Esther F. Adams

Esther F. (Prickett) Adams, 86, of Wamego, Kansas and a longtime resident of rural St. George, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, March 23, 2011, at Wamego City Hospital, Wamego, Kansas. Esther was born February 26, 1925 in Wamego, KS, the daughter of Ernest Max Prickett and Marguerite (Welch) Prickett. She grew up in the Belvue community going to elementary school at Welch school, high school in Wamego and college at the University of Maryland in Berlin, Germany. Esther married Robert G. Adams on May 11, 1946 in Wamego, Kansas. He preceded her in death in 1993. She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary, the Association of the U. S. Army, the Happy-Go-Luckies of St. George and the Belvue United Methodist Church. Esther worked at McCall Pattern Company in Manhattan, KS up until her retirement in 1990. Following her retirement she worked as a volunteer for several organizations until her health kept her from continuing as a volunteer. Esther is survived by her one daughter, Brigette (Barbara) Adams, of Ohio; two sisters: Phyllis Riat of Belvue, KS and Joanne Hoogstraten of Gobel, Michigan; 3 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband Robert. Esther’s remains were bequeathed to the University of Kansas, School of Medicine. A memorial service for Mrs. Adams will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 26, 2011, at Belvue United Methodist Church, Belvue, KS. Memorials are suggested to the Good Shepherd Hospice House of Manhattan and may be left in care of the funeral home, P.O. Box 48, Wamego, 66547. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.stewartfuneralhomes.com.