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Lucy (Shire) Adams © Enid Morning News 11-1998 Submitted by: Jo Aguirre
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Funeral services for Lucy Adams, 92 of Enid will be 2 PM today in Central Christian Church, Rev. Gary McCormick and Jeff Congdon officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of Henninger-Allen Funeral Home.
Lucy was born January 22, 1906 at Nash, Oklahoma the daughter of E. A. And Elizabeth Shepherd Shire, and died November 20, 1998 at Integres Bass Baptist Health Center. At an early age she moved to Wellington, Kansas where she graduated from Wellington High School. She married Harry L. Adams November 23, 1927 at Phillips University. She graduated from Phillips with a Masters in Education and taught school in Lahoma, Drummond, and North Enid schools. She was inducted into the Oklahoma State Teachers Hall of Fame in 1987. Lucy was a member of Central Christian Church where she was past Deacon, Elder Emirtus, Supervisor of Jr. and Sr. Departments, president of Christian Women's Fellowship, director of Vacation Bible School, Dean of Summer Christian Church Camps, President of Church Women United and was Mother of the Year. Member of the Gideon Auxiliary and was coordinator of Oklahoma Jail Ministry and past Auxiliary President.
She was a member of the Phillips University Alumni Board, Founders Day worker and past president of Phillips University Parents Organization. International students were always a part of her family and home throughout the years. Lucy was involved in many community organizations and services including Republican Women of Oklahoma, AAUW, Life member of WCTU, YWCA, VFW, and American Legion. She was also a member of Friends of the Library, Garfield County Historical Society and League of Women Voters and a trustee of the IOA Boys Ranch. Her greatest joy was her students and teaching. She enjoyed oil painting, playing her piano and organ, she also was a published poet.
Lucy was preceded in death by her husband December 3, 1994, a granddaughter Janice K. Congdon, and adopted son Yung Liu, and five brothers.
She is survived by her daughter, Zilphaa "Zee" Congdon, Enid; a son Dr. David L. Adams, Moscow, Idaho; six grandchildren, Linda Hogue, Texas, Gary J. Congdon, Enid, Michael D. Congdon, Chickasha, Mary Catherine McCoy, Enid, Lisa Egan, Boise, Idaho, Amy Luft, Boise, Idaho; nine great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; one sister, Mrs. Clara Page, Tulsa, Oklahoma; one brother, Glen Shire, Sacramento, California.
She was a loving mother and a very special grandmother and will be missed by all. Memorials may be made to Central Christian Church or Gideons with the funeral home serving as the custodian of the fund.
The family will be at 202 S. La Mesa.
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