Norma Jean Stout Adams
Norma Jean Stout Adams, 76, of West Alexander, died at 6:24 p.m. Sunday, March 17, 2013, in Trinity West Hospital, Steubenville, Ohio, after being in failing health for the past several years.
She was born May 16, 1936, in West Alexander, a daughter of the late Kenneth Leland and Loretta Alice Maloy Stout.
Mrs. Adams had resided in the Ft. Myers and Sebring, Fla., areas from 1992 until returning to West Alexander in 2009.
She was a member of Grace Brethren Church in Sebring and had been attending West Alexander Presbyterian Church, since returning to the area.
Mrs. Adams was a 1954 graduate of the former West Alexander High School and a graduate of the former Elliott Business College in Wheeling, W.Va.
She also was a member of West Alexander American Legion Post 656 Auxiliary.
Mrs. Adams was a former swimming instructor in the Erie and Sebring areas. She enjoyed playing the card game 500 with her many friends and always found a reason to laugh.
On December 26, 1968, she married Donald Franklin Adams, who died January 26, 2005.
Surviving are a daughter, Denise Lombardi of Follansbee, W.Va.; a son, Jeffrey, husband of Robin Hankins Adams of Glen Dale, W.Va.; a sister, Nancy Gashel, and a brother, Ronald “Gus,” husband of Donna Stout, both of West Alexander; and several nieces and nephews.
Friends will be received from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday in West Alexander Presbyterian Church, where services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, March 23, with the Rev. Keith Hornung officiating. Interment will follow in West Alexander Cemetery. West Alexander American Legion Post 656 Auxiliary will conduct a memorial service at 7 p.m. Thursday in the church at 7 p.m.
The family suggests memorial contributions be made to West Alexander American Legion Post 656 Auxiliary, c/o Ruth Fyre, 987 Old Brick Road, West Alexander. Arrangements are under the direction of Rush Funeral Home Inc., Rogersville. Family and friends may view the obituary and send condolences and flowers at www.rushfuneralhomeinc.com.