Edwin Frank Adams, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Adams, was born December 20, 1874, at Eureka, Wisconsin, and passed away March 5, 1959, at the age of 84 years.

He spent most of his early years in Yankton where he also received his schooling. For a number of years he lived in Bloomfield, Nebraska, where he worked for the Northwestern Railroad. He was also a race jockey and traveled throughout the Mid-western states in this work. For the past thirty years he had made his home in Yankton.

On July 18, 1907, he was united in marriage to Edith Kusel. To them were born one son and two daughters Harvey and Florence who is Mrs. Ed Brunken of Bloomfield; and Amelia who is Mrs. Herman Schole of Sharon, Wisconsin. There are also two sons from a previous marriage - Duane and Harry of Sioux City, Iowa. Besides his wife and children there remain eight grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren, and a number of nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, a former wife who died in 1905 and one brother, William.

Mr. Adams had been in ill health for the past six months. His death was hastened by a turn for the worse about two days before his passing.

Pallbearers were Galen Greckel, Dennis Buschkamp, Donald Buschkamp, and Donald Brunken.