Lucy Adamson Obituary | Larkin Mortuary

Lucy Adamson, 78, of Salt Lake City, handed away on July 28, 2026, after a protracted and deeply witnessed goodbye.

My mother was one of the vital clever and memorable folks I’ve ever identified. When I used to be 10 years previous, she created an antiques and collectibles enterprise from scratch—Lucy’s Antiques—and have become one of the vital profitable vintage sellers within the Salt Lake Valley. She had an intuition for worth that went past the item itself. She LOVED her issues and created which means for her life out of what she surrounded herself with.

She shared that love of antiques with Rex Kennedy, her life associate of 25 years. They had been each a part of Treasures Antique Mall in Springville, the place they purchased and bought antiques and collectibles. It was not simply their livelihood, however their shared ardour and a defining a part of their relationship. Rex Kennedy handed away on June sixteenth, 2026, after a protracted battle with stage 4 most cancers. His loss stayed along with her via the ultimate weeks of her life.

She might appear quiet and reserved at first, however that wasn’t the entire story. Beneath that was somebody with a depraved, usually inappropriate humorousness, and a perspective on life that didn’t comply with the foundations.

Rock ’n’ roll music was the place my mother actually got here alive. Elvis, The Rolling Stones, and the whole lot in between. Toward the top of her life, her solely grandson Bryce, his associate Laila, and I had been in her room when a KISS video got here on—“I Was Made for Lovin’ You”—and one thing shifted. It grew to become a bond between all of us. On the 4th of July, we pushed her within the wheelchair over to the fireworks stand to get sparklers and sang “I Was Made for Lovin’ You.” She would dance, her complete character would change for the higher, and it was the one factor that might get her to maneuver and maintain going. She at all times requested for music. It was a relentless in her life and one thing she stayed related to till the very finish.

She was preceded in dying by the 2 nice loves of her life—my dad, V. Bryce Adamson, with whom she shared 35 years of marriage, and Rex Kennedy, her life associate of the final 25 years.

In the final months of her life, my son and I had been capable of kind a relationship along with her that hadn’t been current for a really very long time. We hung out collectively as a household, having enjoyable, laughing, and simply having fun with our time with Grandma.

Watching her love my son the way in which she did—placing him first—confirmed me a capability in her that I hadn’t seen earlier than. It was one thing that got here into being in these last months—a bond, a connection that belonged solely to them.

Our relationship wasn’t with out its challenges; however when it mattered most, my mother was 100% there for me and I’ll miss her deeply. I’ll carry her with me—in music, in reminiscence, and within the elements of life that don’t comply with the foundations.

Lucy is survived by her solely daughter, Mechelle Adamson, and her solely grandson, Bryce Harvey James Adamson, his associate, Laila Bevan, in addition to Rex’s daughters, Sarah (Chris) White and Laura (Brett) Tuson, and their households; and lots of others who liked her.

Her life shall be honored in a method that displays her love of music, her spirit, and the way in which she lived—on her personal phrases. In the phrases of KISS, “God gave rock ’n’ roll to you,” and Grandma gave rock ’n’ roll to us.

Graveside providers shall be held Friday, August seventh at 12:00 p.m. at Larkin Sunset Gardens, 1950 East 10600 South, Sandy, Utah 84092. A closed casket viewing will precede the graveside providers from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. additionally at Larkin Sunset Gardens.