Dorris L. Adams, 96, of Davenport, Iowa went home to be with the Lord and her husband on Saturday, August 27, 2022. Funeral Service will be held at 12:00 P.M. on Thursday, September 1, 2022 at the Runge Mortuary. Visitation will be held two hour prior to the service, 10:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. She will be laid to rest at Davenport Memorial Park. Memorials may be made in her name to King's Harvest.
She was born November 21, 1925 in Moline, Illinois, the daughter of Louis and Barbara (Baumgartner) Tagge. She graduated from Moline High School and then went onto earn her business degree. She worked at Moline National Bank for 28 years.
She met her husband-to-be, Allyn Adams, at the roller skating rink in Davenport. He was a sailor home on leave. They were married February 24, 1946.
Dorris' passion was roller skating. She would go every night, taking four buses to the Davenport rink. Her mother taught her to sew and she loved it. She made a sport coat for her husband and son, and pleated skirts and dresses for herself. She loved cats, wolves, and reading mystery novels.
Those left to honor her memory include her children, Gary (Martha) Adams of Davenport and David (Joline) Adams of Blue Grass, and grandchildren, Mike, Chris, Brian, Nick, John, Daniel Adams, and Jennifer Spies.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; son, Stephen Adams; grandson, Chris Adams; and daughter-in-law, Polly Adams.
Special thank you to Silvercrest and the Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House.
She was born November 21, 1925 in Moline, Illinois, the daughter of Louis and Barbara (Baumgartner) Tagge. She graduated from Moline High School and then went onto earn her business degree. She worked at Moline National Bank for 28 years.
She met her husband-to-be, Allyn Adams, at the roller skating rink in Davenport. He was a sailor home on leave. They were married February 24, 1946.
Dorris' passion was roller skating. She would go every night, taking four buses to the Davenport rink. Her mother taught her to sew and she loved it. She made a sport coat for her husband and son, and pleated skirts and dresses for herself. She loved cats, wolves, and reading mystery novels.
Those left to honor her memory include her children, Gary (Martha) Adams of Davenport and David (Joline) Adams of Blue Grass, and grandchildren, Mike, Chris, Brian, Nick, John, Daniel Adams, and Jennifer Spies.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; son, Stephen Adams; grandson, Chris Adams; and daughter-in-law, Polly Adams.
Special thank you to Silvercrest and the Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House.
Dorris L. Adams, 96, of Davenport, Iowa went home to be with the Lord and her husband on Saturday, August 27, 2022. Funeral Service will be held at 12:00 P.M. on Thursday, September 1, 2022 at the Runge Mortuary. Visitation will be held two hour prior to the service, 10:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. She will be laid to rest at Davenport Memorial Park. Memorials may be made in her name to King's Harvest.
She was born November 21, 1925 in Moline, Illinois, the daughter of Louis and Barbara (Baumgartner) Tagge. She graduated from Moline High School and then went onto earn her business degree. She worked at Moline National Bank for 28 years.
She met her husband-to-be, Allyn Adams, at the roller skating rink in Davenport. He was a sailor home on leave. They were married February 24, 1946.
Dorris' passion was roller skating. She would go every night, taking four buses to the Davenport rink. Her mother taught her to sew and she loved it. She made a sport coat for her husband and son, and pleated skirts and dresses for herself. She loved cats, wolves, and reading mystery novels.
Those left to honor her memory include her children, Gary (Martha) Adams of Davenport and David (Joline) Adams of Blue Grass, and grandchildren, Mike, Chris, Brian, Nick, John, Daniel Adams, and Jennifer Spies.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; son, Stephen Adams; grandson, Chris Adams; and daughter-in-law, Polly Adams.
Special thank you to Silvercrest and the Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House.
She was born November 21, 1925 in Moline, Illinois, the daughter of Louis and Barbara (Baumgartner) Tagge. She graduated from Moline High School and then went onto earn her business degree. She worked at Moline National Bank for 28 years.
She met her husband-to-be, Allyn Adams, at the roller skating rink in Davenport. He was a sailor home on leave. They were married February 24, 1946.
Dorris' passion was roller skating. She would go every night, taking four buses to the Davenport rink. Her mother taught her to sew and she loved it. She made a sport coat for her husband and son, and pleated skirts and dresses for herself. She loved cats, wolves, and reading mystery novels.
Those left to honor her memory include her children, Gary (Martha) Adams of Davenport and David (Joline) Adams of Blue Grass, and grandchildren, Mike, Chris, Brian, Nick, John, Daniel Adams, and Jennifer Spies.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; son, Stephen Adams; grandson, Chris Adams; and daughter-in-law, Polly Adams.
Special thank you to Silvercrest and the Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House.
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