Betty Lou Adams

Mrs. Adams died Tuesday, March 16, 2004, at Midland Hospice House.

She was born May 5, 1928, in Seneca, Mo., the daughter of Otis S. and Mary Marguarett (White) Nutting. She graduated from Liberty Memorial High School in Lawrence in 1946.

Mrs. Adams worked for Hallmark and Bell Telephone. She retired from Santa Fe Railway in May 1990 after 39 years of service. She was an active member of Central Church of Christ, Santa Fe Women’s Club, Hallmark Retirees Club and the National Association of Retired Railroad Workers.

She married William F. Adams on June 11, 1946, in Lawrence. He survives.

Other survivors include three daughters, Cynthia Marie Adams Cotton, Farmington, N.M., Marcia Beth Adams Lightsey, Broken Arrow, Okla., and Kimberley Renee Adams Bruening, Topeka; a sister, Ernestine Nutting Walker-Brown, Topeka; and six grandchildren.

Friends may call from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. today and from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral chapel, where family will receive them from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday.

Online condolences may be sent at www.penwellgabel.com.