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MARIA “MIA’’ JOSEPHA MARTINA ADAMS

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Maria “Mia’’ Josepha Martina Adams, 78, of Phillipsburg, died Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2021, at her home near Phillipsburg.

She was born Jan. 27, 1943, in Eindhoven, The Netherlands, to Robertus and Gerarda van der Heijde Duffhuis.

On Nov. 30, 1960, she married Donald Alexander Adams, and to this union two daughters were born.

She was preceded in death by her parents; a son-in-law, David Johnson; and three brothers, Adrianus, Jan, and an infant.

Mia was born and raised in The Netherlands and earned her education there. She met her husband Don when he was stationed in Germany while serving in the military. She and Don left for the United States in 1961. They made their home in the Kansas City, Mo. area for many years, and Mia became an American citizen in 1969. She was always a devoted homemaker to her husband and family. While Don was working for Trans World Airlines the family made their home in Saudi Arabia for eight years, where Mia became a hair stylist and owned her own salon for several years. They had recently made their home in the Phillipsburg community to be closer to family.

She was raised in the Catholic faith.

Survivors include her husband of 61 years, Don, of the home; two daughters, Tina Hyde and her husband Jeff of Phillipsburg, and Grace Johnson of Springfield; two grandchildren, Amanda Johnson of Springfield, and Devon Johnson of Laverne, Tenn.; a great-grandson, Jamison Lawlor; a brother, Robert Duffhuis of The Netherlands; a sister, Willamein Aerts-Duffhuis of The Netherlands; several nieces and nephews; as well as a host of other relatives and friends.

Funeral services for Maria “Mia’’ Josepha Martina Adams will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022, at the Holman-Howe Funeral Home in Lebanon with the Rev. Greg Turner officiating. Burial will be in Mount Zion Cemetery near Phillipsburg under the direction of Holman-Howe Funeral Home of Lebanon. Visitation will be held from 1-2 p.m. Tuesday in the funeral home. A memorial to the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital has been established and contributions may be made through the funeral Home. For more information or to visit the website go to www.holmanhowe.com.