Evie Sue (Patterson) Adams

Evie Sue Adams, age 79, passed away peacefully on Wednesday morning, December 17, 2025, at her home in Franklin.

Evie was born on October 4, 1946, in Harlan County, Kentucky, to the late Carl Franklin “Frank” and Bertha Lee (Bowling) Patterson. She attended Union High School in Johnson County.

Evie retired in 1994 from Franklin Mills in Franklin, where she was employed as a seamstress. Prior to that, she worked in Housekeeping at Johnson Memorial Hospital in Franklin.

Evie was deeply proud of her grandchildren and delighted in spoiling them. She enjoyed traveling and over the years visited nine states and Canada. Evie found great joy in tending her flower garden, where she grew roses and carnations, as well as sewing, making decorative wreaths, playing computer games, and working word-search puzzles. She was an avid fan of the television shows Duck Dynasty and Criminal Minds, enjoyed horse racing, and liked visiting Argosy Casino.

She will be dearly missed by her children, Angela Williamson and Sharon Poulisse, both of Greenwood, and Sherry (Tommy) Deel of Franklin; her siblings, James (Nancy) Patterson of Greenwood and Patsy (Mickey) Derringer of Nineveh; her grandchildren, Matthew (Kristal) Jewell, Randan (Jessica) Jewell, Krysta (Jacob) Goodin, Adam Poulisse, Dustin Poulisse, and Jeremy “Jay” Poulisse; and her great-grandchildren, Olive, Juniper, James & Judah Jewell and Kennady Cormack; and several nieces and nephews.

Evie was preceded in death by her siblings, Shirley Chittum, Linda Patterson, Ola Patterson, Bruce Patterson, Sherman Patterson, Donald Patterson, David Patterson, Joanne Patterson, Helen Patterson and Carl Patterson

The Rev. Burt Brock will conduct the funeral service at 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 23rd at Meredith Funeral Home Cremation & Personalization Center, 179 E. Mulberry Street, Morgantown. Friends may call from 11 a.m. until service time on Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Nineveh Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made in honor of Evie to St. Judes Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place Memphis, TN 38105.

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