Received written response from Ceres Memorial Park Cemetery on 5/13/20 that confirmed Samuel is buried here and they provided plot information. Samuel has a second tombstone at Palace Cemetery, Pulaski County, Missouri where his wife his buried, so that tombstone represents a cenotaph. On 05 Jan 2021, a sister-in-law confirmed a family member placed a tombstone near his wife at Palace Cemetery in Missouri.
Son of Samuel "Sam" Dyer (widower) and Doloros Bertha Lusk, who were married 20 March 1922 in Neelyville, Butler County, Missouri.
Social Security Applications and Claims Index (Ancestry)-Added the following since father's first name is incorrect on his CA death certificate.
Name: Sam Dyer Adkins
Birth Date: 16 Jan 1999
Father: Samuel D Adkins
Mother: Birtha [sic] D Lusk
SSN: 557422663
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1940 census--Sam, age, 5 is living with his parents and cousin, Juanita LUSK (his mother's sister), in Crowder, Scott County, Missouri.
28 June 1943-His parent's address is listed as 2707 1/2 Madison Street, St. Louis City, MO on his father's Missouri death certificate.
Before 1951--Sam's S. S. # was issued in California before 1951 (S.S. Death Index)
On July 7, 1962 Samuel married Evelyn Marie Massey and they were the parents of three children: Samuel David, Cassandra and Mary Jane. (His wife's obituary)
Samuel Adkins died abt 2 1/2 years after the death of his wife.
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The Modesto Bee (Modesto, California) Thursday, January 28, 1999
Samuel D. Adkins
Jan. 16, 1935-Jan. 26, 1999
Samuel Dyer Adkins, 64, of Modesto died Tuesday at Doctors Medical Center.
Mr. Adkins was a native of Missouri. He lived in Modesto 37 years. He was a cannery worker for Hunt-Wesson Inc. for 25 years; he was a member of Teamsters union Local 748. He was a member of Church of Christ, Hughson. He was a Marine Corps veteran.
He is survived by his children, Samuel David Atkins of Empire, Cassandre Garrity and Mary Jane Litzinger, both of Modesto; brother, Marcus Allen Jackson; sisters, Sharon Jackson and Tanis Lynn McLemore [Tanis is not listed in his mother's or step-father's obituary, so perhaps she wasn't actually a sister, but someone he considered a sister}; and eight grandchildren.
A funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday at the Colonial Chapel of Granklin & Downs. Burial will follow at Ceres Memorial Park, Ceres. Visitation will be after 9 a.m. Friday at the chapel.
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California Certificate of Death
Name: Samuel Dyer Adkins
Date of Death: 1/26/1999
Place of Death: Doctors Medical Center, Modesto, Stanislaus County
Date of Birth: 01/06/1935; Birthplace: MO
Male/White/Widowed
Usual Residence: 130 Angle Lane, Modesto, Stanislaus, CA 95354
Occupation: Cannery Worker, Hunt Wesson
Name of Father: Kermit Adkins [sic] Father was Samuel Adkins, step-father was Kermit Jackson
Name of Mother: Dolores Unknown [sic]-Full name was Doloros Bertha Lusk
Place of Burial: Ceres Memorial Park, Ceres, CA
Informant: Samuel David Adkins, son, Empire, CA
Cenotaph here
Son of Samuel "Sam" Dyer (widower) and Doloros Bertha Lusk, who were married 20 March 1922 in Neelyville, Butler County, Missouri.
Social Security Applications and Claims Index (Ancestry)-Added the following since father's first name is incorrect on his CA death certificate.
Name: Sam Dyer Adkins
Birth Date: 16 Jan 1999
Father: Samuel D Adkins
Mother: Birtha [sic] D Lusk
SSN: 557422663
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1940 census--Sam, age, 5 is living with his parents and cousin, Juanita LUSK (his mother's sister), in Crowder, Scott County, Missouri.
28 June 1943-His parent's address is listed as 2707 1/2 Madison Street, St. Louis City, MO on his father's Missouri death certificate.
Before 1951--Sam's S. S. # was issued in California before 1951 (S.S. Death Index)
On July 7, 1962 Samuel married Evelyn Marie Massey and they were the parents of three children: Samuel David, Cassandra and Mary Jane. (His wife's obituary)
Samuel Adkins died abt 2 1/2 years after the death of his wife.
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The Modesto Bee (Modesto, California) Thursday, January 28, 1999
Samuel D. Adkins
Jan. 16, 1935-Jan. 26, 1999
Samuel Dyer Adkins, 64, of Modesto died Tuesday at Doctors Medical Center.
Mr. Adkins was a native of Missouri. He lived in Modesto 37 years. He was a cannery worker for Hunt-Wesson Inc. for 25 years; he was a member of Teamsters union Local 748. He was a member of Church of Christ, Hughson. He was a Marine Corps veteran.
He is survived by his children, Samuel David Atkins of Empire, Cassandre Garrity and Mary Jane Litzinger, both of Modesto; brother, Marcus Allen Jackson; sisters, Sharon Jackson and Tanis Lynn McLemore [Tanis is not listed in his mother's or step-father's obituary, so perhaps she wasn't actually a sister, but someone he considered a sister}; and eight grandchildren.
A funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday at the Colonial Chapel of Granklin & Downs. Burial will follow at Ceres Memorial Park, Ceres. Visitation will be after 9 a.m. Friday at the chapel.
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California Certificate of Death
Name: Samuel Dyer Adkins
Date of Death: 1/26/1999
Place of Death: Doctors Medical Center, Modesto, Stanislaus County
Date of Birth: 01/06/1935; Birthplace: MO
Male/White/Widowed
Usual Residence: 130 Angle Lane, Modesto, Stanislaus, CA 95354
Occupation: Cannery Worker, Hunt Wesson
Name of Father: Kermit Adkins [sic] Father was Samuel Adkins, step-father was Kermit Jackson
Name of Mother: Dolores Unknown [sic]-Full name was Doloros Bertha Lusk
Place of Burial: Ceres Memorial Park, Ceres, CA
Informant: Samuel David Adkins, son, Empire, CA
Cenotaph here
Received written response from Ceres Memorial Park Cemetery on 5/13/20 that confirmed Samuel is buried here and they provided plot information. Samuel has a second tombstone at Palace Cemetery, Pulaski County, Missouri where his wife his buried, so that tombstone represents a cenotaph. On 05 Jan 2021, a sister-in-law confirmed a family member placed a tombstone near his wife at Palace Cemetery in Missouri.
Son of Samuel "Sam" Dyer (widower) and Doloros Bertha Lusk, who were married 20 March 1922 in Neelyville, Butler County, Missouri.
Social Security Applications and Claims Index (Ancestry)-Added the following since father's first name is incorrect on his CA death certificate.
Name: Sam Dyer Adkins
Birth Date: 16 Jan 1999
Father: Samuel D Adkins
Mother: Birtha [sic] D Lusk
SSN: 557422663
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1940 census--Sam, age, 5 is living with his parents and cousin, Juanita LUSK (his mother's sister), in Crowder, Scott County, Missouri.
28 June 1943-His parent's address is listed as 2707 1/2 Madison Street, St. Louis City, MO on his father's Missouri death certificate.
Before 1951--Sam's S. S. # was issued in California before 1951 (S.S. Death Index)
On July 7, 1962 Samuel married Evelyn Marie Massey and they were the parents of three children: Samuel David, Cassandra and Mary Jane. (His wife's obituary)
Samuel Adkins died abt 2 1/2 years after the death of his wife.
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The Modesto Bee (Modesto, California) Thursday, January 28, 1999
Samuel D. Adkins
Jan. 16, 1935-Jan. 26, 1999
Samuel Dyer Adkins, 64, of Modesto died Tuesday at Doctors Medical Center.
Mr. Adkins was a native of Missouri. He lived in Modesto 37 years. He was a cannery worker for Hunt-Wesson Inc. for 25 years; he was a member of Teamsters union Local 748. He was a member of Church of Christ, Hughson. He was a Marine Corps veteran.
He is survived by his children, Samuel David Atkins of Empire, Cassandre Garrity and Mary Jane Litzinger, both of Modesto; brother, Marcus Allen Jackson; sisters, Sharon Jackson and Tanis Lynn McLemore [Tanis is not listed in his mother's or step-father's obituary, so perhaps she wasn't actually a sister, but someone he considered a sister}; and eight grandchildren.
A funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday at the Colonial Chapel of Granklin & Downs. Burial will follow at Ceres Memorial Park, Ceres. Visitation will be after 9 a.m. Friday at the chapel.
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California Certificate of Death
Name: Samuel Dyer Adkins
Date of Death: 1/26/1999
Place of Death: Doctors Medical Center, Modesto, Stanislaus County
Date of Birth: 01/06/1935; Birthplace: MO
Male/White/Widowed
Usual Residence: 130 Angle Lane, Modesto, Stanislaus, CA 95354
Occupation: Cannery Worker, Hunt Wesson
Name of Father: Kermit Adkins [sic] Father was Samuel Adkins, step-father was Kermit Jackson
Name of Mother: Dolores Unknown [sic]-Full name was Doloros Bertha Lusk
Place of Burial: Ceres Memorial Park, Ceres, CA
Informant: Samuel David Adkins, son, Empire, CA
Cenotaph here
Son of Samuel "Sam" Dyer (widower) and Doloros Bertha Lusk, who were married 20 March 1922 in Neelyville, Butler County, Missouri.
Social Security Applications and Claims Index (Ancestry)-Added the following since father's first name is incorrect on his CA death certificate.
Name: Sam Dyer Adkins
Birth Date: 16 Jan 1999
Father: Samuel D Adkins
Mother: Birtha [sic] D Lusk
SSN: 557422663
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1940 census--Sam, age, 5 is living with his parents and cousin, Juanita LUSK (his mother's sister), in Crowder, Scott County, Missouri.
28 June 1943-His parent's address is listed as 2707 1/2 Madison Street, St. Louis City, MO on his father's Missouri death certificate.
Before 1951--Sam's S. S. # was issued in California before 1951 (S.S. Death Index)
On July 7, 1962 Samuel married Evelyn Marie Massey and they were the parents of three children: Samuel David, Cassandra and Mary Jane. (His wife's obituary)
Samuel Adkins died abt 2 1/2 years after the death of his wife.
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The Modesto Bee (Modesto, California) Thursday, January 28, 1999
Samuel D. Adkins
Jan. 16, 1935-Jan. 26, 1999
Samuel Dyer Adkins, 64, of Modesto died Tuesday at Doctors Medical Center.
Mr. Adkins was a native of Missouri. He lived in Modesto 37 years. He was a cannery worker for Hunt-Wesson Inc. for 25 years; he was a member of Teamsters union Local 748. He was a member of Church of Christ, Hughson. He was a Marine Corps veteran.
He is survived by his children, Samuel David Atkins of Empire, Cassandre Garrity and Mary Jane Litzinger, both of Modesto; brother, Marcus Allen Jackson; sisters, Sharon Jackson and Tanis Lynn McLemore [Tanis is not listed in his mother's or step-father's obituary, so perhaps she wasn't actually a sister, but someone he considered a sister}; and eight grandchildren.
A funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday at the Colonial Chapel of Granklin & Downs. Burial will follow at Ceres Memorial Park, Ceres. Visitation will be after 9 a.m. Friday at the chapel.
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California Certificate of Death
Name: Samuel Dyer Adkins
Date of Death: 1/26/1999
Place of Death: Doctors Medical Center, Modesto, Stanislaus County
Date of Birth: 01/06/1935; Birthplace: MO
Male/White/Widowed
Usual Residence: 130 Angle Lane, Modesto, Stanislaus, CA 95354
Occupation: Cannery Worker, Hunt Wesson
Name of Father: Kermit Adkins [sic] Father was Samuel Adkins, step-father was Kermit Jackson
Name of Mother: Dolores Unknown [sic]-Full name was Doloros Bertha Lusk
Place of Burial: Ceres Memorial Park, Ceres, CA
Informant: Samuel David Adkins, son, Empire, CA
Cenotaph here
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