Isabelle Patricia “Pat” Adams, age 79, died Aug. 30 at Island Health and Rehabilitation Center.

She was born July 24, 1924 in Auburn, Ill. to Francis L. and Nellie Sharp. She graduated from high school in Riverton, Ill., and served in the Navy from 1944-1946.

She married Navy Lt. Carl J. Adams in Washington, D.C. in 1946.

The couple moved to Washington in 1986. They lived in Port Townsend for 16 years before moving to Bainbridge Island, where they resided at Virginia Villa.

She was an excellent golfer, winning several club tournaments over the years. She also enjoyed bowling and square dancing, and taught swimming and aerobics.

She was a lifelong Catholic.

She is survived by her husband of 57 years, Carl J. Adams, and sons Carl John Adams Jr. of Bainbridge and Richard Sharpe Adams of Tempe, Ariz.

Also surviving are brother Robert Sharp of Toledo, Ohio, and sisters Betty Turnbull of Girard, Ill., and Katherine Post of Houston, Texas; grandchildren April Swanson of Port Orchard, Brian and Joseph Adams of Tempe, Ariz., and Natalee MacDonald of Vista, Calif.; and three great-grandchildren.

A memorial service will be held 11 a.m. Sept. 6 at St. Cecilia Catholic Church, followed by a reception for family and friends in the church hall. She will be interred in the U.S. Naval Academy Columbarium at Annapolis, Md.