Vicky Neal Adams, 80, of Gretna died on Thursday, July 17 at Carilion Memorial Hospital in Roanoke following a traffic accident.
She was a graduate of Climax High School (1963), Danville Memorial School of Nursing (1966), and had a BS degree in Nursing from the University of Virginia (1984).
Vicky had a long and successful career in many areas of nursing, from family practice to the operating room. She is fondly remembered in the community for her years of patient care at Gretna Family Practice. She loved her job and she loved her patients.
She also worked for many years as the weekend plant nurse at Goodyear Tire and Rubber.
Vicky always had a great work ethic and worked very hard to educate her children. She was a firm believer in the value of education and stressed this to her children and grandchildren. Even after retirement, she continued her selfless care by taking care of others. Her grandchildren remember her as a wonderful grandmother, not only to them, but to other children in the community that needed her. She loved babies, especially the King children and Wren Fulper.
She is survived by two children, Amanda Adams Lovett (Shayne) and Mark Jason Adams (Jennifer) both of Lynchburg, her sister, Gayle Deel (Jimmy) and two brothers, Tom Jones (Kathy) of Gretna, and Rex Neal (Patricia) of Gretna.
She is also survived by three grandchildren who were the love of her life, Emily Browne-Price (Nick), Graysen Adams, and Isabelle Adams of Lynchburg. They choose to cherish her memory by living in a compassionate and caring way as she always taught them.
She was a member of the Gretna Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses. One of her most enjoyable experiences was traveling to the island of Curaçao in 1985 to help in constructing a Kingdom Hall. She made friends there that she had to this day.
Visitation will be Sunday, July 20 from 2pm to 6pm at the Shields Family Farm that she loved, located at 3143 Old Mine Road, Gretna.
A Private burial will be held at the Bryant-Shields Family Cemetery.
Colbert-Moran Funeral Home, Gretna is assisting the family. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.colbertmoran.com.
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