Clarence Adams

Clarence Whitten Adams, 92, of Pleasanton, Kansas died Saturday, October 29, 2011 at Olathe Medical Center, Olathe, Kansas. He was born March 12, 1919 in Pleasanton, Kansas, the son of Homer Harrison and Kittie Mae Whitten Adams. He was a farmer, worked for Frisco Railroad and employed with Farmers & Merchants Bank for 32 years. Clarence graduated from Pleasanton High School in 1937. He married Fern Mullis on August 9, 1940 and to this union five children were born. She preceded him in death on November 9,1995. He later married Evelyn Russell who also preceded him on December 1, 1999. He then married Alice Mae Wilks. He was a member of the Bykota Southern Baptist Church in Pleasanton and later the New Life Baptist Church in LaCygne, Kansas. He was also a member of the Masonic Lodge # 33 of Mound City, Kansas. He was preceded in death also by a daughter, Donna Mae Vandewynkel and two brothers, Willis and Albert Adams. Survivors include his wife, Alice of LaCygne, Kansas; one son, Dennis Adams & Judy of Wamego, Kansas; three daughters, Nancy McGinnis of Arvada, Colorado; Lougena Austin & David of Fort Collins, Colorado and Joyce McReynolds & Oren of Fort Scott, Kansas; thirteen grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren. Services will be held at 11:00 AM, Wednesday, November 2, 2011 at the Coffel-Schneider Chapel, Pleasanton, Kansas. Visitation will be from 10:00 AM until service time. Memorial contributions are suggested to the Bykota Southern Baptist Church. Interment will be in the Pleasanton Cemetery. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.coffelschneider.com Arrangements: Schneider Funeral Home, Pleasanton, Kansas.