Adeline Sarah Ames

1879–1976 (age 97)

Biography

Adeline Sarah Ames witnessed a century of change, offering a warm and steady presence for her family as neighbors looked to her for encouragement and a helping hand. She found joy in everyday hospitality, welcomed friends for meals, and took part in the civic groups that knit her community together through wars and new technologies.

Later in life she reflected on a long life filled with laughter and service, leaving behind deep roots in the region before being laid to rest at Wyuka Cemetery.

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