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Nora's life seemed empty after J. R. passed away - she had spent long hours at his beside during his illness, but her children and grandchildren rallied at her side to keep her days filled.  Her sister, Elizabeth came for an extended visit the winter of 51-52 which helped so much to make her life more pleasant.  Aunt Lizzie was such an amiable soul and we all loved her dearly, she and Nora was so much alike - pleasant, trusting, knowledgeable with a positive outlook on life.  Their days were spent reminiscing about old times and places, playing cards (they both loved to play canasta) and just being happy with life.   aunt Lizzie was here to help Nora celebrate her 78th birthday on 11 January 1952, they went to Edmond to aunt Goldie's and that is where the picture below was taken.  But Elizabeth had to return to her own home not long after this so once more Nora was left alone with just her family members to keep her company.

 

 

 

On February 11th, just one month after Nora's 78th birthday, she made a television appearance (a novelty in those days).  Naomi Whisler Rice-Dewey submitted her name to the Danny Williams TV. program where he featured older, early day people who had interesting stories to tell.

Nora's was being an '89er and an early day school teacher.  He asked for some of her grandchildren & great-grandchildren to appear with her, so Naomi asked Laurel and Patsy Whisler, Nora's granddaughters and Richard and Curtis Rice, her great-grandsons to join her.  It was a great show for all of us. Richard and Curtis sang two songs, "Red River Valley" and "Swing Low Sweet Chariot". 

But the loneliness and loss of her lifelong companion had taken its toll on her health and around the first of April she suffered a stroke, she lingered for several days, but on the 11th April, 1952, she passed away.

  


 

The Adamson Sisters
Nora (1874), Goldie (1886), Elizabeth (1879)

 

 

 

 

In Memory of
Nora Adella Adamson Whisler
1874 - 1952

 

 

obituary read:

 

Services were scheduled to be held at 2:00 pm today in the First Baptist Church of Watonga for Nora Adella Whisler, 78, who died Tuesday in the Watonga Hospital.  She had suffered a stroke last week.

Born January 11, 1874 at Atlantic, Iowa, she was married to Jesse Robertson Whisler on March 12, 1892 at Edmond, Okla.  She had lived in Blaine County since 1902.

Six sons and three daughters were born to this union.  Three children and her husband preceded her in death.

She was a member of the Baptist Church of Watonga since 1902.  Previous to that, she and her husband were members of the Hopewell Church, west of Edmond.  She was also a member of the Eastern Star, joining in 1922.

Survivors include three sons and three daughters, Everett Wayne of Watonga, Hubert Lee of Wichita, Robert Wilton, Watonga, Zeta Lois French of Oklahoma City, Jennie Lenna Womack of Oklahoma City, and Hazel Joy Galloway, Wichita, also two sisters and three brothers, Loring Adamson Riverbank, California, Jesse Adamson, Oklahoma City, Harry Adamson, Modesto, California, Elizabeth Denton, Puyallup, Washing, Goldie Moore, Edmond and 27 grandchildren and 29 great-grandchildren.  Services were conducted by Omer E. Hyde, pastor, Burial will be in the Watonga I.O.O.F. Cemetery with Keller Funeral Home in charge.