The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-06-06
FUNERAL OF PRIVATE
SAMUEL ADAMS HELD
WEDNESDAY EVENING

NidHu CenLlal aoSplCdl, NeW Ork,
having just returned from service
overseas, was held in the Presoyter.
ian Church Wednesday evening at
$50 o'clock. The Rev. H. W. Pratt,
his pastor, conducted the services,
being assisted by the Rev. Louis J.
Bristow, pastor of the Baptist
Church.
In the funeral sermon Mr.. Pratt
referred to four great events that
took place in Private Adams life.
First, he was born in May, 1898; sec.
ond, /he united with the church in
May; third, he entered the army in
May, 1918; lastly, he died as May,
1919, was ushered out, passing away
at 2:15 o'clock, Sunday morning,
June 1.
The pallbearers, all service men,
follow: Lieut.. R. E. Cox, Privates
Julian Wilkinson, John Perrin, Fran
els Mabry, Ansel Putnam and Willie
Jones. Sergt. Albert Patterson act
ed as bugler. The honorary pail
bearers, from the Abbeville bar, were
as follows: Judge Frank B. Gary,
William P. Greene, D. H. Hill, ].
Howard Moore, j. Moore Mars and
J. M. Nickles. ..'
The interment was made at Mel
rose cemetery Immediately following
the services at the church. After a
brief burial service read by the Rev.
H. W. Pratt the casket, covered by
the Stars and Stripes, was placed in
the grave. During the filling of the
grave the choir sang "Safe in the
Arms of Jesus" and Crock of Ages
following WHICH Sergt. Patterson
sounded taps
The choir who sang at the church
and beside the grave were, Mrs. J.
D. Kerr, Mrs. E. C. Horton, Miss
Sarah Perrin, Miss Fannie Stark and
Miss Elizabeth Edmunds, and Joe T..
Hughes. ...r.. .
The floral tributes were many and
beautiful. A pillow of flowers, sent
by a friend, was especially noted.
The Abbeville bar sent a beautiful
Relatives attending the funeral
were, Mr.. and Mrs. w. P. Wham, Mr..
and Mrs. John Wham, Miss Annie
Lou Wham, an aunt, of Baltimore,
who was with Private Adams when
he died; Miss Ada Wham, Miss Nina
Wham, Miss Clara Wham, aunts;
Miss Clara Lou Adams, Miss Mary
Miss Maud Adams, sisters;
Ralph Adams, brother; Mrs. Ralph
Mr.. and Mrs. John Wilson,
Mr.. James Adams, Of Fountain
Inn; Mrs. McCauley, Walter Nc
Cauley, Miss Curry, Ernest Curry
and Everett Curry, all Of Fountain
Inn. ..... .
There was large crowd both at
the church and at the cemetery, at
testing the many friends of Private
who paid honor at the last
sad rites.
Ralph Adams, a brother, went to
New York as soon as he heard Of the
dangerous illness of his brother and
reached there in time to have talk
with his brother before he died.
Private Rogers, of Rome, Ga, was
assigned to accompany the body
back to Abbeville from New York,
After the funeral Mr.. Rogers left
for Rome to spend a five days fru-
Tough.
Sam Adams was 26 years old, the
son of the late Whitfield Adams, Of
Fountain Inn, S. C. When he was
eight years old his father died and
his mother having preceded her hus-
band to the grave, Sam and his bro
ther, Ralph, and three sisters, Misses
now of Bishopville; Clara and
Mary, were taken in charge and
reared by w. P. Wham of Abbeville
an uncle, and Miss Clara Wham, An
aunt.
Mr.. Adams was graduated from
the University of South Carolina in
1915 as a bachelor of law and prac-
ticed law in Abbeville until May,
1918, when he was. inducted into SER
vice. He had previously tried to en-
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