Monday, January 5, 2009

Dorothy Emily Adams

Dorothy Emily Adams is the daughter of William Henry Adams and Wilhelmina (Minnie) Reed Taylor Watson. She was born 17 Oct 1908 in Ogden, Weber, Utah. She was married to David William Beede on 27 Jun 1929. Together they had 3 children:

William "Bill" Beede

Barbara Ann Beede

Kathryn Beede

Dorothy died 21 Aug 2008. She is buried in the Ogden, City, Cemetery. Her obituary is listed on findagrave.com:

"Dorothy Emily Adams Beede passed away surrounded by family members at her home, just two months shy of her 100th birthday. She was welcomed into this world in Ogden, Utah on October 17, 1908, the ninth child of eleven born to William Henry and Wilhelmina Reed Taylor Watson Adams. In 1929, Dorothy married David W. Beede. They raised three children, William "Bill" David (deceased) Barbara Ann (deceased) Briggs. They celebrated 63 years together before David passed away on December 15, 1992.Dorothy worked as a bookkeeper for Madsen Furniture Company. She then went to work at 20th Century Sportswear as an executive secretary. In 1954, she opened her own business, Dorothy's Juvenile Shop, in Roy.She is survived by her daughter,16 grandchildren, 58 great-grandchildren and 40 great-great-grandchildren.Also surviving are one sister, Eva Youngberg and many nieces and nephews who loved her dearly."

Updated: 27 Sept 2011

2 comments:

ktb61585 said...

her third child is named kathryn and she is the only living child.

Danielle said...

Thank you so much. I'll get that edited. I apologize for the lateness of my response.