Stella Adams Hite

Stella ?Willie? Elizabeth Adams Hite, born May 24, 1921, passed from this life Tuesday, May 1, 2007, at the home of her daughter.

Although she attended Mt. Carmel United Methodist Church for many years, Stella was of the Baptist faith. She had lived in the Church Hill/Mount Carmel community for 57 years.

Preceding her in death was her husband, David Isaac Hite; a daughter, Margaret Louise; her father and mother, Wilbur Patton and Inza Bowens Adams; brothers, Billy Monroe and Floyd Adams; and sisters, Agnes Adams Fields, Berty Adams Mallory, Alice Adams McClain, Nanny Adams Thompson, and Rachel Adams Lawson.

Surviving are her children, Johnny and Sherry Hite of New Bryton, PA, Dora Wagner of Gray, Loretta and Ralph Adams of Gray, Harold and Betty Hite of Mt. Carmel, David Hite of Nolachuckey, TN, Robert Hite of the home, Inza and Clark Gibson of Rogersville, Rev. Paul and Mae Hite of St. Clair, Iva and Jeff Peterson of Monroe, NC, Tim and Elizabeth Hite, and Wilbur and Kathy Hite of Rogersville; 28 grandchildren; 50 great-grandchildren; brothers, Elmer and Ernest Adams of Cliff Mountain; sisters, Beatrice Adams Bradley of Knoxville, Opal Adams Richerds of Kingsport, and Betty Adams Hall of Ohio.

The family will receive friends 6-8:00 p.m. Friday at Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Homes, Kingsport and any time at the home of Wilbur Hite, 1191 Longs Bend Road, Rogersville, TN. Funeral services will be conducted at 8:00 p.m. Friday at the funeral home with Rev. Paul Hite officiating.

Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Gunnings Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be grandsons ? Tim Hite, Chance Byington, Abe Hite, Sean Cowan, Cody Newland, Dustin Newland, Thomas Massengill, John David Forbis, and Johnny Fugate.