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Marillyn Adams Obituary

Marillyn Adams

New Tazewell, TN

Marillyn Gladys Adams, age 88, formerly of New Tazewell, TN was promoted to Heaven November 11, 2015. Early in life, Marillyn accepted Jesus as her personal Savior and committed her life to serve the Lord. In 1955 she applied for and was accepted as a missionary with Children's Bible Mission (Camp Ta-Pa-Win-Go) and moved from Johnson City to New Tazewell where she asked for and received permission from local school boards to conduct Bible assembly programs in the public schools. Known and loved as the "Bible Lady" by generations of residents in Claiborne and Union Counties, Marillyn served her Lord faithfully, teaching God's Word to thousands of area school children for over 50 years with her memorable flannel board.

Marillyn was preceded in death by her parents, Eva Mae Adams and Clarence Edward Adams and her brother, George Adams. She is survived by her sister, Virginia Adams (Bill); sister-in-law, Jean Adams; her nieces, Dawn Huffman (Gary), Dian Wolfe and Denice Roman (Alan); her nephews Mike Adams (Joy) and Mark Adams; her grand nephews and nieces, Heather, Ryan and Chase Huffman, Britney and Justin Wolfe (Shannon), Alex House (Hunter), Nicole and Andrew Roman and Blake and Brandy Adams and her great grand nephew, Hank House and great grand niece, Callie Wolfe.

A memorial service will be held on Monday, December 7, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. at the Midway Baptist Church, 905 Yoakum Avenue, New Tazewell, Tennessee. In lieu of flowers, gifts in memory of Marillyn may be given to Children's Bible Ministries, PO Box 188, Watauga, TN 37694. Online condolences may be shared with the family at our website,www.tetrickfuneralhome.com. Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton assisted the Adams family. Office 423 542-2232, Obituary line 423-543-4917

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Published by Knoxville News Sentinel on Nov. 15, 2015.

Memories and Condolences
for Marillyn Adams

26 Entries

Pam, Cindy, Charles, & Steve

December 6, 2015

Marillyn Adams was a true treasure. We knew her as aunt Marillyn as she was our mom's (Vera Green) best friend. Over the years we shared many laughs, and some tears, but mainly laughs. We will never forget all the times she came to visit us, or the times we spent visiting her in Tennessee. The friendly teasing and the story telling that went on will always be engrained in our minds. But what we will remember most of all was her steadfast love of God and her never waning commitment to bring his message to all who would come to hear. She will be missed greatly, but we celebrate that fact that she is now with God and has been reunited in heaven with those believers who have passed before her.

November 19, 2015

Very blessed to have known her! She lived her life for God and helped lead countless souls to trust on God by her example she set! Thanks to a wonderful Bible lady!
Robin LeFevers

Alicia

November 19, 2015

Look forward to her visits to school as a child. Truly a blessing from God for so many children..... An Angel on earth!

Debbie Lane

November 18, 2015

I met Ms Adams while working as an optician in Knoxville. She was a wonderful lady.

Denise Tindell

November 18, 2015

Thank you for everything
You taught so Many children including Me about God! You are now with Him! May He tell you.... Well Done, Faithful Servant!

Jan Jefferson

November 18, 2015

The Bible ladies were such an important part of my childhood, I enjoyed their presentations.

Lori Roark

November 18, 2015

I remember her as the Bible Lady she was a wonderful blessing to so many young people. She earned her wings and touched so many lives with her ministry.

Melissa Cagle

November 18, 2015

As a child growing up in the Union County School system , I remember THE BIBLE LADY visiting. She always brought blessings with her flannel board stories. She has run her race and found her place in Heaven. What a reward she must have for all the lives she has touched.

Melissa Bingham

November 18, 2015

The bible lady touched my life with her message of God's love. We stayed in touch for many years after I left Ellen Myers and Livesay. Such an encourager! Well done thy good and faithful servant.

Lois E. Hurst

November 18, 2015

A truly wonderful lady who must surely have done her share to spread the word. I cant imagine in the 60,s/70,s how many bible verse I memorized. Some still stick with me today.

Rhonda

November 17, 2015

I grew up hearing her tell stories in a way I understood. I always loved going to her programs. I know she is at peace. My thoughts and prayers are with her family and friends.

November 17, 2015

The Bible Lady helped me learn my first Bible Verse by memory. She will be greatly missed here but she is now home in Heaven. The Ramsey Family

November 17, 2015

Marilyn Adams, was a precious lady. I relish the fond memories of Ms. Marilyn and her coworker, Ms Vera Greene. Her flannel board stories were a welcoming event for the students. She dedicated her life to bringing the Biblical principles to life. She desired to make a difference in the lives of as many children as possible. I was honored to know her as I was growing up. Although, she was quite elderly,when she began to work with students at Midway, I would stand in awe , that she remembered me. Me, a child to familiar with poverty being reared in the hills of Tennessee; yet she remembered and spoke of coming to the small school I attended ( Brown School). She told me that she was thankful to know that a child from that tiny school, would one day become a teacher.
A few years ago, while eating dinner at the Pizza Inn, my husband and I were honored to buy dinner for the " Bible Lady" and her guest. I felt as though we were offering a cup of water to one of the many Bible characters she often described on her flannel boards. Her love and dedication to teaching children will be etched on the tablets of my heart. I have admired her work and her humble spirit. My heart rejoices when I try to imagine her first day in Heaven. Debra Henard.

Celeste McClure

November 17, 2015

My her journal to heaven be lighted! My son loved her and will always remember her teachings. He said she was the nicest lady ever!!

Anita Chadwell

November 17, 2015

My fondest memories when I was young are the times she would come to HY Livesay middle school telling bible stories with her felt board and felt bible characters .

November 17, 2015

Growing up in the hills if Tennessee, was not always easy. This precious lady, Marilyn Adams, was a. Godsend to our the little Brown School. Community. I relished the times that Miss Marilyn and Vera Greene would describe the truth within the Bible by creating flannel board stories. These stories, helped to make the lives of David, Moses, Abraham and others come to life.
I can only imagine the sacrifices, that, was made by this true saint of. God. I will be forever grateful, that, I can proudly state " I knew and loved the " Bible Lady".
Miss Marilyn was definitely a soldier in the " army of The Lord", thus, it was fitting that , she enter the gates of Heaven on Veteran's Day!!!!

Heather Parks

November 17, 2015

Prayers for the family! Such a blessing to so many lives.

Kathy Caylor-Greene

November 17, 2015

This amazing woman of God had such an impact on my life during my adolescent years at Soldiers Memorial School in Tazewell, Tennessee. What a beautiful testimony and legacy she leaves to her family. God Bless you,

Kristen Whitaker

November 17, 2015

Prayers for your family sweet lady. Thank you for remaining a steadfast light in a world full of darkness. Rest well.

Ann Dixon

November 17, 2015

Was blessed to. witness the love Marilyn had for her God. I worked in the Union County School System and my children remember their time with The Bible Lady.

Judith Harmon

November 17, 2015

In 1956 I was a First Grader at Gibson Hall, a rural two-room school in Claiborne County. One of my fondest memories is Ms Marillyn with her flannel board and Ms Vera with her accordion. She was a faithful servant and I know Jesus smiled when she came home! It was an honor to know her

Portia Smith

November 17, 2015

Ms. Marilyn touched so many lives, one of them being mine. I looked forward to the flannel board stories that she presented each month. I still have my New Testament I received for memorizing Bible Verses. Well done Ms Marilyn.

Tracey Mullins

November 16, 2015

When I think of the lives this lady touched...... I have such loving memories of their school visits, I used to get so excited when I knew they were coming!

November 15, 2015

1 Cor 15:6 is very comforting to remember during this time because it reminds us that God has promised to take away death forever.

Pam (Shoffner) Tindell

November 15, 2015

I praise God for your life's work which you so willingly gave to Him. As a child I was blessed by your ministry in a little two-classroom school called Plainview, in Union County of TN. God saved me in 1964, and you were a part of my early life teaching me about Him.

Artie (Beeler) Beason

November 15, 2015

I remember the bible lady coming to our school in union county. God bless her family in this time of sorrow.

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