Pauline Adams

Pauline J. (Grannie) Adams, 85, Ridge Street, Trion, died August 21, 2012 at her residence on Tuesday.

Mrs. Adams was born October 20, 1926, the daughter of the late Edwin E. and Virgie Lee Jackson and was preceded in death by her husband Nipp S. Adams, one son-in-law, Melvin L. Adams, and one great-grandchild, Ashley Nicole Wright. She was a retiree of Mount Vernon Mills. Mrs. Adams was a member of the Trion United Methodist Church.

Surviving are two sisters and one brother-in-law, Eudene Mann, and Anna Lee and George Baird; one brother and one sister-in-law, Earl and Betty Jackson; two daughters and sons-in-law, Raymond and Wanda Murphy and Don and Juanita Henderson, two sons and daughters-in-law Terry S. and Lucy Adams and John B. and Georgia Mae Adams; seven granddaughters; five grandsons-in-law, Dickie and Cindy Anderson, Alan and Gwenette Powell, Preston and Paula Stephenson, Philip and Angie Wells, Travis and Barda Swinford, Cheryl and Barry Kauffman, and Beth Henderson; six grandsons and one granddaughter-in-law, Robert Adams, Jonathan Henderson, Mark Spencer Henderson, Ray Murphy, Phaisit Kimakom, and Randy and Misty Adams.

Surviving are nine great-granddaughters and two great-grandsons-in-law, Mickey and Stephanie Floyd, Jeremy and Ginger Overby, Christina Powell, Tiffany Wright, Brittany Wright, Kylie Swinford, Hailey Adams, Ryleigh Ivers and Christian Wells; six great-grandsons and one great-granddaughter-in-law, Jeremy and Megan Anderson, Cody Siffles, Matthew Adams, Nathan and Caleb Kauffman, and Trevor Swinford. One great- great-granddaughter, Jordon Floyd, and seven great-great-grandsons, Tony Floyd, Nathan and Braden Willingham, Layton and Jackson Overby, and Ryan and Brantley Anderson; and several nieces and nephews also survived.

Funeral services will be held at 2 P.M. Thursday from the chapel of Erwin-Pettit Funeral Home with the Rev. Art Graves and Doug Wilson officiating. Interment will be in West Hill Cemetery.

Mrs. Adams will lie-in-state Wednesday, August 22, 2012 at the Erwin-Petitt Funeral Home where the family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m.

Pallbearers were Robert Adams, Jonathan Henderson, Mark Henderson, Philip Wells, Jeremy Anderson, Preston Stephenson, Alan Powell and Travis Swinford.