Mary "Betty" Beard Adams, 83, of Waco, passed away Sunday, January 11, 2015. Services will be 11 am Friday, Jan. 16 at Bellmead Funeral Home Chapel with Rusty Kwast officiating. Burial will be at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be 6 to 8 pm Thursday, Jan. 15 at the funeral home. Mrs. Adams was born March 20, 1931 in San Angelo, Texas to Robert Franklin and Sallie Elizabeth (Ivy) Langham. She was a waitress at Sambo's Restaurant for over 10 years and then retired from the Mexia State School after 5 years of service. She received an Associate Degree in Computer Programming and was a member of North Side Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Marshal Beard Sr. in 1984; husband, Carl Adams in 2000; children, Mary Susan Beard, Sallie Beard and Lloyd Davis; 1 sister and 2 brothers. Survivors include her children, Julia Allen and husband William of Patton Village, Elaine Jones and husband, Leonard of Old River, George Beard of Waco, Marshal Beard Jr. of Chilton and William Beard and wife, Debbie of Waco; step-daughters, Judy Adams and Jane Adams Crews and husband Richard all of Hewitt; her brother, Carl Langham and wife, Honka of Rosenberg; 12 grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.