Julia B. “Julie” Adams, 84, passed away peacefully watching the birds outside her window with her family by her side Wednesday, May 15, 2024.
Julie was born Jan. 7, 1940, in Youngstown, Ohio, a daughter of the late James Beeghly and Josephine (Hall) Beeghly.
She graduated from Poland Seminary High School in 1958 and earned a bachelor’s degree in library science from Mount Union College, where she met her husband of 47 years and began a new journey on the East Coast.
Julie was a children’s librarian at the Public Library of New York in the Bronx. She later worked as a nurse’s aide for several nursing homes in Rhode Island for more than 20 years, retiring in 1995.
She was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Newport, R.I. and Beavertail Lighthouse Museum Association in Jamestown. Some of Julie’s favorite pastimes included sailing with her husband on their sailboat the “Perseverance,” volunteering and performing at the Jamestown
Community Theater and cooking for family and friends, always trying new recipes.
Julie was a kind soul and she loved animals. As a young woman, Julie loved to ride her horse, and as an adult, she always shared her home with a dog or two.
Julie was a devoted wife, mother, sister and became a foster parent to Valode, a foreign exchange student for more than three years. She always had a positive attitude, an incredible strength and perseverance and kind words for anyone she encountered.
Julie leaves to carry on her memory, her son, Charles “Charley” (Corrie) Adams of Bessemer, Pa.; two brothers, Joel Beeghly of Bessemer, Pa., and James (Beverly) Beeghly of Chico, Calif.; a sister, Jeannie McNear of Washington, Va.; her foreign exchange student, Valode; and her soul sister, Colleen of Jamestown.
Besides her parents, Julie was preceded in death by her husband, Robert H. Adams, who died May 12, 2010; sister-in-law, Mary Jane Beeghly; and brother-in-law, Richard McNear.
Family and friends may call from 4-7 p.m. Tuesday, May 21, 2024, at Cunningham-Becker Funeral Home, 270 N. Main St. in Poland and from 10-10:45 a.m. Wednesday, May 22, 2024, at the Chapel of Friendly Bells at the Trinity United Methodist Church, 30 Front St. in downtown Youngstown.
A celebration of life service will follow at the Chapel of Friendly Bells at 11a.m. with Pastor Alan Wiebe officiating.
The family requests material tributes take the form of contributions in Julie’s name to Beavertail Lighthouse Museum Association, P.O. Box 83, Jamestown, RI 02835.
Please visit www.beckerobits.com to share memories and condolences with Julia’s family.