ARAPAHOE — Lila Viola Adams, 89, of Arapahoe died Wednesday, March 2, 2016, at C.A. Mues Good Samaritan Center nursing home in Arapahoe.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at First United Methodist Church in Arapahoe with the Rev. Becky Saddler officiating. Burial will be at Arapahoe Cemetery. Wenburg Funeral Home in Arapahoe is in charge of the arrangements.

She was born on Oct. 20, 1926, to Virtus and Joycie (Vise) Helton on the farm south of Cambridge. In 1937, the family moved to Beaver City and opened a café. Lila and her sisters worked many long hours in the café. She graduated from Beaver City High School in 1943. Lila married Donald Adams on Aug. 23, 1947.

Lila worked for Farm Security Administration from 1943 to 1947 and as a secretary for the SAM and Adams Construction companies from 1946 to 1987. She worked for county Judge Alva Zieme, Attorney-at-Law George C. Proud, the Farmers’ Home Administration from 1948 to 1952 and the Bureau of Reclamation, and was crew leader for the Department of Agriculture, Census Division, for Furnas, Phelps and part of Harlan counties.

She was a member of First United Methodist Church, the American Legion Auxiliary, Arapahoe Women’s Club, Order of the Eastern Star and Chapter CE P.E.O. Lila was a 4-H volunteer and taught sewing for many years. She had served as chairman of the Red Cross Bloodmobile and was on the Furnas County Board for primary, general and special elections.

Sewing was Lila’s special talent and many were recipients of her clothes, quilts, handiwork and baby blankets. Lila also enjoyed traveling, making several pounds of Christmas candy for friends and customers, and playing cards.

She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Merle and Benita Adams of Arapahoe; daughter and son-in-law, Christine and Douglas Snyder of Arapahoe; daughter-in-law, Melody Adams of Arapahoe; grandchildren and spouses, Rebecca and Kevin Selin of Bellevue, Katherine and Logan Dettmann of Waverly, Adam Snyder of Arapahoe, Grace Snyder of Fullerton and Thomas Adams of Arapahoe; great-grandchildren, Elinor Selin and Andrew Dettmann; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Donald; her infant daughter, Dawn Elaine Adams; son, Michael Adams; sisters, Belva Aspedon and brother-in-law Fred, Bonnie Strickland and brother-in-law Clifford, Vivian Harding and brothers-in-law, Verle Harding and James Goins; brother, Vaughn Helton; and sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Don and Vera Faye Lewis.