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Mary Elizabeth Adams Neally

1924 - 2015

BORN

1924

DIED

2015

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Oakey's East Chapel

5188 Cloverdale Road

Roanoke, Virginia

Mary Neally Obituary

Mary Elizabeth Adams Neally, 90, passed away on January 20, 2015, at Bethel Ridge Assisted Living Facility, Fincastle, VA.

She was born August 19, 1924, in Riverside, CA, to Annie Pauline Springstun and Frank Corbin Adams.
Mary grew up in Riverside, CA. She graduated from Fullerton Union High School in 1941.

Mary married John R. Neally, June 4, 1943. They were happily married for 57 years. They lived in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia from 1960 to 1970, and she worked for IBM World Trade for 8 years, while living in Arabia. Mary was a member of St. Mark?s United Methodist Church, Daleville, VA. She was also a member of the St. Mark?s United Methodist Women. She enjoyed crossword puzzles, reading and going to wineries for concerts and tastings.

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, Jordan Arnold, her nephew 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 grand-daughter Angela M. Cappellano.

A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 4:00 pm, Saturday, January 24, 2015, at St. Mark?s United Methodist Church, Daleville, VA.
In lieu of flowers the family requests memorial donations be made to St. Mark?s United Methodist Church.
Published by Boston Globe on Jan. 21, 2015.

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Charlotte Brubaker

January 23, 2015

Mary was one of the roommates with my mom, GG, at Bethel Ridge. It is going to be hard to go through that room where Mary was to get to Mom's. Mary was a precious lady that I am so grateful to have had the opportunity to meet and love. We will miss her very much.

Carol Kelley

January 23, 2015

One special lady that will be missed.

FRANCES ALDERMAN

January 21, 2015

Oh how we all loved her and will miss her I am so sorry for your loss. Love you guys.

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