William Foster Adamson (1884-1951)

ADAMSON, RUHL, VAN ZEE, VANZEE, JOLLY, CAVIN, YOUNG, EMERSON, THOMAS, ALEXANDER

Posted By: Dorian Myhre (email)
Date: 1/8/2022 at 12:15:32

From Nevada Evening Journal March 28, 1951 (page 1)

Self-Inflicted Wounds Fatal to W. Adamson, Story County Farmer

Wm. Foster Adamson, 66, farmer living three and a half miles south of the North Grant school, was found dead this morning about 6 a. m. from a self-inflicted wound from a 12-gauge shot gun. Death, it was thought, occurred about midnight.

Ill health, and the possibility of facing serious surgical operation this morning was thought to be the cause of the act. Mrs. Adamson, upon arising discovered his absence, and called a neighbor, John Ernst who found the body in the alley of a feed shed.

Dr. John Connor was called, also the sheriff and coroner.

The deceased, who left a note, is survived by his wife, two daughters, Mrs. Ruth Jolly of Pleasantville and Mrs. Vadis Cavin, South Bend, Ind., two sons, Ellis Adamson and William Adamson of Des Moines.

From Nevada Evening Journal April 7, 1939 (page 4)

Last Rites For W. F. Adamson

A short service for Wm. Foster Adamson was held at the Dixon Funeral home in Nevada, Saturday, March 31, preceding the funeral service at 2:30 at the Motor church near Milo. Rev. F. A. Smith of the Nevada Methodist church officiated.

The pall bearers were Allen Young, Carl McGraw, Pearl Adamson, Marvin Parks, Raymond Van Zee and Fred Smith.

Burial was in the cemetery adjoining the church.

Obituary

William Foster Adamson, son of Ellis and Nancy Ruhl Adamson, was born August 30, 1884 in Warren County, Iowa, near Motor. He departed this life at the farm where he lived on March 28, 1951. He had been in ill health for some time.

In 1910 he was united in marriage to Cora Van Zee. To this union were born two sons and three daughters, Ellis, Mrs. Ruth Jolly, William, Joyce [should be Joye] and Mrs. Madis Cavin [should be Vadis Cavin.] His wife Cora, passed away in 1933 and his daughter Joyce [should be Joye] in 1938.

In December 1938 he was united in marriage to Elva Young [nee Emerson.]

He grew to manhood in the Motor community moving to a farm near Pleasantville in 1934. In the year 1945 he moved to a farm near Nevada.

He leaves to mourn his passing his wife, Elva, four children; nine grandchildren, two step-daughters, Mrs. Evelyn Thomas and Mrs. Dorothy Alexander and one step-son, Dale Young, who is still at home.

He was the youngest child in a family of five boys. He was preceded in death by his parents, his brother Samuel who died in infancy and Edd of Huron, S. D. He is survived by Curtis of Cheyenne, Wyo. and Charles of De Smet, S. D. He also leaves many friends and other relatives to mourn his passing.