Kathleen Adams Eveland
November 7, 1926 ~ April 23, 2021
ROCKY MOUNT - Kathleen Adams Eveland, age 94, passed away on Friday, April 23, 2021. Born in Nash County, NC on November 7, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Henry Clay and Bluma Bottoms Adams. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Christopher Reuben Eveland; her sisters, Jessie Baker, Betty Jackson, Dorothy Jones and Iva Briggs; and her brothers, William "Bill" Adams, Edward "Mickey" Adams and Marvin Earl Adams.
Kathleen worked for S.H. Kress and Holiday Inn for many years. She was a lifetime member of Trinity Lutheran Church. Kathleen was a world traveler, always looking for the next adventure. She loved working in her yard, flowers and bird watching. She had a love for nature and all living things.
Kathleen is survived by many nieces and nephews; and her "Fur Babies", Scooter and Buster.
A Graveside Service will be held on Wednesday, April 28, 2021 at 1:00 PM at Pineview Cemetery with Pastor Alice Curl officiating. Visitation with the family will be from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM Tuesday, April 27, 2021 at Johnson Funeral Home. Following the service, family and friends are invited to Debbie and Al Mills residence at 4982 Davis Road.
The family would like to say thank you to special friends and caregivers, Timmy Griffin, Norma Richardson, Bonnie Brown-Greene, Cathy Carter, Shekeiya Phillips and Betsy Warwick.
Flowers are welcome or memorials may be made in Kathleen's memory to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or Trinity Lutheran Church, 433 S. Winstead Ave. Rocky Mount, NC 27804.
Arrangements entrusted to Johnson Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 661 English Road, Rocky Mount, NC 27804. You may share memories and condolences with the family by visiting www.johnsonfuneralsandcremations.com.
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Johnson Funeral Home and Cremation Services
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Rocky Mount, NC 27804
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Tuesday 4/27, 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Visitation with the family will be from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM Tuesday, April 27, 2021 at Johnson Funeral Home.
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Pineview Cemetery
761 N. Raleigh Road
Rocky Mount, NC 27801
Wednesday 4/28, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
A Graveside Service will be held on Wednesday, April 28, 2021 at 1:00 PM at Pineview Cemetery with Pastor Alice Curl officiating.
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Aunt Lena we miss you already. Are hearts are sad but we know you have gone home to God and all those family members before you. Thanks for the years you were here for us. Thanks to my cousins who took such good care of you these last few years. Love you
I am so sorry for your loss. She was a beautiful lady. Sending prayers for all.
Prayers going up 4 the family!
I grew up right across the oathy at Adamsville from birth till my teens. I remember her for the over easy eggs she cooked for us that we called Lena eggs because that was the only place we had ever seen them cooked like that. I still call them Lena eggs today to my family. I remember her coming to our rescue many times during some of those tough difficult years. She was always strong and knew God was our rock. She was always up front & to the point when you asked her something. I remember when I was very young the black panther she had on her coffee table it was the prettiest thing I had seen so of course I asked her if I could have it Well about 40 years later she called me (1988) & said come over I’ve got something I want to give you!!! I got there & it was that black panther! I still have it today in my treasures in one of my china cabinets. Love you Lenlen & will have you in my heart till I see see y’all in heaven. Joyce
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Hello to the family of Adams. Allow me to introduce myself – I am the son of Minor & Elsie Smith from Raleigh, and remember Adams fondly as one of the girls (Adams, Adams, Hazel, Alicia, and Betty). As the story goes, they all became friends when my mother lived in Rocky Mount and single and 18 yrs old – give or take. When I’d see them together, I knew I was in the company of greatness, of close friends for 50+ yrs… that’s saying something, that’s friendship that one doesn’t have the privilege of witnessing very often, and so when you do – well, it’s a marvel and you take pause of a group who’ve made the effort to keep in touch over 5-6-7+ decades. We should all be so lucky to form such a strong bond of friendship. I often imagine they saw each other through a lens that they were still 20-something. I just learned this past weekend of Adams and Hazel passing on, but if I’d known I would’ve dropped everything to show my respects. Although a little late, please accept my deepest condolences, and deeper respect of a truly lifelong friend to my mother Elsie. I’m forever grateful.