Gladys E. Fauth Adams

SPRING GROVE Gladys E. (Forry) Fauth Adams, 81, died peacefully at her home at 4:40 a.m. on Monday, April 14, 2008. She was the loving wife of Edwin C. Adams and the late Virgil E. Fauth, who died in 1970. Gladys and Edwin would have been blessed with 36 years of marriage on June 17, 2008. A memorial service for Mrs. Adams will be held in celebration and thanksgiving for her life at 4 p.m. Saturday at the West York Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 2601 Bannister St., York, with Elder Troy Ruhlman officiating. The family will receive friends from 3 to 4 p.m. on Saturday at the Kingdom Hall. Burial will be private. Gladys was born November 20, 1926 in Hellam Twp., York Co., daughter of the late Paul H. and Anna Mary (Rhodes) Forry. She was the stepdaughter of the late Helen (Grove) Forry. She dedicated her life to homemaking and was a devoted wife, a loving mother, and a proud grandmother. Gladys enjoyed carefully tending to her flower beds and creating beautiful and cherished quilts to present to her family and friends. She was a faithful member of the Spring Grove Congregation of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses. In addition to her husband, Edwin, Gladys will be sadly missed by her five children, Timothy N. Fauth of Spring Grove, Linda E. Ferree of York, Connie E. Carrozza and Tina L. Kane, both of Seven Valleys, and Lori A. McCorkel of Mount Joy, Lancaster Co.; 23 grandchildren; and 29 great-grandchildren, soon to be 30. She is also survived by two halfbrothers, Charles H. Forry of York and Paul H. Forry of East Berlin; and a half-sister, Mary Garman of Manchester. She was preceded in death by a son, Clifford E. Fauth in 2004; a daughter, Joan Nicholas in 1986; and a grandson, Steven Stauffer in 2006. In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions in memory of Mrs. Adams to the Spring Grove Congregation of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 1595 Jefferson Rd., Spring Grove, PA 17362. Memories may be shared at www.irwinfuneralhome.co m