Elizabeth Ann Adams
June 14, 1951 — April 21, 2023
Elizabeth Ann Adams, 71, of Bella Vista, Arkansas and Marion, Iowa died April 21, 2023, at her home, attended by family. She was born Elizabeth Wagoner in Clarinda, Iowa, the daughter of Wilbert and Velma Wagoner. Visitation: 10:30 - 11:00 a.m. Saturday, June 10, 2023, at The Legacy Center at Murdoch-Linwood, Cedar Rapids. A memorial service will follow visitation at 11:00 a.m. at the funeral home and a luncheon will immediately follow in The Legacy Center.
Liz was a 1969 graduate of Clarinda High School and went on to get a BS degree in elementary education from Iowa State University. She was married in 1973 to Mark Adams. The couple lived, worked, and raised their family in Marshalltown, Iowa.
Before, between, and after children, Mrs. Adams taught twenty years of kindergarten, first grade, and second grade. She knew no greater joy than to transform a non-reader into a lover of reading (as she was). Besides family, her other passions included books, golf, travel, cards, and mahjong.
Liz was a masterful wife, mother, and grandmother who will be missed by all of us.
Liz is survived by her husband, Mark; Three children, Megan Adams-Rieck, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, her husband, Andy, daughter, Norah, and son, Henry; Ann Powell of Austin, Texas, her husband, Jody and daughter, Alaina; and Gregory Adams, Channahon, Illinois, his wife, Tracey, sons, Oliver and Jensen, and daughter, Evalena.
Memorials may be directed to Liz’s “happy place,” the Marion, Iowa, Public Library, 1101 6th Avenue, Marion, Iowa 52302.
Liz was a 1969 graduate of Clarinda High School and went on to get a BS degree in elementary education from Iowa State University. She was married in 1973 to Mark Adams. The couple lived, worked, and raised their family in Marshalltown, Iowa.
Before, between, and after children, Mrs. Adams taught twenty years of kindergarten, first grade, and second grade. She knew no greater joy than to transform a non-reader into a lover of reading (as she was). Besides family, her other passions included books, golf, travel, cards, and mahjong.
Liz was a masterful wife, mother, and grandmother who will be missed by all of us.
Liz is survived by her husband, Mark; Three children, Megan Adams-Rieck, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, her husband, Andy, daughter, Norah, and son, Henry; Ann Powell of Austin, Texas, her husband, Jody and daughter, Alaina; and Gregory Adams, Channahon, Illinois, his wife, Tracey, sons, Oliver and Jensen, and daughter, Evalena.
Memorials may be directed to Liz’s “happy place,” the Marion, Iowa, Public Library, 1101 6th Avenue, Marion, Iowa 52302.
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