Nancy J. Tower, 86

ADAMS, Mass. — Nancy Jean (Beer) Tower, 86, of Adams, Mass., died Sunday November 19, 2017, at North Adams Commons.

She was born in the Farnams Section of Cheshire, Mass., on March 31, 1931, daughter of Harry and Estelle (Phillips) Beer. She moved to North Adams at an early age and attended Drury High School.

Before her marriage, Nancy worked at Gaevert's, Clark Biscuit Co. and Wall-Streeter Shoe Co., but she was primarily a homemaker and loving wife to her husband. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of North Adams. Nancy enjoyed square dancing and tap dancing and she loved to cook.

Survivors include her husband, Harold L. Tower, whom she married on April 3, 1954, in the First Baptist Church; two sisters, including Marion Beer of Williamstown and Dorothy Bosley of North Adams; and nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews.  

She was predeceased by three brothers, Ralph, Robert and Norman Beer.

Funeral notice: The funeral for Nancy Tower will be Monday, November 27, 2017, at 11 a.m. at Flynn & Dagnoli-Montagna Home for Funerals, Central Chapel, 74 Marshall St., North Adams, Mass. Burial will follow in Southview Cemetery.

A calling hour will be Monday morning from 10 to 11 a.m. at the funeral home. Memorial donations may be made to CARE or Samaritan's Purse in care of the funeral home.