Norma Ellen Adams

Norma Ellen Adams, 91, of Manhattan, passed away Saturday, August 6th, at Meadowlark Hills Retirement Community. Norma was born in Pleasanton, KS on March 20, 1931, the daughter of the late Leonard Elmer and Ruth Hazel (Harris) Jones. She was the widow of Albert Adams. They were married on July 30, 1949, In Pleasanton. Norma attended school and graduated from Pleasanton High School in 1949. She and Albert were very active members of the Grace Baptist Church in Manhattan. She enjoyed being a Sunday School class teacher, and President of the Ladies Fellowship, she worked in the food pantry, was a member of the Mission Committee, and was a member of the Deacon and Deaconess Board of the church. Norma is survived by her daughter, Elizabeth Ann, wife of David Spare, of Larned, KS; three sons, Phillip, husband of Becky Adams, of Garden City, KS; Michael D, husband of Carol Adams, of Clay Center and Timothy R, husband of Cheri Adams, of Craig, CO. Norma is also survived by her brother, Leon Jones, of Ariz., and by her nineteen grandchildren: Ryan Reed Adams, Angela Addis, Alison Neis, Jonathan Spare, William Adams, Michael Spare, Jay Adams, Larissa Neapolitan, Natalie Craig, Stasia Martin, Amanda Woodward, Katherine Oesterreich and Preston Adams. Great: 19 She is preceded in death by her parents, husband, four brothers, Elvin Jones, Gerald Jones, and Verl Jones, and two sisters, Rita Fern Arnold, and Phyllis Reid. A Service of Remembrance will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, August 12th, at Grace Baptist Church in Manhattan, KS with Dennis Toll officiating. Interment will be at the Valley View Memorial Gardens, Manhattan, prior to the service. Family requests donations to Grace Baptist Church 2901 Dickens Dr. Manhattan, KS 66502. The casket will remain closed, and Carlson's Irvin-Parkview Funeral Home & Cremation is assisting the family with final arrangements. To send a condolence online visit the funeral home website, www.irvinparkview@gmail.com.