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Jo Claire Adamson

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JO CLAIRE ADAMSON, 91, of Little Rock, died Jan. 25, 2018. She was preceded by parents Sterling Adamson and Lanette Bradsher-Adamson; son Mark Bonner; daughter Anne Claire Mosley; husbands Thomas Bonner, Jimmy Dunaway, Jack Trotter and J.A. Pulliam. Jo Claire was a third generation Little Rock person. Her grandparents, the A. E. Adamsons, had a dairy and a general store on the old Hot Springs Highway. Her father was the owner of Sterling Paint Manufacturing Company, a Little Rock company established in 1919. She graduated from Little Rock Central High School in 1943, from Stephens College in Columbia, Mo., in 1945; and from the University of Arkansas in 1947, where was a member of Chi Omega sorority. She proudly led Girl Scout troop #76 for seven years and had the distinction of being the first troop from Arkansas that studied at the International Girl Guide Center ("Our Cabana") in Cuernavaca, Mexico. She was an award winning artist, an excellent tennis player, enjoyed boating and camping, up for any adventure and a lifelong learner. She loved to host friends and family and bring people together. Jo Claire was a founding member of St. Mark's Episcopal Church, a member of Christ Episcopal Church and a Stephens Minister at First United Methodist Church. She was a longtime member of the Country Club of Little Rock. She is survived by granddaughter Julie Stagner and husband Rick; great-grandson Andrew, all of Fayetteville; grandson Zachary Mosley and partner James Doolittle of Boulder, Colo.; brother Dr. Jim Adamson and family; step-daughter Pam Dunaway and dear friends at Riverbend. A memorial of her life will be placed at Roselawn Cemetery. Contributions may be made to the Girl Scouts of America and the Arkansas Arts Center. Condolences: www.eptingfuneralhome.webs.com.

Published February 4, 2018

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