Minnie L. Adams

Minnie L. Adams was born on July 2, 1951, in Itta Bena county in Morgan City, Mississippi, to Annie Mae Lucky and Walter Bufkin. She received her formal education in Morgan City, Mississippi. She bore her first two children in St. Louis, and later moved to Arkansas where she was fostered by Willie and Celia Anderson, then bore two more children. The family then moved to Chicago, Illinois where she had an additional three children and another after she moved to Milwaukee, WI.

After her union with her Husband Vernon L. Adams on May 10, 1985 she bore three more children. Altogether she was blessed with 11 children whom were her pride and joy. Minnie was a loving mother, devoted wife, and, above all, a “Child of God,” she will always be remembered for her strength, courage, resilience, and the compassion she showed toward others. She gave her life to Christ at a young age and was an active member of Redeem Faith Fellowship Church, where she served as an usher an received numerous awards for her unwavering commitment to the church’s mission.

Minnie was a firm believer in God and found joy in spending time with her children and grandchildren. She had a passion for fashion, caregiving, and was known for her culinary skills as an “amazing cook.” Its been said every holiday she made the best cakes specifically her Pineapple upside cakes and her Black eyed peas with okra and stove top cornbread. Her wisdom, strength, and nurturing spirit earned her the reputation of being a “Wise and Strong Woman.” While she was the mother of 11 children, she opened her heart and home to two additional children fully adopting one and fostering the other. Later in life, she owned and operated “Grandma Minnie’s Family Daycare Center” for ten years, providing a loving and supportive environment for children. Throughout her life, she was a dedicated partner to her husband’s entrepreneurial pursuits and played an integral role in his success. Her grandchildren can remember in detail her having them preform as if they were the members of the “Temptations,” since that was one of her favorite movies most of them can remember each scene as if they were apart of production. In her leisure she enjoyed watching movies like; What’s Love Got to Do with It, How Stella Got her Grove back, Norbit, Bodyguard and Something New. She also had an ear for music and you would often see her dancing to the rhythm of the beat of “Cooling Water” by Lee Williams.

Minnie peacefully passed away on the afternoon of June 15, 2025, at 3:35 PM, at Aurora Zilber Hospice Care in Wauwatosa, Wl, entering eternal rest. She was surrounded by her children and loved ones in her final moments.

Minnie leaves behind a loving family to cherish her memory, including her nine living children: Maurice Smith, Lamont Smith, Herbert Anderson, Cornell (Barbara) Anderson, Sandra Anderson, Carla (Larry) Steel, Vernise (Reginald) Newton, Viennetta Adams, and her youngest daughter, Veronda Adams and her adopted daughter Shaparis Johnson all of Milwaukee, WI. She is also survived by beloved sister, Ada Mason, from Little Rock, AR, a host of grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends, all of whom will carry her memory in their hearts.

She was preceded in death by her mother, Annie Mae Lucky, her father, Walter Bufkin, her husband, Vernon L. Adams, and her children: Evon Taylor and Elvis A. Anderson. She was also preceded by her three sisters Ruthie Mae Carter, Ellen Harris, and Bertha Short, her three brothers Sidney Carter, Valley Carter and Ment Carter, her niece Valerie Carter, her nephew Toson, and her granddaughter Annie Pearl Anderson. She will be greatly missed but never forgotten, the Legacy she has created will forever live on. She was loved by many and misunderstood by most.

Visitation will be held on Wednesday, June 25, at Krause Funeral Home, 9000 West Capitol Drive, in Milwaukee, from 10:00 AM until the time of Service at 11:00 AM. Interment to follow at Valhalla Cemetery at 1:00 PM.

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