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Ruth Adams

May 14, 1929 — September 14, 2020

RUTH LOIS KORTH ADAMS, 91, of Smiley, Texas, passed away surrounded by family, Monday, September 14, 2020 in Giddings, Texas. She was born May 14, 1929 in Brenham, Texas.

Ruth enjoyed crafting during the years including ceramics, floral arranging, painting, gardening, fishing, and bird watching. She was a true homemaker, always decorating and cooking. She enjoyed ringing that Dallas Cowboys bell when they made a touchdown. Most of all she loved her Blue Bell ice cream.

Ruth owned her own ceramics shop, The Adams Apple. She was a dedicated and hard worker retiring from Kenmar Group Home where she was a director.

She will be remembered as a loving wife, sister, mother, and grandmother.

She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Linda and Howard Ray; son Dennis Charles Adams, Sr.; daughter JoAnn Adams Helms; granddaughters, like daughters, Renee and husband Oscar Rios; Jenny and husband Lloyd Alexander; 18 grandchildren; 24 great grandchildren; 8 great-great grandchildren; sister, Cora Lee Naumann; brother Walter Korth, Jr; sister-in-laws Judy Rudolf and Joyce Braune; brother-in-laws Lloyd Adams and wife Sharon; James Adams and wife, Peggy.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Hubert Paul Adams, Sr.; parents Walter and Cora Korth; brother, Howard Korth; daughter, Janet Swonke and son-in-law Ralph Swonke; sons, Timothy Adams, David Adams and Hubert Paul Adams Jr; grand daughters Jo Lynn Queener and Shannon Beal; great grandson Colby Kelton.

There will be a visitation on Wednesday September 23, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. at First Baptist Church in Smiley TX with a funeral service following at 11:00 a.m. Interment will be at 3:00 p.m. at Guadalupe Valley Memorial Park. Funeral services and arrangements have been entrusted to Goetz Funeral Home.

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Service Schedule

Past Services

Visitation

Wednesday, September 23, 2020

10:00am - 7:00 pm (Central time)

First Baptist Church Smiley TX

108 FM 108, Smiley, TX 78159

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Funeral Service

Wednesday, September 23, 2020

Starts at 11:00 am (Central time)

First Baptist Church Smiley TX

108 FM 108, Smiley, TX 78159

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Interment

Wednesday, September 23, 2020

Starts at 3:00 pm (Central time)

Guadalupe Valley Memorial Park

2951 TX-46, New Braunfels, TX 78130

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