Sylvia Adams

Sylvia Adams
June 07, 1918 - May 21, 2013
Sigourney, Iowa
Memorial Service: 10:30 a.m. June 01, 2013 at Sigourney United Methodist Church
Visitation: 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. May 31, 2013 at Powell Funeral Home - Sigourney
Interment: June 01, 2013 at Pleasant Grove Cemetery
SIGOURNEY- Sylvia Adams, age 94, of Sigourney, died Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at the Sigourney Care Center. Sylvia was born on June 7, 1918, in Elberon, Iowa, the daughter of Emil J. and Marie (Pitha) Kucera. She graduated from Elberon High School and the Paris Beauty Academy in Cedar Rapids. Sylvia moved to Sigourney in 1937. On December 12, 1937 she married Don Junior Adams at the Sigourney Methodist Parsonage. She was a homemaker. Sylvia was a member of the Sigourney United Methodist Church, where she served on many boards, committees and programs, 70-year member and past president of Chapter L, P.E.O. and was Past Worthy Matron of Aspasia Chapter #198 Order of the Eastern Star. She and Don were Hawkeye sports fans and world travelers. Sylvia was a talented musician, beautiful seamstress and highly respected artist. She became a resident at the Sigourney Care Center in 2004. Survivors include two children: Don Adams III and wife Joanne (Beggs) of Sterling Heights, MI and Bette Jean Amble and husband Bruce of Carterville, IL; five grandchildren: Valerie (Cliff) Weyhing of Shelby Township, MI, Mark (Stacy) Adams of New Hudson, MI, Michael Amble of Lenoir City, TN, Matthew (Rebecca) Amble of Marseilles, IL and Rebecca (Brad) Craig of Lindenhurst, IL; nine great grandchildren: Joshua and Rachel Weyhing, Jacob and Daniel Adams, Jeremiah Amble, Caroline and Nicholas Amble, Taylor and Bailey Craig; her sister: Marcella Baugh of Cedar Rapids; many cousins, nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents and husband Don. Memorial services will be held 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 1, 2013, at the Sigourney United Methodist Church with Rev. Rich Pippert officiating. Burial will be in the Pleasant Grove Cemetery in Sigourney. Visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Friday, May 31, 2013, at the Powell Funeral Home in Sigourney. A general memorial fund has been established. Powell Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Sigourney is caring for Sylvia and her family. Condolences may be left at www.powellfuneralhomes.com under obituaries.