Carrie E. Adams

Carrie Adams

Carrie E. Adams of Bradenton, Fla. and formerly Bridgton died on Saturday, April 4, 2020. 

Carrie was born in Tremont to Wyman and Lillian Closson. Carrie married Ernest F. Adams Jr. on July 15, 1951. Carrie and her husband Ernest were the owners of Adams Bakery for almost 30 years in Bridgton. 

Carrie and Ernest were longtime members of the Christian and Missionary Alliance church in Bridgton. She was active in the church. She had served as a Sunday school teacher, Women’s Missionary Prayer Fellowship president, and had a heart for missions. She and Ernest supported many missionaries during their lifetime. Carrie also taught children’s Bible clubs under the Child Evangelism organization. 

Carrie was preceded in death by her husband, Ernest F. Adams Jr.; son-in-law, James Bliss; and granddaughter, Sarah Adams. 

Carrie is survived by her children Ernest F. Adams III and wife Trinh, Adele M Ridpath, Valerie Bliss Mitchell and husband Alan, Timothy J. Adams and wife Barbara, and Rev Erick J. Adams and wife Anne; four sisters, Eunice, Madolyn, Esther and Sheila; 14 grandchildren and 31 great-grandchildren; and a host of other family members and friends. 

A memorial service will take place at a later date.