EASTHAMPTON - Miriam J. Adams, 85, of Paradise Drive, passed away Tuesday, June 16, at Hampshire Care in Leeds.

She was born in Westhampton, March 3, 1924, the daughter of the late Frank and Emma (Cayo) Kelly. She was educated in the Westhampton schools and attended Smith Vocational High School. Ms. Adams was employed for nine years at the Kellogg Brush Co. in Easthampton, retiring in 1989.

She leaves her daughter, Marcia Salls, and her sons, Ernest and Robert Morin, all of Easthampton; her brother, Thomas Kelly of Rhode Island; and her sisters, Kathy Vajdos of Louise, Texas, and Eileen Campbell of Florida, four grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral and burial will be private there are no calling hours. The O'Brien Funeral Home has charge of the arrangements. Memorial gifts can be made to the Easthampton Community Center, Clark Street, Easthampton, MA 01027 or to the Highland Valley Elder Service, 320 Riverside Drive, Florence, MA 01062.