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Esther Reid Adams

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Parents

Father	Date of Birth	Mother	Date of Birth
Minor Revere Adams Jr.	13 MAY 1895	Esther Rodgers Reid	21 MAR 1906

Partners

Partner	Date of Birth	Children
Harold Richard “Dick” Hunnicutt Jr.	1 SEP 1938	Harold Richard “Hal” Hunnicutt III Minor “Chip” Adams Hunnicutt Reid Neisler Hunnicutt

Person Events

Event Type	Date	Place	Description
Birth	11 APR 1939	Gastonia, NC
Marriage	17 JUN 1961
Occupation			Elementary teacher, Homemaker
Formal Education			Salem College, Winthrop College 1961
Divorce	3 OCT 2002
Death	1/8/20	Gastonia, NC
Burial	1/11/20	Mountain Rest Cemetery, Kings Mountain, NC

Notes


Response to Cooke Adams school project, “What was school like for you?”: I was born in 1939.... I graduated from High School in 1957. High school was the years of poodle skirts, penny loafers or saddle oxfords, pegged pants. Girls wore skirts and dresses, never pants or shorts and boys wore kackis and collared shirts. Jeans were called dungarees and seldom worn. Schools were segregated and races enjoyed and were proud of their high school, of which each race had one school. The teen life was much different than today. We used typewriters, we played 45 and 78 rpm records on phonographs. Few had cars so we walked 6 blocks to town after school, toting our books, in groups, and ended up in the favorite drugstore to play nickel music on the juke box. All were safe as there were no gangs or bullies then. We attended elementary school from Grade 1-6, on to junior high from Grade 7-9, and high school from Grade 10-12. Often we couldn't start school until mid or late September due to the fact that cotton had to be picked. We were always out of school by the end of May. In elementary school we always paid a dime on Friday to attend a show in the auditorium. Sometimes a magician, juggler, band, or even a movie. Also we often re-enacted history by dressing up like pilgrims or indians. We had Tom Thumb weddings, or colonial days. In junior high we went on trips to nearby camp for three days or to the zoo, or dairy, farm, etc. High school had a special room we could congregate in before or after school with a juke box to dance to music. We had talent shows and proms. Most of us lived in nearby neighborhoods and we played or went to the library together. Life was free and fun. I really didn't learn phonics in the first grade. I did learn all the US states and capitols in the 4th grade. We learned the names of all our presidents. I had a wonderful teacher that year and probably learned more than in any other year due to this. Junior high is sort of a blur today. We did have Home Ec and I actually made a blouse and learned a little about cooking. Our high school desks had a desk table with a connected chair where we kept our books under the seat. Also we had lockers for books. We had different teachers for each subject and most were assigned to a homeroom by alphabetical last names and we changed classes that way too. We had none of the modern technology so we did most of our homework in the library if we did not have a set of encyclopedias at home. Subjects were Grammar, Spanish, Latin, Chemistry,Biology, Algebra, Geometry, History (US & World), Home Ec, Business, Shop etc. Our largest class was 10th grade and after that, we lost many students for reasons such as joining army, working in the mills to support their family, marriage, etc. Sports consisted of football and baseball mainly. We did not have an indoor gym so basketball was not big. High school was a time of dating, infatuated with the boys. Lots of extra curricular things like cheerleading, parades, dances, clubs, parties, fashions, etc. Maybe too much distraction. We had our favorite teachers and performed the best for them. If they made the subject interesting, we loved them. Some had groups of us in their homes. Some joined us with afternoon sports. Some talked over our problems with us and solved them. Some still are my best friends today. I still retain some of the lessons I learned.@S23@
OBITUARY Esther Reid Adams Hunnicutt, 80, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 8, 2020 at her residence at Covenant Village. Esther was born April 11, 1939, in Gastonia, North Carolina, the daughter of Esther Reid and Minor Revere Adams Jr. She was preceded in death by husband Harold Richard Hunnicutt Jr., son, Reid Neisler Hunnicutt and brother William P. Adams. She attended public schools, Salem College, and graduated from Winthrop College in 1961. She is a member of First Presbyterian Church of Gastonia and was a member of the Gaston Country Club for over thirty years. Esther was an elementary school teacher, loving wife, mother and sister. She enjoyed traveling to places far and wide with Gastonia friends, family and the "Salem Girls", and enjoyed summers spent at Ocean Isle Beach. She was a member of the Book Club, Gaston Debutante Club, Junior League, Lunch Bunch and Treasurer of the Ladies Investment Club. She was active in Women of the Church. Esther loved to entertain and was a great hostess to many a Super Bowl Party and umpteenth Adams Clan Family Gatherings. She was a grand cook and her caramel cakes were legendary. She is survived by two sons, Harold Richard Hunnicutt III and wife, Melanie of Burlington, NC; Minor “Chip” Adams Hunnicutt of Woodbridge, VA; daughter-in-law, Michelle Hunnicutt; seven grandchildren, Ricky, Rebecca, Andrea, Sophie, Henry, Amelia and Whip; special niece Dr. Susan Smith Thompson and husband, Ben, of Raleigh; brother Minor R. Adams III and wife, Susan: and sister, Sarah A. Abernethy and husband Dr. William B. Abernethy Jr.; sister-in-law Becky Adams; and 7 nieces and nephews. The family especially thanks the staff of Covenant Village for their loving care of Esther. A service to celebrate the life of Esther Hunnicutt will be held Saturday, January 11, 2020, at 1:00pm, in the sanctuary of First Presbyterian Church of Gastonia with Dr. Cynthia Benz, Rev. John Stanley, and Rev. Lauren Vanacore officiating. The family will receive friends following the service in the fellowship hall. A private service of committal will be held for the family at Mountain Rest Cemetery in Kings Mountain, NC. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the charity of the donor’s choice.

Response to Cooke Adams school project, “What was school like for you?”:

I was born in 1939.... I graduated from High School in 1957.

High school was the years of poodle skirts, penny loafers or saddle oxfords, pegged pants. Girls wore skirts and dresses, never pants or shorts and boys wore kackis and collared shirts. Jeans were called dungarees and seldom worn. Schools were segregated and races enjoyed and were proud of their high school, of which each race had one school. The teen life was much different than today. We used typewriters, we played 45 and 78 rpm records on phonographs. Few had cars so we walked 6 blocks to town after school, toting our books, in groups, and ended up in the favorite drugstore to play nickel music on the juke box. All were safe as there were no gangs or bullies then.

We attended elementary school from Grade 1-6, on to junior high from Grade 7-9, and high school from Grade 10-12. Often we couldn't start school until mid or late September due to the fact that cotton had to be picked. We were always out of school by the end of May.

In elementary school we always paid a dime on Friday to attend a show in the auditorium. Sometimes a magician, juggler, band, or even a movie. Also we often re-enacted history by dressing up like pilgrims or indians. We had Tom Thumb weddings, or colonial days. In junior high we went on trips to nearby camp for three days or to the zoo, or dairy, farm, etc. High school had a special room we could congregate in before or after school with a juke box to dance to music. We had talent shows and proms.

Most of us lived in nearby neighborhoods and we played or went to the library together. Life was free and fun.

I really didn't learn phonics in the first grade. I did learn all the US states and capitols in the 4th grade. We learned the names of all our presidents. I had a wonderful teacher that year and probably learned more than in any other year due to this. Junior high is sort of a blur today. We did have Home Ec and I actually made a blouse and learned a little about cooking. Our high school desks had a desk table with a connected chair where we kept our books under the seat. Also we had lockers for books. We had different teachers for each subject and most were assigned to a homeroom by alphabetical last names and we changed classes that way too. We had none of the modern technology so we did most of our homework in the library if we did not have a set of encyclopedias at home. Subjects were Grammar, Spanish, Latin, Chemistry,Biology, Algebra, Geometry, History (US & World), Home Ec, Business, Shop etc. Our largest class was 10th grade and after that, we lost many students for reasons such as joining army, working in the mills to support their family, marriage, etc.

Sports consisted of football and baseball mainly. We did not have an indoor gym so basketball was not big. High school was a time of dating, infatuated with the boys. Lots of extra curricular things like cheerleading, parades, dances, clubs, parties, fashions, etc. Maybe too much distraction.

We had our favorite teachers and performed the best for them. If they made the subject interesting, we loved them. Some had groups of us in their homes. Some joined us with afternoon sports. Some talked over our problems with us and solved them. Some still are my best friends today. I still retain some of the lessons I learned.@S23@

OBITUARY

Esther Reid Adams Hunnicutt, 80, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 8, 2020 at her residence at Covenant Village.

Esther was born April 11, 1939, in Gastonia, North Carolina, the daughter of Esther Reid and Minor Revere Adams Jr. She was preceded in death by husband Harold Richard Hunnicutt Jr., son, Reid Neisler Hunnicutt and brother William P. Adams.

She attended public schools, Salem College, and graduated from Winthrop College in 1961. She is a member of First Presbyterian Church of Gastonia and was a member of the Gaston Country Club for over thirty years. Esther was an elementary school teacher, loving wife, mother and sister. She enjoyed traveling to places far and wide with Gastonia friends, family and the "Salem Girls", and enjoyed summers spent at Ocean Isle Beach. She was a member of the Book Club, Gaston Debutante Club, Junior League, Lunch Bunch and Treasurer of the Ladies Investment Club. She was active in Women of the Church.

Esther loved to entertain and was a great hostess to many a Super Bowl Party and umpteenth Adams Clan Family Gatherings. She was a grand cook and her caramel cakes were legendary.

She is survived by two sons, Harold Richard Hunnicutt III and wife, Melanie of Burlington, NC; Minor “Chip” Adams Hunnicutt of Woodbridge, VA; daughter-in-law, Michelle Hunnicutt; seven grandchildren, Ricky, Rebecca, Andrea, Sophie, Henry, Amelia and Whip; special niece Dr. Susan Smith Thompson and husband, Ben, of Raleigh; brother Minor R. Adams III and wife, Susan: and sister, Sarah A. Abernethy and husband Dr. William B. Abernethy Jr.; sister-in-law Becky Adams; and 7 nieces and nephews.

The family especially thanks the staff of Covenant Village for their loving care of Esther.

A service to celebrate the life of Esther Hunnicutt will be held Saturday, January 11, 2020, at 1:00pm, in the sanctuary of First Presbyterian Church of Gastonia with Dr. Cynthia Benz, Rev. John Stanley, and Rev. Lauren Vanacore officiating. The family will receive friends following the service in the fellowship hall. A private service of committal will be held for the family at Mountain Rest Cemetery in Kings Mountain, NC.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the charity of the donor’s choice.

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