SPRINGFIELD - The funeral will be held Dec. 18 for Donald Earl Adkins of Springfield, who died Dec. 15 of complications of a stroke and Alzheimer's disease. He was 84.
Adkins was born July 24, 1921, in Heppner, to Ralph and Ruth Bowman Adkins. He married Aletha Briggs on Aug. 28, 1950, in Seattle.
He had lived in Springfield since 1945. He worked as a millwright in the lumber industry and enjoyed remodeling old houses. He belonged to the Masonic and Elks lodges and the Methodist church. His family will remember him for his wit, kindness and storytelling.
Survivors include his wife; three daughters, Diane Kuenzi of Silverton, Nan Adkins of Springfield and Kathleen Heer of Creswell; and four grandchildren.
Originally Created by: L Davenport
Record added: Dec 18, 2005
Find A Grave Memorial# 12721309
Adkins was born July 24, 1921, in Heppner, to Ralph and Ruth Bowman Adkins. He married Aletha Briggs on Aug. 28, 1950, in Seattle.
He had lived in Springfield since 1945. He worked as a millwright in the lumber industry and enjoyed remodeling old houses. He belonged to the Masonic and Elks lodges and the Methodist church. His family will remember him for his wit, kindness and storytelling.
Survivors include his wife; three daughters, Diane Kuenzi of Silverton, Nan Adkins of Springfield and Kathleen Heer of Creswell; and four grandchildren.
Originally Created by: L Davenport
Record added: Dec 18, 2005
Find A Grave Memorial# 12721309
SPRINGFIELD - The funeral will be held Dec. 18 for Donald Earl Adkins of Springfield, who died Dec. 15 of complications of a stroke and Alzheimer's disease. He was 84.
Adkins was born July 24, 1921, in Heppner, to Ralph and Ruth Bowman Adkins. He married Aletha Briggs on Aug. 28, 1950, in Seattle.
He had lived in Springfield since 1945. He worked as a millwright in the lumber industry and enjoyed remodeling old houses. He belonged to the Masonic and Elks lodges and the Methodist church. His family will remember him for his wit, kindness and storytelling.
Survivors include his wife; three daughters, Diane Kuenzi of Silverton, Nan Adkins of Springfield and Kathleen Heer of Creswell; and four grandchildren.
Originally Created by: L Davenport
Record added: Dec 18, 2005
Find A Grave Memorial# 12721309
Adkins was born July 24, 1921, in Heppner, to Ralph and Ruth Bowman Adkins. He married Aletha Briggs on Aug. 28, 1950, in Seattle.
He had lived in Springfield since 1945. He worked as a millwright in the lumber industry and enjoyed remodeling old houses. He belonged to the Masonic and Elks lodges and the Methodist church. His family will remember him for his wit, kindness and storytelling.
Survivors include his wife; three daughters, Diane Kuenzi of Silverton, Nan Adkins of Springfield and Kathleen Heer of Creswell; and four grandchildren.
Originally Created by: L Davenport
Record added: Dec 18, 2005
Find A Grave Memorial# 12721309
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