Laura Adair

Laura Grace Adair, the daughter of Lillian Leah (Henning) and Lawrence Delmar Edie, was born near Mullen, Nebraska in Hooker County, on December 1, 1914. She attended elementary school at Marceline, Missouri and her first two years of high school at Westerville, Missouri. Laura graduated from high school in Emerson, Iowa in 1930. Laura and Harold Albert Adair were married at Red Oak, Iowa on June 6, 1931 and made their first home near Stanton, Iowa. They later moved and lived in several towns in the Mills County area and Marceline, Missouri before moving to Silver City, Iowa in 1949. Laura and Harold were blessed with seven children, Lawrence, Elsie, Harold Jr., Joann, Elizabeth, Phyllis, and Sharon. Laura enjoyed being a homemaker and caring for their children. In 1956, Laura began a 26 year career at the Glenwood State Hospital School, retiring in 1982. Laura was a faithful member of the Silver City community and provided baked goods and other items as needed for various projects. Laura and Harold had been married 31 years when Harold died on October 9, 1962. Laura continued to live in their Silver City home until August 29, 2005 when she was hospitali...[more]

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for a sudden illness. On September 8th, Laura moved to the Risen Son Christian Village near Council Bluffs, Iowa. The Angels came to take her Home on September 10, 2005 at the age of 90 years, 9 months, and 9 days. Laura was preceded in death by her parents, Lawrence and Lillian Edie; husband Harold Adair, Sr.; sons Lawrence (Tony) Adair and Harold Adair, Jr.; grandson Jeffrey Hoffman; and son-in-law Richard Hoffman; sisters Edna Griffin and Georgia Payne; half-sister Lorretta Gladback; and half-brother LeVern Edie. Laura is survived by her daughters, Elsie Hoffman of Silver City, Iowa; Joann Mayne of Colorado Springs, Colorado; Elizabeth Barnes and husband Bill of Silver City; Phyllis Boyer and husband Jim of Silver City; and Sharon Hurst and husband Charles of Sevierville, Tennessee; daughter-in-law Verla Adair of Malvern, Iowa; sister Lillian Calicotte of Hannibal, Missouri; half-brothers Kenneth Edie and wife Mae of Peoria, Illinois and Larry Edie of Denver, Colorado; half-sister Carol Barry and husband Everett of Kansas City, Missouri; 21 grandchildren; 21 great grandchildren; and four great-great grandchildren.