Adams, Thelma Louise (1946-2016)

ADAMS, KASPER, DRAVES, NEELY, HALL, BATES

Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 10/20/2016 at 11:57:33

Thelma Louise Adams
December 28, 1946 - September 13, 2016

Thelma Louise Adams, 69, of Thompson, passed away peacefully on September 13, 2016, after a thirty-year battle with liver disease.

Born on December 28, 1946, to Anthony Kasper and Anne Schnell Draves, Thelma was one of three sisters raised on a Hamilton County farm near Blairsburg, Iowa. After graduating from high school, she attended William Penn College in Oskaloosa, Iowa, where she earned her teaching degree. Like minded, all three sisters in the Draves family household became teachers.

While attending a wedding, Thelma was introduced to Darwin Eugene Adams. After a long distance courtship that included a lot of miles on a Harley Davidson motorcycle, Darwin and Thelma married on August 9, 1969. From their loving marriage, two sons were born, Darrin Eugene and Devere Anton.

Thelma and Darwin made their home in Thompson. In the fall of 1969, Thelma began her teaching career with Thompson Community Schools. Her faith called her to work with all ages of students in need of help with their education. She worked as a kindergarten teacher, an elementary teacher, a high school teacher, a substitute teacher, a night school teacher, a Sunday school teacher, and most recently as a special education teacher. While teaching night school, she helped many adults return to school to earn a G.E.D. Predictably, her teaching career did not end after she retired: she continued to help her grandkids with their homework.

Thelma had a lot of passions in her life. She kept busy with her many hobbies which included her flowers, garden, "Church basement ladies" organization, quilting, and photography. Very proud of her grandchildren, she, almost always, had her camera with her at their many activities. She, also, loved the color blue. She collected blue glass objects, furnished her home with blue furniture, blue carpet, and blue countertops, and, most recently, installed a blue tinted roof.

Most importantly, she loved spending time with her husband, Darwin. Dressing in character during the Christmas season, she would assist the "Big Guy" with the white beard in the red suit.

Thelma is survived by Darwin, her husband of forty-seven years; her sons, Darrin (Tricia), of Emmetsburg, and Devere, of Algona; three grandchildren, Kaylie Marie, Hannah Louise, and Nathan Kasper; her sisters, Pauline (Rex) Hall, of Boone, and Lorraine (Steve) Bates, of Sigourney; as well as by several sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law, nephews, nieces, friends, and her "fur baby," Lily, which will keep Darwin company. She is preceded in death by her parents; her father-in-law, Lee Adams; and her mother-in-law, Virginia Adams-Neely.

Thelma, driven in Faith, is now at Peace. Her many, many trips to the Mayo Clinic have ended. She is in Heaven watching down on us as we continue to learn the lessons she once taught while, most likely, waving her finger saying, "Get your homework DONE!"

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