Lucille, Betty, and his twin, Alice died previously.
The family suggests memorials to Holy Family School.
Lewiston Tribune Thursday, January 02, 1992 pg. 12
James Wayne Abrams, 79, retired teacher, coach, bartender, and custodian, died Wednesday morning of congestive heart failure at Tri-State Convalescent Center in Clarkston.
He was born on Jan. 9, 1912, in Dugger, Ind., to Sylvester Madison and Myrtle Mae (Robertson) Abram.
He grew up in Sullivan, Ind., and later moved to Hugo, Colo., where he excelled in high school sports. He graduated from Hugo High School.
Adams rode boxcars with a friend to the Orofino area in the mid-1930s during the Depression and worked in the area as a logger, camp cook, and fire spotter until suffering a severe back injury in the woods.
He then attended Lewiston State Normal School, now Lewis-Clark State College, and earned a degree in teaching.
His first teaching job was at Grangemont. He later taught high school and coached sports in Cascade, Orofino, and Pierce.
He married Frances P. Swanneck on June 15, 1946, in Orofino. They owned and operated Abrams Confectionary in Pierce from 1946 to 1953 when they moved to Lewiston.
Abrams worked at Potlatch Corp. for a short time and then moved to Clarkston and was employed at Hogan's Place, where he managed the sporting goods section there and was a bartender for more than 15 years.
He then worked for the Clarkston School District as a custodian and worked there until retirement.
Abrams had been ill for several years. In his convalescence, he enjoyed oil painting and making latch hook rugs. He was an avid reader.
Survivors include his wife at home; a son, Stephen P.; two daughters, Sara Jane "Sally"; and Joan M. Abrams of Clarkston; eight grandsons and four granddaughters.
Two brothers, Clarence and Bob, and three sisters, Lucille, Betty, and his twin, Alice died previously.
The family suggests memorials to Holy Family School.
Lewiston Tribune Thursday, January 02, 1992 pg. 12
He was born on Jan. 9, 1912, in Dugger, Ind., to Sylvester Madison and Myrtle Mae (Robertson) Abram.
He grew up in Sullivan, Ind., and later moved to Hugo, Colo., where he excelled in high school sports. He graduated from Hugo High School.
Adams rode boxcars with a friend to the Orofino area in the mid-1930s during the Depression and worked in the area as a logger, camp cook, and fire spotter until suffering a severe back injury in the woods.
He then attended Lewiston State Normal School, now Lewis-Clark State College, and earned a degree in teaching.
His first teaching job was at Grangemont. He later taught high school and coached sports in Cascade, Orofino, and Pierce.
He married Frances P. Swanneck on June 15, 1946, in Orofino. They owned and operated Abrams Confectionary in Pierce from 1946 to 1953 when they moved to Lewiston.
Abrams worked at Potlatch Corp. for a short time and then moved to Clarkston and was employed at Hogan's Place, where he managed the sporting goods section there and was a bartender for more than 15 years.
He then worked for the Clarkston School District as a custodian and worked there until retirement.
Abrams had been ill for several years. In his convalescence, he enjoyed oil painting and making latch hook rugs. He was an avid reader.
Survivors include his wife at home; a son, Stephen P.; two daughters, Sara Jane "Sally"; and Joan M. Abrams of Clarkston; eight grandsons and four granddaughters.
Two brothers, Clarence and Bob, and three sisters, Lucille, Betty, and his twin, Alice died previously.
The family suggests memorials to Holy Family School.
Lewiston Tribune Thursday, January 02, 1992 pg. 12
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