Last Rites held for Mrs. Adams
In the presence of a large crowd of relatives and friends, impressive last rites were conducted at 2;30 yesterday afternoon in the J. L. Porter and Son Funeral Home for Mrs. Olive Francis Adams, aged 81, of Lawrence Avenue.
The Reverend E. V. May, pastor of the First Methodist Church, officiated with the assistance of the Rev. Robert Little, pastor of the Oakmont Methodist Church, formerly of this city. Burial took place in the Locust grove Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers were Samuel Weisz, Joseph Eckert, Al Milbrath, Martin Burt, Ralph Anderson, and Arthur Kissick.
Mrs. Adams died Friday morning at the home of her daughter-in-law Mrs. Charles Adams, on Glen Avenue. She was the widow of Oscar T. Adams and had resided in this city for 56 years.
Source: The Ellwood City Ledger, Monday April 8, 1949
Submitted by Janis Worley, great-granddaughter