Earl Wright Adamson, 83, the son of H. McKinley and Annie E. (Wright) Adamson, was born June 15, 1921, on the family farm southeast of Nelson. He died Oct. 6, at the Good Samaritan Center, Nelson. He graduated from Nelson High School in 1939. He served in the United States Navy from Oct. 26, 1942 through Dec. 3, 1945. He was proud to have served his country and about being involved in building the first dry dock in the Pacific. He married Betty Jacobitz on Sept. 4, 1944 at Mankato. This union was blessed with two daughters. A lifelong member of the Nelson Community United Church of Christ, he served on the church board and was a member of the Masons, VFW, American Legion Post 7197, Farmers Union Board, Nelson Cemetery Board and the Shetland Pony Breeders Association. He lived in the communities of Nelson and Nora, and Cherokee, Iowa. He entered the Nelson Good Samaritan Center on July 26, 2004. He loved animals and always had some somewhere he was feeding and taking care of. He was especially fond of his ponies. He enjoyed golfing, playing cards and board games. He was dedicated to preserving the history of his family and ancestry as well as his heritage way of life. Preceding him in death were his parents and one brother, Dale. Survivors include his wife, Betty, Nelson, and two daughters, Mrs. Mike Thayer (Karen), Nora, and Mrs. Dennis Follmer (Kathy), Davenport; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Newel Wilhelms (Helen), and Halle Grummert, both of Superior; and one brother, Joe Adamson, Lincoln, Neb. Services were held Saturday from the Nelson Community United Church of Christ, with the Rev. Dr. Stephen Berry officiating. Masonic service conducted by the Nelson Lodge. Interment was in the Nelson Cemetery with full military rites. Klawitter-Price Funeral Home of Nelson, was in charge of rearrangements.