Our beloved mother, grandmother, greatgrandmother and friend, Elizabeth Rowe Adams died Monday night, November 3, 2008, at Lewis Gale Hospital.
She was reared in Atlanta, Georgia and married John T. Adams Jr. on October 26, 1940. The couple moved to Roanoke, Virginia in 1940, making it their home.
Sadly, John died March 5, 1992. She is also preceded in death by her beloved daughter, Susan Rowe Adams; her sister, Janet Rowe Holleman, of Marietta, Georgia; and her brother, C. Donald Rowe, of Lawrenceville, Georgia.
Elizabeth was a member of the Greene Memorial United Methodist Church.
She was also a member of the Breckenridge Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, The Colonial Trails Chapter of the Colonial Dames of the 17th. Century, the Etta Chapter No. 185 of the Order of Eastern Star, and the National Society of the Magna Charta Dames.
She is survived by one son, John T. Adams III, of Salem, Va.; one daughter and son-in-law, Janet E. Adams and Pat R. McPherson, of Marietta, Ga. Her surviving grandchildren include, Michelle Adams Nolen, and husband, John D. Nolen, of Charlottesville, Va., Tracy E. Adams, of Baltimore, Md., Sean P. McPherson, of Atlanta, Ga., Susan McPherson Boyer and husband, Lake Keen Boyer III, of Canton, Ga., Kimberly McPherson Watson and husband, John Watson, of Powder Springs, Ga., Schuyler Elizabeth Adams, of Salem, Va. Her beloved greatgrandchildren include, Elizabeth Renee Nolen, Halli Rae Watson, Lake Keen Boyer IV, Avery Evelyn Watson, Schuyler Elizabeth Boyer and Cole Adams Boyer. Her family also includes many nieces, nephews and cousins.
Cryptside services will be in the Chapel of Light Mausoleum of Evergreen Burial Park, 2 p.m., Thursday, November 6, 2008. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials be made in Mrs. Adams name to the American Cancer Society. Arrangements by Oakey's South Chapel. 1-540-989-3131
The Roanoke Times
6 November 2008
She was reared in Atlanta, Georgia and married John T. Adams Jr. on October 26, 1940. The couple moved to Roanoke, Virginia in 1940, making it their home.
Sadly, John died March 5, 1992. She is also preceded in death by her beloved daughter, Susan Rowe Adams; her sister, Janet Rowe Holleman, of Marietta, Georgia; and her brother, C. Donald Rowe, of Lawrenceville, Georgia.
Elizabeth was a member of the Greene Memorial United Methodist Church.
She was also a member of the Breckenridge Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, The Colonial Trails Chapter of the Colonial Dames of the 17th. Century, the Etta Chapter No. 185 of the Order of Eastern Star, and the National Society of the Magna Charta Dames.
She is survived by one son, John T. Adams III, of Salem, Va.; one daughter and son-in-law, Janet E. Adams and Pat R. McPherson, of Marietta, Ga. Her surviving grandchildren include, Michelle Adams Nolen, and husband, John D. Nolen, of Charlottesville, Va., Tracy E. Adams, of Baltimore, Md., Sean P. McPherson, of Atlanta, Ga., Susan McPherson Boyer and husband, Lake Keen Boyer III, of Canton, Ga., Kimberly McPherson Watson and husband, John Watson, of Powder Springs, Ga., Schuyler Elizabeth Adams, of Salem, Va. Her beloved greatgrandchildren include, Elizabeth Renee Nolen, Halli Rae Watson, Lake Keen Boyer IV, Avery Evelyn Watson, Schuyler Elizabeth Boyer and Cole Adams Boyer. Her family also includes many nieces, nephews and cousins.
Cryptside services will be in the Chapel of Light Mausoleum of Evergreen Burial Park, 2 p.m., Thursday, November 6, 2008. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials be made in Mrs. Adams name to the American Cancer Society. Arrangements by Oakey's South Chapel. 1-540-989-3131
The Roanoke Times
6 November 2008
Our beloved mother, grandmother, greatgrandmother and friend, Elizabeth Rowe Adams died Monday night, November 3, 2008, at Lewis Gale Hospital.
She was reared in Atlanta, Georgia and married John T. Adams Jr. on October 26, 1940. The couple moved to Roanoke, Virginia in 1940, making it their home.
Sadly, John died March 5, 1992. She is also preceded in death by her beloved daughter, Susan Rowe Adams; her sister, Janet Rowe Holleman, of Marietta, Georgia; and her brother, C. Donald Rowe, of Lawrenceville, Georgia.
Elizabeth was a member of the Greene Memorial United Methodist Church.
She was also a member of the Breckenridge Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, The Colonial Trails Chapter of the Colonial Dames of the 17th. Century, the Etta Chapter No. 185 of the Order of Eastern Star, and the National Society of the Magna Charta Dames.
She is survived by one son, John T. Adams III, of Salem, Va.; one daughter and son-in-law, Janet E. Adams and Pat R. McPherson, of Marietta, Ga. Her surviving grandchildren include, Michelle Adams Nolen, and husband, John D. Nolen, of Charlottesville, Va., Tracy E. Adams, of Baltimore, Md., Sean P. McPherson, of Atlanta, Ga., Susan McPherson Boyer and husband, Lake Keen Boyer III, of Canton, Ga., Kimberly McPherson Watson and husband, John Watson, of Powder Springs, Ga., Schuyler Elizabeth Adams, of Salem, Va. Her beloved greatgrandchildren include, Elizabeth Renee Nolen, Halli Rae Watson, Lake Keen Boyer IV, Avery Evelyn Watson, Schuyler Elizabeth Boyer and Cole Adams Boyer. Her family also includes many nieces, nephews and cousins.
Cryptside services will be in the Chapel of Light Mausoleum of Evergreen Burial Park, 2 p.m., Thursday, November 6, 2008. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials be made in Mrs. Adams name to the American Cancer Society. Arrangements by Oakey's South Chapel. 1-540-989-3131
The Roanoke Times
6 November 2008
She was reared in Atlanta, Georgia and married John T. Adams Jr. on October 26, 1940. The couple moved to Roanoke, Virginia in 1940, making it their home.
Sadly, John died March 5, 1992. She is also preceded in death by her beloved daughter, Susan Rowe Adams; her sister, Janet Rowe Holleman, of Marietta, Georgia; and her brother, C. Donald Rowe, of Lawrenceville, Georgia.
Elizabeth was a member of the Greene Memorial United Methodist Church.
She was also a member of the Breckenridge Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, The Colonial Trails Chapter of the Colonial Dames of the 17th. Century, the Etta Chapter No. 185 of the Order of Eastern Star, and the National Society of the Magna Charta Dames.
She is survived by one son, John T. Adams III, of Salem, Va.; one daughter and son-in-law, Janet E. Adams and Pat R. McPherson, of Marietta, Ga. Her surviving grandchildren include, Michelle Adams Nolen, and husband, John D. Nolen, of Charlottesville, Va., Tracy E. Adams, of Baltimore, Md., Sean P. McPherson, of Atlanta, Ga., Susan McPherson Boyer and husband, Lake Keen Boyer III, of Canton, Ga., Kimberly McPherson Watson and husband, John Watson, of Powder Springs, Ga., Schuyler Elizabeth Adams, of Salem, Va. Her beloved greatgrandchildren include, Elizabeth Renee Nolen, Halli Rae Watson, Lake Keen Boyer IV, Avery Evelyn Watson, Schuyler Elizabeth Boyer and Cole Adams Boyer. Her family also includes many nieces, nephews and cousins.
Cryptside services will be in the Chapel of Light Mausoleum of Evergreen Burial Park, 2 p.m., Thursday, November 6, 2008. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials be made in Mrs. Adams name to the American Cancer Society. Arrangements by Oakey's South Chapel. 1-540-989-3131
The Roanoke Times
6 November 2008
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