ObituariesOctober 31, 1991

WYATT -- Walter Adams, 65, of Wyatt died Tuesday, Oct. 29, 1991, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. He was born May 31, 1926, at Darnell, Ark., the son of the late Wilburn and Hettie Cosey Adams. On Feb. 28, 1948, he married Katie Woodruff, who survives of the home...

WYATT -- Walter Adams, 65, of Wyatt died Tuesday, Oct. 29, 1991, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston.

He was born May 31, 1926, at Darnell, Ark., the son of the late Wilburn and Hettie Cosey Adams.

On Feb. 28, 1948, he married Katie Woodruff, who survives of the home.

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He lived in Mississippi County most of his life, where he was employed in farming. He also was a member of the Pentecostal Holiness Church of Wyatt.

Other survivors include two sons, Ricky Adams of Charleston and Ronnie Adams of Wyatt; two daughters, Carolyn Tousky and Helen Knupp, both of Wyatt; and four grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by three brothers.

Friends may call after 5 p.m. today at McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston, where funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Friday. The Rev. Leroy Thorton will officiate, and burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery near Charleston.

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