Bobbie, born Barbara Adrienne Maddams, was the youngest of four children.  Her first few years were spent at her fathers chicken ranch in Petaluma.  At the age of 11 she and her family moved to Honolulu.  She spent her high school and young adult years there.  She had a story book romance with a young naval officer named Ken who she married and spent the rests of her life with.  She lived as a Navy wife, moving every 18 months in various places including New England, Northern and Southern California, Hawaii and Guam.  She was living with her parents in Honolulu during the attack on Pearl Harbor and the roof of her house was damaged by shrapnel from a near by bomb explosion.  She had two sons who she raised by herself  during WWII.  After Ken retired in 1961, they moved to Corvallis Oregon where she lived for the next 50 years.  Her hobbies included square dancing and bowling in her younger years, ceramics and growing Bonsai trees later.  She was also involved with a life story club and a gourmet lunch group in Corvallis.  She traveled extensively and particularly enjoyed cruises.  Her travels included Scandinavia, France, Britain, New England, Alaska, the Caribbean, Mexico, the South Pacific, Japan and China.  She lived a long and happy live and died at the age of 96.

She was preceded in death by her two sisters and one brother, her husband Ken and her grandson Robbie.  She is survived by her two sons, James and  his wife Nona, Bruce and his wife Diane, two grandchildren Laurie and Scott, and two great grandchildren Sydney and Sienna.

Memorial services are to be held Saturday October 17 at 1:00 PM at McHenry Mortuary in Corvallis Oregon.