Elementary school teacher in Carrollton, FB for 23 years by Joe Simnacher Diane McParland Adair taught elementary school in Carrollton and Farmers Branch for 23 years before retiring in 1979. Mrs. Adair, 92, died July 2 of cancer at Walnut Place nursing home in Dallas. Services were July 6. She was entombed in Hillcrest Mausoleum. Mrs. Adair became a teacher in her mid 40s, after raising her family, said her son, Kent Adair of Dallas. "She was real good at what she did," her son said. "She was kind of a late bloomer." Born in Oakland, Calif., Mrs. Adair attended San Jose State Teachers College, now San Jose State University. She moved to Texas after meeting Jimmy Adair, manager of the Dallas Eagles, Dallas' team in the Texas baseball league. Mr. Adair retired in 1976 after a 50-year career in baseball. He died in 1982. Mrs Adair completed her bachelor's degree at North Texas. She returned to the Denton university to earn her master's degree in the 1950s. Starting her career in 1956, Mrs. Adair taught at R. E. Good Elementary, Web Chapel Elementary and Woodlake Elementary, all in Carrollton, and Farmers Branch Elementary in Farmers Branch. "She loved children," her son said. Mrs. Adair lived in Carrollton for 56 years. Carrollton had 800 residents when she arrived and Farmers Branch had 350, her son said. Mrs. Adair taught Sunday school for about 60 years. She was a longtime member of the First Baptist Church of Carrollton, before joining Royal Haven Baptist Church in Dallas 38 years ago. She was also a member of the Farmers Branch Woman's Club, Delta Kappa Gamma Society (a professional teachers group), the North Forty Book Club and the Carrollton-Farmers Branch Retired Teachers Association. In addition to her son, Mrs. Adair is survived by two sisters, Marjorie McCoy of Castro Valley, Calif. and Genevieve Ferguson of Rogue River, Ore.; two grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.

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DIANE L. McPARLAND, in Dallas on Wednesday July 2, 2003, in her 92nd year. She was an alumna of San Jose University in California and the University of North Texas where she received her master's degree. Mrs. Adair was a longtime retired elementary teacher in the Carrollton Farmers Branch I.S.D. teaching third and fourth grades. She was a 4th generation Californian and was descended from the Wilson and Evans families who had sailed from their native England and arrived in what is known today as San Francisco in 1845, and 1846, respectively. The Wilson's are noted in the histories of early day San Francisco as a prominent founding pioneer family of that city. Her memberships include Royal Haven Baptist Church i Dallas, where she was a longtime faithful member until her death. She was active in the church's WMU and was a Sunday school teacher of various age groups for over sixty years. She, too, was a member of the Farmers Branch Woman's Club, Delta Kappa Gamma Society, North Forty Book Club and the Carrollton Farmers Branch Retired Teacher's Group. Mrs. Adair was the daughter of the late George H. McParland and the late Elizabeth Wilson McParland; widow of the late James A Adair; mother of Kent Adair and the late Steven Adair; grandmother of Aaron Adair and Stephanie Adair Byrd; great-grandmother of Bryson Adair Byrd and Brianna Byrd; sister of Majorie McCoy, Genevieve Ferguson, the late George McParland, the late Hubert McParland, the late Donald McParland, the late Elizabeth Lewis, the late Amy Ferguson and the late Rowena Woods. Friends are invited to attend her Service of Remembrance, Royal Haven Baptist Church, Sunday afternoon 3 o'clock July 6, 2003.
Dr. C. E. Colton, Dr. Earl W. Johnston, Dr. Thomas R. Peel, Rev. Robert H. Phillips and Dr. Fred A White will preside. Private entombment will be in the family crypt at Hillcrest Mausoleum. The honorary bearers will be Aaron Adair, L. M. Bell, Ben Brand, Jason Byrd, Jerry Byrd, L. C. Craig, Richard Eden, Kenneth Ferguson, Watson Frazar, Bill Hill, Douglas Howlett, John James, Leland Lewis, Gary McCoy, David McParland, Larry McParland, Rick McParland, Ronald McParland, Leslie Noell, Robert Richardson, Guy Thompson, Martin Thompson, and Dr. William H. White. Flowers may be delivered to the church after 12:30 o'clock on Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Adair will lie in state two hours preceding the service, commencing at 1 o'clock in the church.

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