Helen Mae Adams, 94 FEDERALSBURG, Md. - Helen Mae Adams, of Federalsburg, passed away from heart failure on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009, at Nanticoke Memorial Hospital in Seaford. She was 94. She was born on April 15, 1915, in Concord, Md., the daughter of the late Alexander Lord and Sallie Collins Lord. She was preceded in death by her husband of almost 60 years, Reese LeRoy Adams on April 22, 1991. She was a homemaker and was truly supportive of her entrepreneur husband in their endeavors which included: being in partnership at Hudson Dealership where she served as secretary, she also assisted her husband in the Ice House in Federalsburg, they owned and operated the former Seaford Motel, they operated the former Mae's Restaurant in Federalsburg, and they ran the former Sinclair Filling Station in Federalsburg. She is survived by three daughters, Beatrice Adams Lloyd and her husband William of Seaford, Paula "Polly" Adams Blades of Federalsburg, Rose Adams Fisher of Greenwood, Del.; seven grandchildren, Dennis Arner of Charlotte, N.C., Jerome and Gordon Arner, both of Chattanooga, Tenn., Valerie Ellis of Cleveland, Tenn., Adam Dare Blades of Harrington, Del., S. Martin Cox of Centreville, and Michael Cox of Rhodesdale; 16 great-grandchildren, three great-great-grandchildren, two nephews, Jay Gilbert of Jacksonville, Fla., Melvin Adams of Federalsburg; and one niece, Madeline Schulke of Federalsburg. She was preceded in death by two grandchildren, Jonathan Arner and Martin Ray Cox. A funeral service will be 1 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 5, at the Framptom Funeral Home, P.A. in Federalsburg with the Rev. Denzil Cheek officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Memorial contributions can be made in her memory to the American Heart Association, c/o Christy Coale, 216 North Main Street, Federalsburg, MD 21632. Share memories with the family at www.framptom.com.

Published by Delaware State News on Dec. 2, 2009.
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