V. Madeline Adams

        Viola Madeline Whitacre Adams, 92, of Winchester, Virginia, died Saturday, April 13, 2013, in a local nursing facility.

Mrs. Adams was born in 1920, in Siler (Frederick County), Virginia, the daughter of the late Ora E. and Mary A. Whitacre.  She was a seasonal worker with Shenandoah Vinegar Company.  Mrs. Adams was a member of Chestnut Grove United Methodist Church.

She married Charles F. Adams, Sr., who preceded her in death on May 22, 2008.

Her first husband, Russell E. Brown, preceded her in death on November 19, 1969.

Surviving is her brother, Elwood H. Whitacre, Sr. and numerous nieces and nephews.

She is preceded in death by her daughter, Helen Louise Brown, two sons, Donnie Russell Brown, Larry Gene Brown, and three brothers, Ralph Huffman Whitacre, Sr. and Calvin Dutton Whitacre, Sr. and Allen W. Whitacre

The family will receive friends on Tuesday prior to the service from 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM at Omps Funeral Home, Amherst Chapel.

A funeral service will be conducted at 11:00 AM on Tuesday at Omps Funeral Home, Amherst Chapel with Reverend Isaac Luttrell officiating.  Interment will be in Chestnut Grove Cemetery, Frederick County, Virginia.

Memorial contributions may be made to Chestnut Grove Cemetery Fund, c/o Lorraine DeHaven, 520 Chestnut Grove Road, Winchester, VA  22603 or Blue Ridge Hospice, 333 West Cork Street, Suite 405, Winchester, Virginia,  22601.