DERRY -- Helen J. Adams, 85, died Nov. 5, 2010, in the Warde Health Center in Windham. She was born in Worcester, Mass., on Aug. 15, 1925, to the Rev. August and Adele (MacKay) Holm. She taught literature on the college level for 38 years, having received degrees from Wheaton College in Illinois and Columbia University in New York. IN HER LIFE: She is survived by her husband of 60 years, Warren E. Adams, of Derry, and daughters Beth Bruner of Derry and Carol Malouin of Nashua. The family also includes grandchildren Christy, Mackenzie, Nicholas and Hayley, and two great- grandchildren, Tayah and Emma Grace. SERVICES: There are no calling hours. Following cremation, her ashes will be scattered at the family's convenience. A service of celebration will be held at Windham Presbyterian Church, 1 Church Road, Windham, on Saturday at 11 a.m. Memorial gifts may be made to the Taylor Library, P.O. Box 110, East Derry 03041, or to the Africa Inland Mission, P.O. Box 178, Pearl River, NY 10965. The Peabody Funeral Homes and Crematorium, 15 Birch St., Derry, is handling the arrangements. www.peabodyfuneralhome.com.