Mrs. Adams passed away peacefully at her home in Martins Mill on Monday, January 21, 2019. She was born October 10, 1935 in Grapevine to Hubert Andrew and LuBerta Young Cate.
Shirley was a member of Martins Mill Baptist Church for many years before joining Walnut Springs Baptist Church. She began her career as a beautician and cosmetologist in Dallas in the late 1950's. She also had a long and successful career of raising and selling exotic birds. Shirley enjoyed gardening, doing yard work, reading, cooking and spending time with her family.
Mrs. Adams is preceded in death by her husband of 48 years, Alton Glynn Adams; parents, Hubert and LuBerta Cate; two brothers: R.L. and Donny Cate; three sisters: Ada Putman, Eva Parkman and Ruby Taylor; and a grandson, Benjamin Neil Ranne.
Shirley is survived by her four children: Joyce Marie Ranne Perez of Canton, Ellis Edward Ranne of New Mexico, Alton Lynn Adams of West Tawakoni, and Mitchell Wayne Adams of Martins Mill; seven grandchildren: Alex Adams, Bethany Ranne Fort, Dereck Adams, Ariana Ranne Connell, Zechariah Adams, Joshua Perez and Anna Adams; twelve great-grandchildren; and two brothers: Robert Cate of Paris and Tom Cate of Bowie.
Pallbearers will be Joshua Perez, Alex Adams, Dereck Adams, and Zechariah Adams.
Family will receive friends 6-8 pm Thursday at the funeral home.
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