Virginia Dayton Adams

Virginia Dayton Adams, born May 2, 1920, passed peacefully on December 23rd. Raised in New Jersey and New York, she was the daughter of Earnest R. Dayton and Beatrice Fitzgibbon Dayton. She attended Mt. Holyoke College, and married her high school sweetheart, Thomas Taylor Adams, in 1942. They lived in South Carolina during his Army years, and following his attainment of an M.B.A. from Harvard they moved with their three children to Michigan. Virginia was very involved in the community there, especially the Presbyterian Church. She was a joyful choral singer and avid bridge player. Later, Virginia and Tom lived in Massachusetts and Illinois, where she worked with the public schools. After retirement they lived in England for a while, and eventually settled in South Carolina. They loved their years in Savannah Lakes, where they could easily canoe on the Savannah River, take long walks, and enjoy their Abbeville Church. In the mid-1990�s they moved to Wesley Commons in Greenwood. A few years after Tom�s death in 2001, Virginia moved into the Wesley Commons apartments. She remained quite active until just a few years ago, playing bridge, visiting with neighbors, working in the library, and writing her monthly column for the newspaper. After her hearing failed she continued to read avidly and work on the New York Times crossword puzzle. Virginia was predeceased by her husband of 59 years Tom, her beloved sister Audrey Dayton, and her parents. She leaves her children: Tom (Krisan) of Kalamazoo, Michigan; Judy (Bruce) Meadows of Helena, Montana; and Jon (Sharon) of Southfield, Michigan. Her brothers David Dayton of Vermont and Jonathan Dayton of Michigan survive her, as well as five grandchildren: Betsy Adams and Bernie Adams of Vermont, BethAnn Blackwood and Ted Meadows of Montana, and Wendy Heyza of Michigan. She also leaves five great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. She was the glue of our family, the chronicler of all activities, and the correspondent we all wish we could be. Virginia�s remains will be scattered in the spring near her beloved Edisto beaches, and the family will have a private remembrance of her gifts to us and her legacy to her family at that time.

Virginia Dayton Adams

December 13, 1969 - December 23, 2010

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