Beatrice (Bea) R. Adshead, age 95, went home to be with our Lord on Friday, April 12, 2019 at Brookside, a Hospice House in Palm Harbor, FL. She was born on October 2, 1923 in Long Beach, CA to John “Jack” and Beatrice (McNally) Lydon. Beatrice and her family moved back to Philadelphia, PA while she was still a baby where she grew up to be in the first graduating class at St. Hubert’s, an all-girl Catholic High School, in 1942. From there she worked at Warner Brothers before moving on to take a Supervisory position at the Naval Aviation Supply Depot base in Northeast Philadelphia where she retired after 20 years of service. After her retirement, she moved to Palm Harbor, FL to be closer to family and enjoy the Florida sunshine. As someone who was very active and always a generous spirit, she volunteered at Hospice for 17 years and served as the President of the Upper Pinellas Woman’s Deanery. Bea will be remembered as a shining example of God’s light and love, always willing to lend a helping hand and lovingly guide her family in the path of the Lord. She is preceded in death by her parents, her brother Edward Lydon and her sister Dorothy (Lydon) Bricarell. She is survived by her two sisters Mary Lou (Lydon) Weckerly and Suzanne (Lydon) Olsen, as well as her 3 daughters Dianne (Adshead) Williamson, Eileen (Adshead) Adams and Barbara (Adshead) Rainey. She also has 9 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren, and 2 great-great-grandchildren. Services will be held on Wednesday, April 17, 2019 at 11:00 am at St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church located at 2281 FL-580, Clearwater, FL 33763. There will be a viewing at St. Michael’s beginning at 10:00 am before services. The family would like to thank Coral Oaks in Palm Harbor, FL for making her last month’s so enjoyable with new friends and activities and Brookside in North Pinellas County for all their love and support during this difficult time. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hospice of the Florida Suncoast, 5700 Roosevelt Blvd, Clearwater, FL 33760.
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