Adams, Carol (nee Bulger) fortified with the Sacraments of Holy Mother Church, of Webster Groves died Friday, July 1 at the age of 88. A devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, she is survived by her husband of 63 years, James L. Adams, five children, Jim (Sue) Adams, Cate (Ron) Adams, Betsy Naeger, Barb (Chuck) Mittler, Tom Adams, eight grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren; dear aunt and friend to many. She was preceded in death by her two brothers, William and Robert Bulger and her dear son-in-law Leonard Naeger.
Carol was born in Wilmington, Delaware where she learned to love the sea, sailing on the Chesapeake Bay as a Girl Scout Mariner. In 1944 she fulfilled her dream and enlisted as a WAVE in the Navy, serving as the Captain's Yeoman at the Anti-Submarine Detachment for the US Atlantic Fleet in Key West, Florida.
SERVICES: Memorial visitation 4-8pm Wed., July 13, 2011 GERBER CHAPEL23 W. Lockwood Ave., Webster Groves, MO (968-2000). Memorial Mass 10am Thurs., July 14, 2011 St. Michael the Archangel 7622 Sutherland, Shrewsbury, MO. Contributions suggested to Ozark Valley Community Service (OVCS) 310 S. Shepherd St., Ironton, MO 63650.