[Dixielandjazz] Death in the KC jazz family, Thelma E. Adams

[Robert Ringwald]

>From today's KC Star Obit's. . .

Thelma E. Adams, known as Marianne
to many, age 87, of Kansas City, passed away on Friday, August 22, 2008.
Funeral
services will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, August 26, 2008, at Langsford
Funeral
Home, 115 S.W. 3rd St., Lee's Summit, MO 64063. Burial will be in the Lee's
Summit
Historical Cemetery.

Thelma was born August 21, 1921, in Monegaw Springs, Mo. She
was employed for 28 years by Siemans Manufacturing as a secretary.

For many years she was also the personal manager and companion to Jay
McShann. She
was known to those in the music industry as Marianne.

 Thelma was preceded in death by her daughter Brenda Gabbert and grandson
Scott Gabbert,
and
her longtime companion Jay McShann.

Survivors include her son Jim (Marcy) and daughter Lois; three
grandchildren, Chip
(Amy) Gabbert, Laurel (Matt) O'Connor, James (Gretchen) Adams; six great
grandchildren,
Brady and Dalton Gabbert, Faith and Luke O'Connor, and Sophia and Elijah
Adams.

Arrangements
by: Langsford Funeral Home, (816) 524-3700.

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Guest book is available at:
http://www.legacy.com/KansasCity/GB/GuestbookView.aspx?PersonId=116240007

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