ADAMSON, Sue Louise (Womacks) - b. July 9, 1921 - d. November 5, 2016

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Sue Louise Adamson of Moline, Kansas passed away November 5, 2016 at Sedan City Hospital in Sedan, Kansas.  She was born July 9, 1921 at the Shaffer Hospital, currently known as the Shaffer House, in Moline to Frank and Doris Womacks.

After graduating from Moline High School in 1939, Sue moved to Wichita, Kansas to attend secretarial school and worked in a boarding house.  After she finished her training, she worked for a while as a secretary in Parsons, Kansas and Longton, Kansas.  At a dance in Longton, she met and later married her husband, Orval on June 27, 1942.  Orval's occupation as an electrical journeyman took them to various job sites in Tennessee, Louisiana, and Texas.  Sue and Orval's family expanded with three children.  Their first child, Aaron, was born in Texas, Robert was born in Moline, and Anita was born in Illinois.

The family later moved to Grenola, Kansas, and a few years later, moved to Moline where she lived until she moved to Pleasant Valley Nursing Home in Sedan for the last two years.  Sue worked at the Army surplus store in Moline.  She went to college at Emporia State University and then taught music and kindergarten in Moline .  Later, she had a preschool daycare in her home.  She also worked in the nursing home in Moline as a CNA.  She was a hard worker and a devoted mother and wife.  She loved people and was especially fond of children.

Sue was never unkind or critical of anyone and always thought the best of everyone.  She was the optimist of all optimists, always cheerful, very generous, and always thinking of others and not herself.  Her greatest passion besides family and friends was her love of art and painting.  She loved music and played the violin.  She was a 50-year plus member of the Eastern Star and belong to the Music and Literary Club along with being involved with the United Methodist Women.  She was an avid gardener, filling her yard and home with a variety of plants and flowers.

Sue is survived by her children, Aaron Adamson of Wickenberg, Arizona, Bob Adamson of Moline, Kansas, and Anita Wilson of Thayer, Kansas; her sister, Jean Womacks of Independence, Kansas; and 10 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.  She is preceded in death by her parents; her husband; and her brother, Bill Womacks.

Visitation will be Thursday, November 10, 2016 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Countryside Funeral Home, 206 E. Washington, Howard, Kansas.  Funeral services will be held on Friday, November 11, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. at the Moline United Methodist Church with Pastor Dorothy Ellsworth officiating.  The family has suggested memorials to the Moline United Methodist Church, and they may be left with the funeral home.  Condolences may be left at www.countrysidefh.com.  Countryside Funeral Home, P.O. Box 1233, Howard, Kansas 67349 is in charge of arrangements.

(taken from the Countryside Funeral Home website)