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Phyllis Irene “Tonie” <I>Blackburn</I> Adkins

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Phyllis Irene “Tonie” Blackburn Adkins

Birth
Williamson, Mingo County, West Virginia, USA
Death
9 Jan 1962 (aged 29)
Williamson, Mingo County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Meta, Pike County, Kentucky, USA GPS-Latitude: 37.569671, Longitude: -82.439906
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Phyllis Irene "Tonie" Adkins, 29, of Forest Hills, died suddenly Tuesday evening, January 9, 1962. She was attending a PTA meeting at Forest Hills elementary when she became stricken. She died en route to Williamson Memorial Hospital.

She was born August 26, 1932 to Sid and Effie (Bevins) Blackburn. The youngest of five children, she was a 1951 graduate of Williamson High School. She married Douglas Adkins on Dec 24, 1951. As a military wife she travelled with him to Virginia, Texas, North Carolina, Georgia, Hawaii, and Japan.

Survivors include her husband, Douglas Adkins Sr., and her 4 children, Douglas Jr, David Bruce, James Sidney, and Jane Elizabeth. In addition to her mother, she is survived by 4 siblings; Ovid (Alene) Blackburn of Long Island, NY., Billy (Madalyne) Blackburn of Logan, WV., Russell (Anna) Blackburn of Williamson, WV., and Lois (Steve) Szekely of Huntington, WV., and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her father, Sid Blackburn, in 1957.

Funeral service will be held Saturday, July 14, 1962 at First Baptist Church of Forest Hills with burial immediately afterwards in Bent Ridge Cemetery, Meta, KY.
Phyllis Irene "Tonie" Adkins, 29, of Forest Hills, died suddenly Tuesday evening, January 9, 1962. She was attending a PTA meeting at Forest Hills elementary when she became stricken. She died en route to Williamson Memorial Hospital.

She was born August 26, 1932 to Sid and Effie (Bevins) Blackburn. The youngest of five children, she was a 1951 graduate of Williamson High School. She married Douglas Adkins on Dec 24, 1951. As a military wife she travelled with him to Virginia, Texas, North Carolina, Georgia, Hawaii, and Japan.

Survivors include her husband, Douglas Adkins Sr., and her 4 children, Douglas Jr, David Bruce, James Sidney, and Jane Elizabeth. In addition to her mother, she is survived by 4 siblings; Ovid (Alene) Blackburn of Long Island, NY., Billy (Madalyne) Blackburn of Logan, WV., Russell (Anna) Blackburn of Williamson, WV., and Lois (Steve) Szekely of Huntington, WV., and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her father, Sid Blackburn, in 1957.

Funeral service will be held Saturday, July 14, 1962 at First Baptist Church of Forest Hills with burial immediately afterwards in Bent Ridge Cemetery, Meta, KY.


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  • Maintained by: David A Relative Birth child
  • Originally Created by: Sheryl C
  • Added: Feb 7, 2014
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/124781749/phyllis_irene-adkins: accessed ), memorial page for Phyllis Irene “Tonie” Blackburn Adkins (26 Aug 1932–9 Jan 1962), Find a Grave Memorial ID 124781749, citing Bent Ridge Cemetery, Meta, Pike County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by David A (contributor 50090605).