May Medora Call Adamson, of Idaho Falls, formerly of Terreton, passed away Friday, September 16, 2011, in Idaho Falls, of pancreatic cancer.
May was born May 12, 1921, in Chesterfield, Idaho to Israel Bowen Call and Charlotte Vienna Davids. Her early memories there were of playing in the fields and foothills along with her many cousins.
At age twelve she moved with her family to Osgood. She graduated from Ammon High School in 1939, and then continued her education at Albion Normal School. She participated in speech, drama and debate activities where she learned skills and a repertoire that opened many opportunities for her, and would keep her children entertained for many years. In 1939 she accepted a teaching position in Terreton, Idaho. In 1944 she married Edwin Cutler "Ted" Adamson in Corpus Christi, Texas. Their marriage was solemnized in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple in 1947.
They raised seven children on the family farm in Terreton. An avid reader, May was a lively and knowledgeable conversationalist. She and Ted loved music and spent many happy hours with their family singing harmony around the piano. She had an eye for color and made many beautiful quilts. Her flower arrangements won many awards at the Mud Lake Fair.
Always a devout and enthusiastic member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, May taught in every auxiliary, including teaching the five-year-olds at age 84. She was also in several presidencies.
In 1985 May and Ted served a mission for the LDS church to Geneva, Switzerland. In 1987 they served a second mission to Zaire, the present-day Republic of Congo.
May is survived by her husband, Ted Adamson, of Idaho Falls, four daughters and three sons, Susan (Rhoud) Porter of Pocatello, Nancy (Robert) French, of Alberta, Canada, Patrice (Mark) Austin, of Denver, Colorado, Kerry (Jerry) Rainsdon, of Billings, Montana, Edwin B. "Ted" (Eun Kyoung) Adamson, of Tokyo, Japan, Craig (Teea) Adamson, of Ammon, Jeff (Diane) Adamson, of Mountain View, California, sister, Myra (Robert) Martinsen, of North SLC, Utah, 39 grand children and 41 great-grandchildren.
May was preceded in death by her parents, three brothers, Bowen Call, John Call, and Elton Call, three sisters, Leone Shipley, Genevieve Bendixsen and Mildred Sauer as well as 2 grandchildren.
The family extends their gratitude to May's doctors and the members of the Home Ranch and Parkview Wards for their friendships and many kindnesses blessed her later years. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Thursday, September 22, 2011 at the Parkview LDS Chapel, with Bishop Brad Backman, conducting. (2051 S. Emerson, Idaho Falls). The family will receive friends from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday evening at Eckersell Memorial Chapel,(101 W. Main Street, Rigby) and from 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., prior to services at the church. Burial will be in the Fielding Memorial Park Cemetery, under the care of Eckersell Memorial Chapel in Rigby.
May was born May 12, 1921, in Chesterfield, Idaho to Israel Bowen Call and Charlotte Vienna Davids. Her early memories there were of playing in the fields and foothills along with her many cousins.
At age twelve she moved with her family to Osgood. She graduated from Ammon High School in 1939, and then continued her education at Albion Normal School. She participated in speech, drama and debate activities where she learned skills and a repertoire that opened many opportunities for her, and would keep her children entertained for many years. In 1939 she accepted a teaching position in Terreton, Idaho. In 1944 she married Edwin Cutler "Ted" Adamson in Corpus Christi, Texas. Their marriage was solemnized in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple in 1947.
They raised seven children on the family farm in Terreton. An avid reader, May was a lively and knowledgeable conversationalist. She and Ted loved music and spent many happy hours with their family singing harmony around the piano. She had an eye for color and made many beautiful quilts. Her flower arrangements won many awards at the Mud Lake Fair.
Always a devout and enthusiastic member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, May taught in every auxiliary, including teaching the five-year-olds at age 84. She was also in several presidencies.
In 1985 May and Ted served a mission for the LDS church to Geneva, Switzerland. In 1987 they served a second mission to Zaire, the present-day Republic of Congo.
May is survived by her husband, Ted Adamson, of Idaho Falls, four daughters and three sons, Susan (Rhoud) Porter of Pocatello, Nancy (Robert) French, of Alberta, Canada, Patrice (Mark) Austin, of Denver, Colorado, Kerry (Jerry) Rainsdon, of Billings, Montana, Edwin B. "Ted" (Eun Kyoung) Adamson, of Tokyo, Japan, Craig (Teea) Adamson, of Ammon, Jeff (Diane) Adamson, of Mountain View, California, sister, Myra (Robert) Martinsen, of North SLC, Utah, 39 grand children and 41 great-grandchildren.
May was preceded in death by her parents, three brothers, Bowen Call, John Call, and Elton Call, three sisters, Leone Shipley, Genevieve Bendixsen and Mildred Sauer as well as 2 grandchildren.
The family extends their gratitude to May's doctors and the members of the Home Ranch and Parkview Wards for their friendships and many kindnesses blessed her later years. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Thursday, September 22, 2011 at the Parkview LDS Chapel, with Bishop Brad Backman, conducting. (2051 S. Emerson, Idaho Falls). The family will receive friends from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday evening at Eckersell Memorial Chapel,(101 W. Main Street, Rigby) and from 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., prior to services at the church. Burial will be in the Fielding Memorial Park Cemetery, under the care of Eckersell Memorial Chapel in Rigby.
May Medora Call Adamson, of Idaho Falls, formerly of Terreton, passed away Friday, September 16, 2011, in Idaho Falls, of pancreatic cancer.
May was born May 12, 1921, in Chesterfield, Idaho to Israel Bowen Call and Charlotte Vienna Davids. Her early memories there were of playing in the fields and foothills along with her many cousins.
At age twelve she moved with her family to Osgood. She graduated from Ammon High School in 1939, and then continued her education at Albion Normal School. She participated in speech, drama and debate activities where she learned skills and a repertoire that opened many opportunities for her, and would keep her children entertained for many years. In 1939 she accepted a teaching position in Terreton, Idaho. In 1944 she married Edwin Cutler "Ted" Adamson in Corpus Christi, Texas. Their marriage was solemnized in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple in 1947.
They raised seven children on the family farm in Terreton. An avid reader, May was a lively and knowledgeable conversationalist. She and Ted loved music and spent many happy hours with their family singing harmony around the piano. She had an eye for color and made many beautiful quilts. Her flower arrangements won many awards at the Mud Lake Fair.
Always a devout and enthusiastic member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, May taught in every auxiliary, including teaching the five-year-olds at age 84. She was also in several presidencies.
In 1985 May and Ted served a mission for the LDS church to Geneva, Switzerland. In 1987 they served a second mission to Zaire, the present-day Republic of Congo.
May is survived by her husband, Ted Adamson, of Idaho Falls, four daughters and three sons, Susan (Rhoud) Porter of Pocatello, Nancy (Robert) French, of Alberta, Canada, Patrice (Mark) Austin, of Denver, Colorado, Kerry (Jerry) Rainsdon, of Billings, Montana, Edwin B. "Ted" (Eun Kyoung) Adamson, of Tokyo, Japan, Craig (Teea) Adamson, of Ammon, Jeff (Diane) Adamson, of Mountain View, California, sister, Myra (Robert) Martinsen, of North SLC, Utah, 39 grand children and 41 great-grandchildren.
May was preceded in death by her parents, three brothers, Bowen Call, John Call, and Elton Call, three sisters, Leone Shipley, Genevieve Bendixsen and Mildred Sauer as well as 2 grandchildren.
The family extends their gratitude to May's doctors and the members of the Home Ranch and Parkview Wards for their friendships and many kindnesses blessed her later years. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Thursday, September 22, 2011 at the Parkview LDS Chapel, with Bishop Brad Backman, conducting. (2051 S. Emerson, Idaho Falls). The family will receive friends from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday evening at Eckersell Memorial Chapel,(101 W. Main Street, Rigby) and from 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., prior to services at the church. Burial will be in the Fielding Memorial Park Cemetery, under the care of Eckersell Memorial Chapel in Rigby.
May was born May 12, 1921, in Chesterfield, Idaho to Israel Bowen Call and Charlotte Vienna Davids. Her early memories there were of playing in the fields and foothills along with her many cousins.
At age twelve she moved with her family to Osgood. She graduated from Ammon High School in 1939, and then continued her education at Albion Normal School. She participated in speech, drama and debate activities where she learned skills and a repertoire that opened many opportunities for her, and would keep her children entertained for many years. In 1939 she accepted a teaching position in Terreton, Idaho. In 1944 she married Edwin Cutler "Ted" Adamson in Corpus Christi, Texas. Their marriage was solemnized in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple in 1947.
They raised seven children on the family farm in Terreton. An avid reader, May was a lively and knowledgeable conversationalist. She and Ted loved music and spent many happy hours with their family singing harmony around the piano. She had an eye for color and made many beautiful quilts. Her flower arrangements won many awards at the Mud Lake Fair.
Always a devout and enthusiastic member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, May taught in every auxiliary, including teaching the five-year-olds at age 84. She was also in several presidencies.
In 1985 May and Ted served a mission for the LDS church to Geneva, Switzerland. In 1987 they served a second mission to Zaire, the present-day Republic of Congo.
May is survived by her husband, Ted Adamson, of Idaho Falls, four daughters and three sons, Susan (Rhoud) Porter of Pocatello, Nancy (Robert) French, of Alberta, Canada, Patrice (Mark) Austin, of Denver, Colorado, Kerry (Jerry) Rainsdon, of Billings, Montana, Edwin B. "Ted" (Eun Kyoung) Adamson, of Tokyo, Japan, Craig (Teea) Adamson, of Ammon, Jeff (Diane) Adamson, of Mountain View, California, sister, Myra (Robert) Martinsen, of North SLC, Utah, 39 grand children and 41 great-grandchildren.
May was preceded in death by her parents, three brothers, Bowen Call, John Call, and Elton Call, three sisters, Leone Shipley, Genevieve Bendixsen and Mildred Sauer as well as 2 grandchildren.
The family extends their gratitude to May's doctors and the members of the Home Ranch and Parkview Wards for their friendships and many kindnesses blessed her later years. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Thursday, September 22, 2011 at the Parkview LDS Chapel, with Bishop Brad Backman, conducting. (2051 S. Emerson, Idaho Falls). The family will receive friends from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday evening at Eckersell Memorial Chapel,(101 W. Main Street, Rigby) and from 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., prior to services at the church. Burial will be in the Fielding Memorial Park Cemetery, under the care of Eckersell Memorial Chapel in Rigby.
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