Mabel Stamper Adams, 97, of Konnarock, PA passed away on Thursday, January 6, 2022 at Mary Washington Hospital in Fredericksburg, VA. She was born in Konnarock, VA on June 12, 1924, a daughter of the late Arthur and Minnie Stamper. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Henry D. Adams.
She moved from Konnarock to West Virginia at the age of nine. After graduating from high school she moved to Arlington and got a job at Arlington Hall. There she was one of the code girls and broke the code for the atomic bomb and later the Japanese fleet positions in the Pacific. In 1945 she married Henry Adams and moved to Fairfax. Their son Stephen was born in 1952. They lived in Fairfax until moving back to Konnarock, VA in 2001. She had lived with her son and his wife in Fredericksburg, VA for the past six years. She was a member of St. Matthew Lutheran Church in Konnarock.
Mabel is survived by her son, Stephen Adams and wife, Mary; three grandchildren, Thomas Adams and wife Kaili, Devon Adams and wife Sherry, and Shane Adams and wife Jessica; four great grandchildren, Desirae, Tobias, Samuel, and Elijah; and several nieces and nephews.
A gathering of friends will be held from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM Wednesday, January 12, 2022 at Garrett Funeral Home. The funeral service will follow at 7:00 PM Wednesday in the Riverview Chapel at Garrett Funeral Home. The committal service and interment will be at 11:00 AM Thursday, January 13, 2022 at Laurel Valley Cemetery in Konnarock, VA.
She moved from Konnarock to West Virginia at the age of nine. After graduating from high school she moved to Arlington and got a job at Arlington Hall. There she was one of the code girls and broke the code for the atomic bomb and later the Japanese fleet positions in the Pacific. In 1945 she married Henry Adams and moved to Fairfax. Their son Stephen was born in 1952. They lived in Fairfax until moving back to Konnarock, VA in 2001. She had lived with her son and his wife in Fredericksburg, VA for the past six years. She was a member of St. Matthew Lutheran Church in Konnarock.
Mabel is survived by her son, Stephen Adams and wife, Mary; three grandchildren, Thomas Adams and wife Kaili, Devon Adams and wife Sherry, and Shane Adams and wife Jessica; four great grandchildren, Desirae, Tobias, Samuel, and Elijah; and several nieces and nephews.
A gathering of friends will be held from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM Wednesday, January 12, 2022 at Garrett Funeral Home. The funeral service will follow at 7:00 PM Wednesday in the Riverview Chapel at Garrett Funeral Home. The committal service and interment will be at 11:00 AM Thursday, January 13, 2022 at Laurel Valley Cemetery in Konnarock, VA.
Mabel Stamper Adams, 97, of Konnarock, PA passed away on Thursday, January 6, 2022 at Mary Washington Hospital in Fredericksburg, VA. She was born in Konnarock, VA on June 12, 1924, a daughter of the late Arthur and Minnie Stamper. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Henry D. Adams.
She moved from Konnarock to West Virginia at the age of nine. After graduating from high school she moved to Arlington and got a job at Arlington Hall. There she was one of the code girls and broke the code for the atomic bomb and later the Japanese fleet positions in the Pacific. In 1945 she married Henry Adams and moved to Fairfax. Their son Stephen was born in 1952. They lived in Fairfax until moving back to Konnarock, VA in 2001. She had lived with her son and his wife in Fredericksburg, VA for the past six years. She was a member of St. Matthew Lutheran Church in Konnarock.
Mabel is survived by her son, Stephen Adams and wife, Mary; three grandchildren, Thomas Adams and wife Kaili, Devon Adams and wife Sherry, and Shane Adams and wife Jessica; four great grandchildren, Desirae, Tobias, Samuel, and Elijah; and several nieces and nephews.
A gathering of friends will be held from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM Wednesday, January 12, 2022 at Garrett Funeral Home. The funeral service will follow at 7:00 PM Wednesday in the Riverview Chapel at Garrett Funeral Home. The committal service and interment will be at 11:00 AM Thursday, January 13, 2022 at Laurel Valley Cemetery in Konnarock, VA.
She moved from Konnarock to West Virginia at the age of nine. After graduating from high school she moved to Arlington and got a job at Arlington Hall. There she was one of the code girls and broke the code for the atomic bomb and later the Japanese fleet positions in the Pacific. In 1945 she married Henry Adams and moved to Fairfax. Their son Stephen was born in 1952. They lived in Fairfax until moving back to Konnarock, VA in 2001. She had lived with her son and his wife in Fredericksburg, VA for the past six years. She was a member of St. Matthew Lutheran Church in Konnarock.
Mabel is survived by her son, Stephen Adams and wife, Mary; three grandchildren, Thomas Adams and wife Kaili, Devon Adams and wife Sherry, and Shane Adams and wife Jessica; four great grandchildren, Desirae, Tobias, Samuel, and Elijah; and several nieces and nephews.
A gathering of friends will be held from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM Wednesday, January 12, 2022 at Garrett Funeral Home. The funeral service will follow at 7:00 PM Wednesday in the Riverview Chapel at Garrett Funeral Home. The committal service and interment will be at 11:00 AM Thursday, January 13, 2022 at Laurel Valley Cemetery in Konnarock, VA.
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