CAMBRIDGE - Barbara E. Adams passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2016 at her home, with her family by her side. She was born in Salisbury, on Feb. 29, 1936 and was a daughter of the late Richard and Pearl Davis McDowell. She attended schools in Easton and in Cambridge. On Nov. 21, 1952, she married Harold L. Adams, who passed away on Aug. 1, 1990. As a teenager, she worked at Dayton's Restaurant and later worked and retired from Del Monte, formerly named Chun King. Mrs. Adams enjoyed crossword puzzles, dominos and reading. Mrs. Adams also would visit her daughter, Shelly, at Chesapeake Woods Center and she also took care of a special friend, Lindsay Grieves. She was a member of Souls Harbor Church of God, and a past member of the Cambridge Moose Lodge. Besides her husband, Mrs. Adams is preceded in death by a granddaughter, Jamie Ellis; a sister, Dorothy Lloyd; and two nephews, William Scott and Sonny Lloyd. She is survived by three daughters, Sharon L. Spear and husband, Mike, of Cambridge, Shelly L. Landon, of Cambridge, and Susan L. Shorter, of Cambridge; four grandchildren, Mary Ellen Hill and husband, JD, Michelle Price and husband, Chris, Adam Spear, and BJ Shorter and wife, Jenny; nine great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; two sisters, Martha Rayne, of Milford, Del., and Vivian L. Owens, of Cambridge; and several nieces. A celebration of life will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016 at 1 p.m. at Souls Harbor Church of God with Rev. Roy Collins officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to Souls Harbor Church of God, 718 Peach Blossom Ave., Cambridge, MD 21613.