Mary Elizabeth Adams Neally
Mary Elizabeth Adams Neally, 90, passed away on January 21, 2015, at Bethel Ridge Assisted Living Facility, Fincastle, VA. She was born August 19, 1924, in Riverside, California, to Annie Pauline Springstun and Frank Corbin Adams.
Mary grew up in Riverside, California, but her family moved to Garden Grove when she was an infant. Her father purchased a dairy farm and they lived there until his death when she was 14 years old. Pauline moved Mary and Frank to Fullerton where Mary graduated from Fullerton Union High School in 1941. She attended one year of Junior College.
Mary married John R. Neally on June 4, 1943. They were happily married for 57 years and had two children. They moved to Dhahran, Saudi Arabia in August of 1960 and lived in the same house on the hill, until their departure in June of 1970. While in Arabia, she worked for IBM World Trade for eight years. She loved travelling and they made 5 trips around the world. She tried to collect gold charms from every country they visited. She was well known for the cow bell from Switzerland, as it announced her coming at every event where she wore her charm bracelet.
Mary was a member of St. Mark's United Methodist Church, Daleville, VA, where she was also a member of their United Methodist Women. She enjoyed crossword puzzles, going to wineries for concerts and tastings, reading and in her last few months, she enjoyed books on CD's.
Mary is survived by her daughter, Mary Kathleen (Kathye) Dunsmore and her husband, Jim; her daughter-in-law, Marilyn Neally; her sister-in-law, Grace Adams; her grandchildren, Patrick Neally and wife, Michele, Sean Neally and wife, Brenda, Colleen Neally, Jessica Weiner and husband, Jesse, Jonathan Dunsmore, Juanita and Matt Arnold; and her great-grandchildren, Cameron Neally, Logan Neally, Jillian Neally, Jerry King, and Jordan Arnold. She is also survived by her nephews, Robert Alden Neally; Michael Dennis Neally and wife, Marsha, and their son, Cody; and Doug Adams, and wife, Jane, and their children, Christopher and Pauline.
Mary was preceded in death by her husband, John R. Neally; her brother, Frank Corbin Adams Jr.; her son, Charles Patrick Neally; and her granddaughter, Angela M. Cappellano.