Susie Sheffield Adams
Mrs. Susie Adams, 94, of Silsbee, died on Saturday, August 12 at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital.
She was born on March 19, 1912, in Roganville, Texas to Alice and Vester Sheffield, a pioneer family of East Texas. She married Herman A. Adams, Sr. in 1936 and lived in Kirbyville for twenty years then moved to Silsbee in 1956 where she lived the remainder of her life.
She was a graduate of Kirbyville High School. A lifelong Democrat, she enjoyed working during elections at local voting precincts. She participated in the election campaign of President Lyndon Johnson as a member of the “Ladies for Lyndon” committee, the campaigns of Senator Ralph Yarborough, as well as the campaigns of her son, Representative Herman Adams, and her nephew, Senator Don Adams.
She was a member of The First United Methodist Church of Silsbee, where she was a member of the Wesley class, a member of the WSCS, and a member of the Prime Time group.
Mrs. Adams was a member of the Silsbee Women’s Club and the Silsbee Little Theater where she attended all productions until her health declined. She was an avid gardener as well as an accomplished cook and contributed many recipes to church and club cookbooks.
She is survived by her children Kassie Moye of Silsbee; Carl Adams of Conroe; Arthur Adams of San Antonio; and Sue Parsons of Athens, Tennessee; grandchildren Michael Forse of Tampa, Florida; Margaret Broussard of Beaumont; Amanda Adams of Conroe; Ashley Dupris of Dallas; Allison Richards of Dallas; and Charles Parsons of Athens, Tennessee. She is further survived by great-grandchildren Theresa Broussard of New York City, New York; Dan Forse of Tampa, Florida; Shelly Forse of Tampa, Florida; Rachel Forse of Charleston, North Carolina; Anthony Broussard of Beaumont; and by her only sister, Fannie Powell of Jasper.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Herman Adams, Sr.; her sons Ralph Dudley Robertson and former State Representative and Vice Chancellor for the University of Texas System Herman Adams, Jr.; her grandchildren Theresa Forse and William Parsons; and her brothers Ernest Sheffield and Joe Sheffield.
Funeral services for Mrs. Adams will be held at Farmers Funeral Home in Silsbee on Tuesday, August 15, at 2:00 at Farmers Funeral Home. Burial will be in Resthaven Cemetery. Relatives and friends are welcome at Farmers Funeral Home 415 North Fourth Street, Silsbee on Monday evening from 6:00 until 8:00.
Pallbearers will be Nelson Long, Wayne Choate, Gehrig Brown, Roger Parsons, David Cobble, Travis Dupris, Herbert Muckleroy and Charley Woodard. Honorary Pallbearers will be Wesley Yawn, Grover Campbell, and John Richards.
Contributions may be made to the First United Methodist Church of Silsbee or to the memorial scholarship fund of her son, Herman Adams, Jr. The fund was established in 1983 by longtime friend Betty Ann Mitchell Long, and contribution may be mailed in her care to Texas Bank of Silsbee.
Mrs. Adams’ family thanks her longtime caregivers Peggy Foster, Dana Rice, Janie Dancer, Betty Wagstaff, Rachel Mansfield, and Fanny Walker for their dedication during her last four years.
