Robert N. Adams Obituary (1926

Mr. Robert N. Adams age 90, of Hanover, Indiana was born on September 27, 1926 in Madison, Indiana. He was the son of the late Newton T. and Lottie Fay Nighbert Adams. He grew up farming alongside 10 brothers and sisters. Robert was milking his first dairy cow at the age of 5 and his passion for farming and providing for his family grew with age as he assisted many local farmers in his early teens. Robert was united in marriage to Martha Elizabeth Wooten on December 15, 1949 by Reverend B.T. Vincent in Madison, Indiana. Robert and Martha were blessed with 53 years of marriage and had three daughters and one son to bless their home. In 1962, Robert was awarded the Indiana Farm Bureau Young Farmers Award. His son Robert A. Adams grew up farming along side him until his death in 2015. His daughters Connie, Sandra and Janet were young homemakers growing up on the farm. During the 1950's and 1960's, Robert played baseball for the Madison Merchants as a left fielder. Many local farmers were aware of Robert's hunting and trapping hobby. He was known as a problem solver. Whenever a neighbor or farmer had an unwanted critter, Robert was asked to help with the problem whether it be, squirrel, rabbit, muskrat, mink, groundhog or coons. He was a member of the New Prospect Baptist Church. Robert died on Monday, October 3, 2016, at 7:40 a.m. at the Thornton Terrace Health Campus in Hanover, Indiana. Click Here for Funeral Service or Tribute VideoA LOVING FAMILYRobert will be missed by his loving daughters, Connie MacRander and her husband, Mike of Lexington, Indiana, Sandra Stanley and her husband, Jim of Lexington, Indiana, Janet Degler and her husband, Kenny of Hanover, Indiana; his daughter-in-law, Peggy Adams of Hanover, Indiana; his grandchildren, Steven Wolf and his wife, Shannon of Milton, Kentucky, Amanda Stanley of Indianapolis, Indiana, Tiffany Degler of Madison, Indiana, Nicole Flint and her husband, Dirk of Hanover, Indiana, Robert "Bobby" Adams and his wife, Christi of Hanover, Indiana, Richard "Richey" Adams of Hanover, Indiana, Katie Fleming and her husband, Jared of Dallas, Texas and Jessie Smith of Lagrange, Kentucky; his great-grandchildren, Bradly Wolf, Dylan Wolf, Collin Flint, Jacob Adams and Reed Adams; his brothers, Melvin Adams and his wife, Linda of Hanover, Indiana, Clifford Adams and his wife, Carolyn of New Washington, Indiana; his sisters, Evelyn Handlon of Hanover, Indiana and Waunita Weber of Lexington, Indiana; his sister-in-laws, Virginia Adams of Hanover, Indiana, Phyllis Adams of Hanover, Indiana and Betty Adams of Hanover, Indiana; his brother-in-law, Wesley Turner of Hanover, Indiana; several nieces, nephews and other relatives. He was preceded in death by his father, Newton T. Adams; his mother, Lottie Fay Nighbert Adams; his wife of 53 years, Martha Elizabeth Wooten Adams died on Sept. 19, 2003; his son, Robert A. Adams died on April 26, 2015; his sisters, Louella Kessler and Viola Turner; his brothers, Floyd Adams, Willard Adams, Luther Adams and Albert Adams; his infant brother, Elbert Adams; his granddaughter, Tami Jo Stanley died on Feb. 14, 1984. FUNERAL CEREMONYFuneral services will be conducted Thursday, October 6, 2016, at 11:00 a.m., by Pastor Dan Corbin at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. Interment will follow in the Grandview Memorial Gardens near Madison, Indiana. VISITATIONFriends may call Wednesday from 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. and Thursday from 10:00 a.m. until the time of service at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to Jennings County Hospice or the New Prospect Baptist Church. Cards are available at the funeral home. To send a flower arrangement in memory of Robert N. Adams, please click here to visit our sympathy store.