I’d like to continue the articles about the Horace G. Adams family, by sharing the obituaries of his wife, Mable Gertrude (Warren) Adams.

Mabel Gertrude Warren was born on October 19, 1863 on the country estate of Benjamin J. Warren, Jr. and his wife Martha P. (Olney) Warren. She came to Maple Hill with her parents in 1876 and lived the remainder of her life at Maple Hill, Kansas.

I will be writing several articles on the history of the Warren Family in future posts.

Obituary of Mrs. Mabel Gertrude (Warren) Adams
Alma Signal November 28, 1940
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Death Claims Mrs. H. G. Adams

Mabel Gertrude Adams, age 76, widow of Horace G. Adams, Sr. died Saturday at her home in Maple Hill. She had lived in Maple Hill for more than 60 years. Her late husband, who died in 1934, was a widely known livestock man and owned several ranches in Kansas and the Southwest.
Mrs. Adams was born in Connecticut in 1864. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Warren. She moved to Kansas with her parents at the age of 12 in 1876.
She attended Washburn University of Topeka, and married Mr. Adams in 1885. She was an early member of the Maple Hill Congregational Church, the Daughters of the American Revolution, and was past Worthy Matron of the Order of the Eastern Star at Maple Hill. She also belonged to the Womens Club of Topeka, and was past president of the Maple Hill Research Club (Federated Clubs of America) and the James Elmer Romick Post of the American Legion.
Mrs. Adams was a woman of many outstanding and lovable traits of character. She was admired by all and ready at all times to do her part with love and companionship in home affairs. She was a good homemaker, a kind neighbor and a faithful and devoted mother, grandmother and great grandmother.
She is survived by four daughters, Mrs. John E. (Bessie) Robert, Hollywood, CA; Mrs. James (Mabel) Tod, Phoenix, AZ; Mrs. William (Helen O.) Miller, Long Beach, CA; Mrs. Frank (Mary) Dougan, Topeka, KS; and three sons Horace G. Adams, Jr., Alexander W. Adams, and Raymond E. Adams, all of Maple Hill. Mrs. Adams has 15 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
Active Pallbearers were Doral Hawks, John Lewis, and Melvin Tucker all of Topeka and Lloyd Farris, Walter Wilson and J. H. Brecklein, all of Kansas City.
Honorary Pallbearers were George S. Hovey of Kansas City, F. S. Brooks of Chicago, Harry Collingwood, James S. McLure and Earle Williams of Topeka, and David Stewart of Maple Hill.
Funeral services were held at 2:00pm Tuesday at the Wall Diffenderfer Mortuary in Topeka, Kansas. Burial was in the Old Stone Church Cemetery, Maple Hill, Kansas.