Estella M. Adkins, 91
GEORGETOWN - Estella M. Adkins of Georgetown died Wednesday, Dec. 2, 1998, in Beebe Medical Center, Lewes. She was 91.
Mrs. Adkins was born in Gumboro, the daughter of the late Noah James and Della Hadder Collins.
She was a resident of Georgetown for the past 10 years. She had lived in Millsboro for 80 years.
Mrs. Adkins was a homemaker.
She was a member of the Hickory Hill United Methodist Church, near Millsboro, and had attended Grace United Methodist Church, Georgetown, in recent years.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Elmer B. Adkins, in 1947; and a son, Stanton E. Adkins, in 1952.
She is survived by two sons, George Allen Adkins of Millsboro and Ralph J. Adkins of Wyoming, Delaware; a brother, Granville Collins of Gumboro; four sisters, Ola Moore of Laurel, Edith Shockley of Salisbury, Md., Ruth Larmore of Parsonsburg, Md., and Maggie Baker of Delmar; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Service will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Watson Funeral Home, 211 Washington St., Millsboro, where friends may call one hour prior to the service. The Rev. Mark M. Pruett-Barnett will officiate.
Burial will be in Millsboro Cemetery.
Instead of flowers, the family suggests contributions be made to Hickory Hill U.M. Church, c/o Roy Rogers, Route 4 Box 424D, Millsboro, DE 19966; or to Grace U.M. Church, P.O. Box 209, Georgetown, DE 19947.


Vanessa Ann Adkins Megee, Estella's granddaughter, wrote:
Estella quickly adapted to adversity and changes in her life. Widowed young, and shortly thereafter loosing her oldest son,Stanton, she always put her best foot forward. She lived life to its fullest and remained a bright spot in the lives of many. Active in the church (originally Hickory Hill and later Grace Church in Georgetown) she had many friends who thought the world of her. She was definitely a giver and not a taker in society. She was intelligent and quite a business woman; an independent woman before it was "in fashion". She liked to be on the go and active, was always up to go out for lunch or shopping if her granddaughter called. Anyone, who listened, was definitely going to learn from her. She knew the Bible inside out and lived it in the best way she knew. If anyone could make lemonade when life handed her a lemon, she definitely could and did. She was an inspiration to all we only wished she could live forever, and, in our hearts, she will.