Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Della Frances (Simmons) Adams 1929-2009

Della Frances Adams was born on April 7, 1929, in Monroe, Arkansas, a daughter of Houston Davis and Naomi Frances (Poe) Simmons, and departed this life at 7:00 P.M., Wednesday, July 29, 2009, in the Muskogee Regional Medical Center, Muskogee, Oklahoma. She had attained the age of 80 years, 3 months and 22 days.

Mrs. Adams was united in marriage on July 3, 1965, in East Alton, Illinois to Ephriam Thomas “Tom” Adams. She was preceded in death by her husband on July 19, 2001; her parents; one son, Sr. Staff Sgt Roger Neil Fox on August 16, 1996; one brother, James M. Simmons and two sisters, Lucille Roswell and Fern Seale.

Mrs. Adams had worked as a seamstress machine operator, retiring in 1989,before moving to Crocker in 1990. She had served 11 years with the American Lupus Society holding the positions of Board of Directors, Zone Director and Fund Raiser for Lupus research. She had written four books, “A Collection Of Poems”, “Remembering The Good Old Days”, “Waltonesque Stories Of Growing Up During The Depression” and “Grandma Maggie”, with proceeds being donated to the Atlanta Chapter of the Lupus Foundation of America. She enjoyed quilting and donated her quilts to raffle for the Lupus Foundation.

Those left to mourn the passing of Mrs. Adams include: two sons, Tony Fox, Little Rock, Arkansas and Scott Fox, Brighton, Illinois; one daughter, Sharon Nichols, Stigler, Oklahoma; one brother, Houston D. Simmons, Alexander, Arkansas; eight grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren; and many other relatives and friends.

Funeral Services were conducted for Mrs. Adams at 1:00 P.M., Tuesday, August 4, 2009, in the Long Funeral Home, Crocker. “Angel” and “Down The River” were played for the funeral service.

Interment was in the Bethlehem Cemetery, Swedeborg, under the direction of the Long Funeral Home, Crocker.

Memorial contributions are suggested to the Atlanta Chapter of the Lupus Foundation of America with envelopes available at the Long Funeral Home, Crocker.

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