Excerpts from an obituary published in The Gadsden Times, Monday, November 13, 1972, page 6: Mrs. Helen Thornton Adams, 52, Azalea Drive, died at a local hospital yesterday after several weeks illness. Surviving husband, Sam L. Adams, Jr.; 2 sons; 1 daughter; 3 brothers; 1 sister and a grandson. Funeral service tomorrow at Collier-Butler Funeral Chapel and burial in Forrest Cemetery. She was a lifelong resident of Etowah County; member of 12th St. Baptist Church; several community organizations and a well known violinist having played in civil and church activities. Helen was a daughter of W.W. and Eva McClelen Thornton. Collier-Butler Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Excerpts from an obituary published in The Gadsden Times, Monday, November 13, 1972, page 6: Mrs. Helen Thornton Adams, 52, Azalea Drive, died at a local hospital yesterday after several weeks illness. Surviving husband, Sam L. Adams, Jr.; 2 sons; 1 daughter; 3 brothers; 1 sister and a grandson. Funeral service tomorrow at Collier-Butler Funeral Chapel and burial in Forrest Cemetery. She was a lifelong resident of Etowah County; member of 12th St. Baptist Church; several community organizations and a well known violinist having played in civil and church activities. Helen was a daughter of W.W. and Eva McClelen Thornton. Collier-Butler Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
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