Beverly Alice McAdams

Funeral mass for Beverly Alice Dunn McAdams, age 83, will be held 1:00 pm on Wednesday, January 29, 2025, at the Holy Name Catholic Church, Chickasha, Oklahoma. Father Mike Wheelahan will officiate.

Beverly Alice Dunn was born the daughter of Elzie Dunn and Agnes (Hines) Dunn on July 18, 1941 at home on the farm in Billings, Oklahoma.  She died on January 24, 2025 in Chickasha, Oklahoma. Beverly attended school in Billings and Perry, Oklahoma, graduating from Perry High School in 1959. Beverly married LeRoy McAdams on December 26, 1961 in Perry, Oklahoma. After marriage, they moved to Georgia and South Carolina for a while as LeRoy was in the Army. They eventually ended up in Chickasha in 1962. Beverly worked at Grady Memorial Hospital in the pharmacy for 28 years as a pharmacy technician. Beverly has been known as the "cake lady" for 50 years. She has baked all kinds of cakes, too numerous to count. She was also active in many clubs: Catholic Daughters of America, TOPS and OHCE. When she retired, she was a volunteer at Grady Memorial Hospital in the gift shop.

Beverly was preceded in death by her parents, Elzie and Agnes Dunn, brother, Allen Dunn, husband, LeRoy McAdams and son, Timmy McAdams.

Survivors include daughter and son-in-law, Yvonne and Glenn Drewry, daughter and son-in-law, DeAnna and Gilbert Copeland, granddaughter, Kimberly Copeland, grandson and wife, Kyle and Caroline Trotter and great-grand kids Kyson, Kynzlee and Bryor Trotter, all of Chickasha, Oklahoma.

Interment will be in Fairlawn Cemetery under direction of McRay Funeral Home.