Brenda F. (Givens) Adams, 50, Yankton, S.D., formerly of Luverne, died Saturday, Feb. 22, 2003, at Mercy Medical Center, Sioux City, Iowa.
Services were Tuesday, Feb. 25, at United Church of Christ, Yankton. The Rev Nelson Stone officiated. Burial was in Yankton Cemetery.
Brenda Givens was born March 18, 1952, to Roland and Frances (Bach) Givens in Watertown, S.D. She attended various schools in California and Minnesota, graduating from Luverne High School, Luverne, in 1970. She was a lifeguard, an avid swimmer and golfer in high school. She graduated from South Dakota State University, Brookings, S.D., in 1974 with a bachelor of science degree in nursing.
She married Dr. Curtis M. Adams on Aug. 10, 1974, at United Methodist Church in Luverne. She worked as a registered nurse at Bethesda Hospital in St. Paul, prior to moving to Yankton in 1977. She owned and operated Klay Korner, a unique ceramic shop in Yankton, for 15 years.
Mrs. Adams was an active member of United Church of Christ in Yankton, serving on the board of Christian education, board of trustees and teaching Sunday School. She and her husband enjoyed traveling, especially to Disney World, golfing (winning several golf championships in Minnesota and South Dakota) and collecting Hummels.
Survivors include her husband, Curt Adams, Yankton; three sons, Brent (Coreen) Adams, Jonathon (Sara) Adams, all of Vermillion, S.D., and Craig Adams, Brookings, S.D.; her parents, Roland and Frances Givens, Luverne; her mother-in-law, Ada Adams, Luverne; several cousins; and many friends. She will also be remembered for her love of her special four-legged companions, Snuggles, Snoopy and Duchess.
Mrs. Adams was preceded in death by her brother, J. Brent Givens, her maternal grandparents, John and Emma Bach, paternal grandparents, Ralph and Viola Givens, and her father-in-law, Lester Adams.
Ray, Cantrell & Wintz Funeral Home, Yankton, was in charge of arrangements.
