Ruth Adams

DATELINE: Chesterfield, SC

DECEASED: Mrs. Ruth White Adams, age 94, went home to be with her Lord on Thursday, August 4, 2011

FUNERAL SERVICE: 2:00 PM, Sunday, August 7, 2011 at Chesterfield Baptist Church

INTERMENT: will follow in the Chesterfield Cemetery

VISITATION: is 1:00 - 2:00 PM, Sunday, prior to the service in the church sanctuary

HISTORY: Mrs. Adams was born August 26, 1916 in McFarlan, NC a daughter of the late Alfred Dudley and Ila Mae Johnson White. She enjoyed a long career of over fifty years as a sewing machine operator. Mrs. Ruth was also a seamstress, homemaker, and loved gardening. She was a member of Chesterfield Baptist Church, where she was a dedicated choir member and a faithful member of the Lila Williston-Dorcas-Faithful Workers Sunday School Class. For over sixty years, she taught Adult Sunday School classes at Chesterfield Baptist Church, as well as Ebenezer United Methodist Church, and Westfield Creek Baptist Church. Mrs. Ruth loved her family and friends very much, and was a Witness to everyone she met. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Ruth was also preceded in death by her brother, James White, and by her sisters, Virginia White Thomas and Lois White Parker.

SURVIVORS:
Husband: Caston Adams of the home
1 Daughter: Helen (Tony) Stroud of Chesterfield, SC
2 Grandchildren: Leigh Ann (Forrest "Buck") White of Chesterfield, SC and Suzanne (Christopher) Kilian of Lake Worth, FL
5 Great Grandchildren: Krystan White, Ashtan White, Kathryn Kilian, Kelly Kilian, and Christopher Kilian, II
Also Special Niece Miriam Stricklin, and Niece Betty (Jeff) Richardson
Nephews: Johnny (Crissy) White and James White
Also a number of great Nieces and Nephews

MEMORIALS: may be made to the Chesterfield Baptist Church "Choir Fund", 207 East Main Street, Chesterfield, SC 29709

Miller-Rivers-Caulder Funeral Home of Chesterfield, SC (www.mrcfuneralhome.com) is serving the Adams family.

FUNERAL SERVICE: 2:00 P.M. Sunday, August 7, 2011 at Chesterfield Baptist Church

INTERMENT: to follow in the Chesterfield Cemetery

VISITAION: 1:00 - 2:00 P.M. Sunday, prior to the Service in the Church Sanctuary