Adams, Celine DeClerk

Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Monday, September 17, 2007, 
at St. Paul's Catholic Church with Father John Marconi officiating. Burial will 
follow in St. Paul's Cemetery of Pocahontas, Ark., under the direction of McNabb 
Funeral Home.

Mrs. Adams passed away Wednesday, September 12, 2007, in Longview.

She was born March 12, 1955, in Pocahontas, Ark. She attended St. Paul's Catholic 
School in Pocahontas, Ark. She earned her R.N. degree from Kilgore Junior College 
and was pursuing a master's degree in nursing from the University of Texas at Tyler. 
She was a Registered Nurse practicing at Good Shepherd Medical Center And Select 
Specialty.

In addition to her ongoing nursing career, Celine volunteered as a Cub Scout Den 
Mother and Habitat for Humanity. Through the Episcopal Church, she served as youth 
group leader, Daughters of the King, Order of St. Luke, Altar Guild, Lay 
Eucharistic Minister, and minister to the sick.

Celine's gratefulness, love of others, and bright smile will always be remembered 
and missed.

She was preceded in death by her mother, Ula Thennes DeClerk.

She is survived by her husband, Bill Adams of Longview; sons, Zachary Adams of 
Houston, Aaron Adams and wife, Heather, and granddaughter, Halina of Chicago, Ill.; 
and daughter, Megan Adams of Amarillo. She is also survived by her father, Dr. 
Thomas DeClerk and wife, Kathleen; and her sisters and brothers, Bernadine Cox, 
Susan Rice, Diane Burnham, Martha Dust, Clare Keltner, Charles DeClerk, Tom DeClerk 
and Celeste Adams.

Memorial contribution may be made to Beacon Hospice, P.O. Box 5908, Longview, TX 
75608.

The family will receive friends from 6-7:30 p.m. this evening, September 14, 2007, 
at Rader Funeral Home.

A rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Sunday evening, September 16, 2007, at the McNabb 
Funeral Home Chapel in Pocahantas, Ark.

A memorial guestbook may be signed at www.raderfh.com.

Published in the Longview News-Journal on 9/14/2007.