PERKINSVILLE, VT
Alice G. Adams, 92, a longtime resident of Perkinsville, passed away Saturday morning, June 11 at the Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center in Windsor.
She was born January 28, 1924 in Randolph, VT the daughter of Leslie and Florence (Newell) Gilman. She received her schooling in Randolph and graduated from Randolph High School in 1942. Following high school she traveled to Chicago where she was employed as a telephone operator during World War II. She was working on the switchboard the day that President Franklin D. Roosevelt died in 1945.
She returned to Vermont and married Elton Davis in Randolph in 1946. They were later divorced. For many years Alice served as the office treasurer for the Windsor County Farm Bureau and was involved with the Windsor County Farm Bureau Field Day held in Springfield. She married Eugene Adams in 1978.
She was a Vermont farm girl at heart and enjoyed gardening, playing cards and Bingo. She especially enjoyed spending time with her family.
She was predeceased by her parents, two sisters, Marjorie Wilk and Evelyn Dimick, and by one brother, Arthur "Gil" Gilman.
Survivors include her husband of thirty eight years, Eugene Adams of Perkinsville, three daughters, Barbara Slaton and her husband, Robert of Springfield, VT, Beverly Lauren and her husband, Charlie of Chester, VT and Bette Matulonis and her husband, Jeff of Springfield, VT, two stepchildren, Richard Adams of Weathersfield, VT and Josephine Streeter-Fletcher of Springfield, VT, one sister, Helen Moore of Springfield, VT, four grandchildren, Tammy Millard of Perkinsville, Jeremy Lauren of Penacook, NH, Jessica Maher of Charlestown, MA and Jacob Matulonis of Springfield, VT, five great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be held Wednesday evening, June 15 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at the Knight Funeral Home in Windsor. The funeral service will be held Thursday, June 16 at 1:00 PM at the North Springfield Baptist Church at 69 Main Street in North Springfield. The Rev. George Keeler, Pastor, will officiate. A reception for family and friends will follow in the church hall. Committal services will be held at the convenience of the family in the Mountain View Cemetery in Braintree, VT.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Visiting Nurse Association and Hospice of VT and NH at 66 Benning Street, Suite 6, West Lebanon, NH 03766 or to the charity of one's choice.