Helen C. Adams 1936-2023

Helen was born July 7, 1936, in Roane County, W.Va., a daughter of the late Edgar G. and Hazel McCoy Crites.

She attended Freedom Church in New Middletown, where she enjoyed making peanut butter eggs for the Easter season. Helen was a loving homemaker who loved to cook, bake, garden, watch Hallmark movies, do word searches and keep her house clean. She also enjoyed feeding the birds and all the neighborhood cats.

Helen will be deeply missed by her children, Judy (Ron) Stacy and Michael Adams; grandchildren, Ryan (Katlin) Stacy and Emily (Michael) Ciccone; great-grandchildren, Louis Ciccone and Emilio Ciccone; sisters, Betty Tatterson and Connie Donati; and granddog, Cate.

Besides her parents, Helen was preceded in death by her husband, John A. Adams, whom she married July 13, 1961, and who passed away May 14, 1981; sisters, Mary Capuzza and Iva Jane Vannest; and brothers, Joe McCoy and Jim Crites; and also her beloved pets, Duffy and Buffy; and granddog, Maggie.

Family and friends may visit 4 to 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 15, 2023, at Clemente Funeral Home in New Middletown, and 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at the funeral home, officiated by Reverends Oliver and Emily Beans.

Burial will take place in Poland Riverside Cemetery.

Visit www.clementefuneralhome,com to view this obituary and send condolences.

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