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Rosa Lee (Agee) Adams was the third child born to Dan & Lena B. Agee on October 8, 1938, in Magnolia, Alabama. Her father and mother, along with their seven children relocated to Memphis, Tennessee when the children were small. Rosa was educated at the Booker T. Washington High School and graduated in 1956. After graduation, she married her first love, Gilbert Adams on July 1, 1957, and relocated to Gary, Indiana.
She was a member of Beth Eden Baptist Church. She served as Church Clerk and president of the Usher Board. She obtained employment at the Gary Community School Corporation as a classroom aide, working at several schools in the city and retired in 2000 after about 30 years of service.
She was also a member of the International Order of the Eastern Star (State of Indiana Chapter) and served two terms as State Grand Matron. She also served as Senior Counselor in the Glen Park High Rise Building where she lived.
After a short-term illness, she went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, November 21, 2023, at Methodist Hospital Southlake in Merrillville, Indiana.
She leaves to cherish her memory, her children: Wendell (Joi) Adams of Gary, IN; Gardell Adams of Decatur, GA; Sheila Marie Adams of Gary, IN. Three grandchildren: Phillip Q. Adams, Nashville, TN; Jordan A. Adams, Hattiesburg, MS; Jasmine A. Adams, Gary, IN. One brother, Bennie L. Agee, Canada; three sisters: Cloe Jean Davis, Philadelphia, PA; Ruth Johnson, Atlanta, GA; Dorothy Gates, Memphis, TN., a host of nieces, nephews, relatives, and friends. Two close friends, Mary Edwards & Sandra Johnson of Gary, IN.
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