OK Obits

Bishop Funeral Home
July 30, 2014
Submitted by: Carol Spear Rice

Hertha (Hairston) Adams

May 11, 1922 ~ July 5, 2014

Hertha H. Adams, 92, of Tecumseh, died Saturday, July 5, 2014 in Shawnee. A memorial service will be 1:30 p.m. Saturday, August 2 at Indianola First Baptist Church officiated by Rev. Mike Perry.

Hertha was born to Amos Howard and Nettie Arlene (Runnells) Hairston May 11, 1922 in Gunter, Texas. She was raised in the Hondo, Texas area. She married Elmer Adams May 29, 1942 in New Braunfels, Texas. They moved to the Indianola /Eufaula Area after World War II.

Hertha retired from Rockwell International in McAlester in 1986. She was involved in the building of the Indianola Senior Citizen/Community Center. One of her favorite jobs was working with the Foster Grandparents Program at the Canadian Grade School. She recently moved to Tecumseh from Lake Eufaula. She was a member of Indianola First Baptist Church since 1952.

Survivors include sons: Michael Adams and wife, Pamela of Oklahoma City, Russell Adams and wife, Deborah of Oklahoma City; daughter: Jonell Adams of Tecumseh; grandchildren: Ryan Adams and wife, Elizabeth of Oklahoma City, Ashley Holloman and husband, Matt of Edmond, Chad Adams and wife, Melissa of Edmond. Also, eight great-grandchildren; sisters: Edna Hendrix of Jacksboro, Texas, Clarice Marshall of Garland, Texas, Jonell Clark and husband, Roy of Tecumseh; sisters-in-law: Betty Hairston and June Hairston; and numerous nieces, nephews, and other family members and friends.  

Hertha was preceded in death by her parents: Amos and Nettie Hairston; her husband: Elmer Adams in 1995; a granddaughter: Kerri Adams; and brothers: Mason Hairston, Murray Hairston, Orval Hairston.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to: Indianola First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 90, Indianola, OK 74442 or the Indianola Cemetery Fund, 1695 Anderson Road, McAlester, OK 74501.

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