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Iris Maurine Mumm Adamson Larkins

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Birth	:	4 Jun 1923 Thayer County, Nebraska, USA
Death	:	20 Jan 2003 Beatrice, Gage County, Nebraska, USA
Burial	:	Elkton Cemetery, Elkton, Cecil County, USA
Coordinate	:	39.6074982, -75.8253021
Plot	:	Block 18, Lot 2, Grave 1
Description	:	Deshler Rustler (Deshler, NE), Wednesday, January 29, 2003 Iris Maurine (Mumm) Adamson Larkins was born June 4, 1923 on a farm northeast of Chester to Elijah and Alice (Hunt) Mumm. She departed this life on Jan. 20, 2003 at the Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Beatrice, Nebr. surrounded with the love other family. Iris was the eldest of five children including Meredith, William, Margery and Ronald. She was raised on a farm in the '20s and '30s where Iris learned about family ties and values, the importance of friends and neighbors and about the sacrifices that sometimes are... Read More	Deshler Rustler (Deshler, NE), Wednesday, January 29, 2003 Iris Maurine (Mumm) Adamson Larkins was born June 4, 1923 on a farm northeast of Chester to Elijah and Alice (Hunt) Mumm. She departed this life on Jan. 20, 2003 at the Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Beatrice, Nebr. surrounded with the love other family. Iris was the eldest of five children including Meredith, William, Margery and Ronald. She was raised on a farm in the '20s and '30s where Iris learned about family ties and values, the importance of friends and neighbors and about the sacrifices that sometimes are necessary to survive and succeed. At age four, Iris moved with her family to a farm in Republic County, Kan. where she attended the first grade at Beauchamp Country School. She spent the remainder of her childhood on the Mumm family farm four miles east of Chester. She walked 1.5 miles with her siblings to attend school at Mt. Zion where she graduated from the 8th grade. She began high school in Chester at the age of 13 and graduated in 1940 at age 16. She often talked about how hard it was for her to leave the comfort of a one-room country school. She returned to the country school comfort after high school serving as a teacher, for one year at District 81 southwest of Gilead followed by a two-year tenure at Loyalty Country School northeast of Chester. Iris married Kenneth Adamson, her high school sweetheart, on Aug. 20, 1944 in Belleville, Kan. To this union two children were born, Kent and Christine. The couple spent their life together farming and enjoying their growing children as they experienced life on the farm east of Chester. In the summers the family spent days together in the field laying irrigation pipe and setting gauges. They took great pride in their farming- operation which Iris continued after Kenneth's untimely death in 1977. Iris loved the out-of-doors and spent many hours mowing the farmyard and tending to a variety of flowers and trees. She had many interests outside the home as well. She became a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Chester, on June 14, 1936, where she remained an active member all her life. She was a member of the United Methodist Women, Ruth-Naomi Circle and several other volunteer groups. She was also a 4-H Club leader for many years, a member of the Chester Woman's Club, the Hubbell XX Club and various bridge clubs. Iris' family was the center of her life. This was reflected in the love she gave freely to her grandchildren, great-grandchildren and newly adopted step-grandchildren. She spent countless hours entertaining them on the farm with rides in "Old Blue" (the old family pickup), playing baseball in the front yard, reading books and walking in the pasture. She always had a variety of cats on the farm, and she became affectionately known as "Grandma Kitty." Iris was married to Jean Larkins on Aug. 12, 1990, and the couple continued to live on the farm east of Chester until the summer of 1997 when they purchased a home in Chester and moved to town. They enjoyed traveling, visiting their families across the United States, attending church activities and taking long walks together. Iris was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2001 and moved to a nursing home in November of that year. Life became a struggle for Iris, but she maintained her dignity, her smile and her faith through the difficult years that followed. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Kenneth, in 1977; her father, Elijah, in 1979; her mother, Alice, in 1988; stepson, Curtis Larkins, in 1992; sister, Margery Palmer, in 1994 and brother, William Mumm, in 1997. Iris is survived by her husband, Jean Larkins, of their home in Chester; a son, Kent Adamson, and wife, Sharon, Lincoln; daughter, Christine Williams, and husband, James, Lincoln; four grandchildren, Miste Hennington, Sun Valley, Nev., Jassen Adamson, Jeremy Williams and Cory Williams, all of Lincoln; three great-grandchildren, Courteney Lemoine and Payton and Kirsten Adamson; step-grandson, Hunter Larkins and step-great-granddaughter, Ray Lynn George; two brothers Meredith Mumm and wife, Bernadine, Hebron and Ronald Mumm and wife, Bonnie, Chester; three sisters-in-law, Virleen Mumm, Chester, Edith Adamson, Colorado Springs, Colo. and Wilma Orr, Lincoln; two brothers-in-law, Elmore Palmer, Livingston, Texas and Lyle Brinkman, Lincoln, Nebr.; four stepsons, Rodney Larkins, Hudson, Wisc, Brian Larkins, Tucson, Ariz., Blake Larkins, Diller, Nebr. and Casey Larkins, Lincoln; two stepdaughters, Sally Buehler, Diller, and Andrea Tyler, South Lions, Mich., and their families; 19 step grandchildren and 17 step great-grandchildren, nephews, nieces and many friends. Services were held Fri., Jan. 24, 2003 at 2 p.m. at the Chester United Methodist Church officiated by Rev. Warren Schoming. Irene Long and Jean Crouse sang "My God and I" and "The Old Rugged Cross." The congregation sang "The Hymn of Promise." Organist was Kathy Kleveland. Pallbearers were her grandchildren, Miste Hennington, Jassen Adamson, Jeremy Williams, Cory Williams and stepson, Blake Larkins and nephew, Scott Mumm. Interment was made at the Chester Cemetery. Memorials will be given to the Chester United Methodist Church and the Chester Rescue Squad. Bachelor-Faulkner-Dart-Surber Funeral Home, Belleville, Kan., was in charge of the arrangements.

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Iris Maurine Mumm Adamson Larkins's memorial is located at: Elkton Cemetery, Elkton, Cecil County, USA.
When did Iris Maurine Mumm Adamson Larkins death?
Iris Maurine Mumm Adamson Larkins death on 20 Jan 2003 in Beatrice, Gage County, Nebraska, USA
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Latitude: 39.6074982
Longitude: -75.8253021

Family Members:

Parent

Elijah Frank Mumm

(1901 - 1979)

Alice Susanna Hunt Mumm

(1900 - 1988)

Spouse

Kenneth Faithful Adamson

(1920 - 1977)

Jean William Larkins

(1920 - 2005)

Siblings

William John “Bill” Mumm

(1927 - 1997)

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Coordinate: 39.6074982, -75.8253021

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13. Alms House Potters Field
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Coordinate: 39.6526000, -75.8587500

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Coordinate: 39.6571999, -75.8550034

15. Saint Daniels UAME Church Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.6332893, -75.7614746

16. Cherry Hill United Methodist Church Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.6633570, -75.8509450

17. Boulden Chapel Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.6258011, -75.9011002

18. Glasgow Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.6076393, -75.7457657

19. Leeds Cemetery
Elkton, Cecil County, USA
Coordinate: 39.6549988, -75.8764038

20. Pencader Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.6061096, -75.7447205

21. Wesley Chapel of Elk Neck Cemetery
Elk Neck, Cecil County, USA
Coordinate: 39.5616989, -75.8917007

22. Old Welsh Tract Baptist Church Cemetery
Newark, New Castle County, USA
Coordinate: 39.6503868, -75.7520676

23. Union Cemetery
Elkton, Cecil County, USA
Coordinate: 39.6472015, -75.9105988

24. Saint Rose of Lima Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.5312042, -75.8102875