Palestine High School Alumni Association

02 / 01 / 1941  –  05 / 25 / 2007

Graveside services for Glenda Sammons Adams, 66, formerly of Houston, will be at 3:30 p.m. Sunday at Roselawn Cemetery in Palestine under the direction of Herrington/Land of Memory Funeral Home.

Mrs. Adams died Friday May 25, 2007 at East Texas Medical Center in Tyler.

She was born February 1, 1941, in Palestine to Martin Z. and Ruby Payne Sammons.

Mrs. Adams was a graduate of Palestine High School and attended East Texas Baptist University. She was a member and secretary at the First Baptist Church in Palestine for many years before moving to Houston. She worked in the insurance industry and telemarketing industry in Houston until her retirement. Mrs. Adams loved music and was a pianist.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Richard V. Adams Jr.; and nephew, Lee Sammons.

Mrs. Adams is survived by a brother, M.Z. Sammons and wife Martha of Tyler; and niece, Lisa Adams and husband Rodney of Tyler; and four great-nieces, Kara Adams, Caitlin Sammons, Kelsi Adams and Kenzie Adams.

Visitation will be 2-3 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.

Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association.

Source: Palestine Herald-Press 05-26-2007