Obituary for Maridene Adams, Past Grand Chief, 37 year Secretary of Venus Temple #50 and Past Grand Secretary of the Grand Temple Pythian Sisters for 10 years.
Maridene
Adams,
age 65,
of New
Castle,
went to
be with
the Lord
Wednesday,
January
28, 2015
at St.
Vincent
Hospital
in
Indianapolis.
She was
born
June 20,
1949 in
Henry
County
to the
late
Robert
Wyatt
Crandall
and
Wilma
Jeanette
(Edwards)
Crandall
Ashby.
She
graduated
from
Walter
P.
Chrysler
Memorial
High
School
in 1967
and
Indiana
Business
College
in 1969.
She
married
Dennis
O. Adams
in 1971.
Maridene
sold
programs
at
Anderson
Speedway
for 13
years
and was
den
mother
for
Scouts
for
several
years.
She was
Past
Supreme
Representative
of the
Pythian
Sisters.
She
earned
the
title of
Past
Grand
Chief in
1994
where
she was
Grand
Secretary
for 10
years.
She
portrayed
Mrs.
Claus
for over
25 years
with her
husband
Denny.
She was
a very
active
member
at
Sulphur
Springs
Christian
Church,
where
she was
on the
hospitality
committee,
VBS, and
the
library
team.
She
loved to
do
counted
cross
stitch,
sew,
read,
can food
from the
garden,
care for
flowers,
and baby
sit for
her
grandchildren
and
extended
family.
As a
last
gift to
mankind,
Maridene
chose to
make a
corneal
donation,
God’s
gift of
sight.
Survivors
include
her
husband
of 43
years,
Denny O.
Adams of
New
Castle;
three
children,
Jodi
(Keith)
Goff,
Chris
(Companion,
Michelle)
Adams
both of
New
Castle
and
Jessica
(Kyle)
Larson
of
Middletown;
two
grandchildren,
Paige
and
Parker
Larson;
two step
brothers,
Larry
(Becky)
Ashby
and Tony
(Jennifer)
Ashby; a
step
sister,
Patti
McAtee;
father
and
mother-in-law,
Jess
(Margaret)
Adams of
New
Castle;
several
nieces,
nephews,
and
cousins;
and lots
of
special
friends.
In
addition
to her
parents,
she was
preceded
in death
by an
infant
brother,
Bobby
Crandall;
step
father,
Albert
Ashby;
and
several
aunts
and
uncles.
Services
will be
at 2:00
p.m.
Monday,
February
2, 2015
at
Hinsey-Brown
Funeral
Service
in New
Castle
with
Pastor
C. J.
Buskirk
officiating.
Burial
will
follow
in Green
Hills
Memory
Gardens.
Friends
may call
from 5 –
9 p.m.
Sunday
and 10
a.m. – 2
p.m.
Monday
at the
funeral
home.
There
will be
a
Pythian
Sister
memorial
service
held at
7 p.m.
Sunday.
In lieu
of
flowers,
memorial
contributions
may be
made to
the
Sulphur
Springs
Christian
Church
Ministry
Expansion
Fund
with
envelopes
available
at the
funeral
home.
You may
express
condolences
or share
a memory
of
Maridene
at
www.hinsey-brown.com.
Posted
for 60
days as
of March
7, 2015
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