Douglas Adkins Sr., 55, of Valley Station, died Sunday, March 1, 1987 at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Louisville, Kentucky.
He was born in Garrett, KY on June 22, 1931 to James L. and Elizabeth "Lizzie" (Gilliam) Adkins. The youngest of nine children, he joined the army on January 8, 1949, just months before the outbreak of the Korean War. He was among some of the first troops sent to Korea to defend the Pusan perimeter. After the war he continued his military service until his retirement from active duty on February 2, 1967. He went on to work as a civil service employee at Ireland Army Hospital in Fork Knox, retiring in 1973.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a first wife, Phyllis Irene (Blackburn) Adkins in 1962; two sisters, Gracie Adkins in 1938, and Mae (Adkins) Barker in 1986; one brother John Adkins in 1983.
Survivors include his second wife, the former Virginia Hornback; five sons, Douglas Adkins Jr. of Campbellsburg, David and James Adkins, both of Lexington, Gary Adkins of Columbia, Tenn., and Glen Adkins; four daughters, Brenda Brown, Jeannie Cease, and Cheryl Apanasik all of Louisville, and Jane Couser of Morgantown, WV.; two brothers, Ruley and Willard Adkins of Sandy Hook; a sister, Bertha Simpkins of Pikeville; and eight grandchildren.
Funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 4, 1987 at W.G. Hardy Valley Funeral Home, 10907 Dixie Highway, with burial to follow in Zachary Taylor National Cemetery with full military honors. Visitation after 9 a.m. Tuesday, March 3.
He was born in Garrett, KY on June 22, 1931 to James L. and Elizabeth "Lizzie" (Gilliam) Adkins. The youngest of nine children, he joined the army on January 8, 1949, just months before the outbreak of the Korean War. He was among some of the first troops sent to Korea to defend the Pusan perimeter. After the war he continued his military service until his retirement from active duty on February 2, 1967. He went on to work as a civil service employee at Ireland Army Hospital in Fork Knox, retiring in 1973.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a first wife, Phyllis Irene (Blackburn) Adkins in 1962; two sisters, Gracie Adkins in 1938, and Mae (Adkins) Barker in 1986; one brother John Adkins in 1983.
Survivors include his second wife, the former Virginia Hornback; five sons, Douglas Adkins Jr. of Campbellsburg, David and James Adkins, both of Lexington, Gary Adkins of Columbia, Tenn., and Glen Adkins; four daughters, Brenda Brown, Jeannie Cease, and Cheryl Apanasik all of Louisville, and Jane Couser of Morgantown, WV.; two brothers, Ruley and Willard Adkins of Sandy Hook; a sister, Bertha Simpkins of Pikeville; and eight grandchildren.
Funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 4, 1987 at W.G. Hardy Valley Funeral Home, 10907 Dixie Highway, with burial to follow in Zachary Taylor National Cemetery with full military honors. Visitation after 9 a.m. Tuesday, March 3.
Douglas Adkins Sr., 55, of Valley Station, died Sunday, March 1, 1987 at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Louisville, Kentucky.
He was born in Garrett, KY on June 22, 1931 to James L. and Elizabeth "Lizzie" (Gilliam) Adkins. The youngest of nine children, he joined the army on January 8, 1949, just months before the outbreak of the Korean War. He was among some of the first troops sent to Korea to defend the Pusan perimeter. After the war he continued his military service until his retirement from active duty on February 2, 1967. He went on to work as a civil service employee at Ireland Army Hospital in Fork Knox, retiring in 1973.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a first wife, Phyllis Irene (Blackburn) Adkins in 1962; two sisters, Gracie Adkins in 1938, and Mae (Adkins) Barker in 1986; one brother John Adkins in 1983.
Survivors include his second wife, the former Virginia Hornback; five sons, Douglas Adkins Jr. of Campbellsburg, David and James Adkins, both of Lexington, Gary Adkins of Columbia, Tenn., and Glen Adkins; four daughters, Brenda Brown, Jeannie Cease, and Cheryl Apanasik all of Louisville, and Jane Couser of Morgantown, WV.; two brothers, Ruley and Willard Adkins of Sandy Hook; a sister, Bertha Simpkins of Pikeville; and eight grandchildren.
Funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 4, 1987 at W.G. Hardy Valley Funeral Home, 10907 Dixie Highway, with burial to follow in Zachary Taylor National Cemetery with full military honors. Visitation after 9 a.m. Tuesday, March 3.
He was born in Garrett, KY on June 22, 1931 to James L. and Elizabeth "Lizzie" (Gilliam) Adkins. The youngest of nine children, he joined the army on January 8, 1949, just months before the outbreak of the Korean War. He was among some of the first troops sent to Korea to defend the Pusan perimeter. After the war he continued his military service until his retirement from active duty on February 2, 1967. He went on to work as a civil service employee at Ireland Army Hospital in Fork Knox, retiring in 1973.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a first wife, Phyllis Irene (Blackburn) Adkins in 1962; two sisters, Gracie Adkins in 1938, and Mae (Adkins) Barker in 1986; one brother John Adkins in 1983.
Survivors include his second wife, the former Virginia Hornback; five sons, Douglas Adkins Jr. of Campbellsburg, David and James Adkins, both of Lexington, Gary Adkins of Columbia, Tenn., and Glen Adkins; four daughters, Brenda Brown, Jeannie Cease, and Cheryl Apanasik all of Louisville, and Jane Couser of Morgantown, WV.; two brothers, Ruley and Willard Adkins of Sandy Hook; a sister, Bertha Simpkins of Pikeville; and eight grandchildren.
Funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 4, 1987 at W.G. Hardy Valley Funeral Home, 10907 Dixie Highway, with burial to follow in Zachary Taylor National Cemetery with full military honors. Visitation after 9 a.m. Tuesday, March 3.
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