Gretta L. Adkins, 90, of Hull, Illinois, passed away Wednesday, July 22, 2020, at Barry Community Care Center in Barry, Illinois.
According to Getta's wishes there will be no services at this time.
Arrangements for cremation are under the direction of the James O'Donnell Funeral Home in Hannibal, MO.
Gretta was born June 24, 1930 in rural Hull to Russell and Ruth (Haydon) Shinn. Gretta's father died in 1944 leaving Ruth and her three daughters to try and make a go of it on their small dairy farm. As the eldest child, Gretta acquired a work ethic that never diminished.
Gretta married Wayne Adkins on May 11, 1948 on a honeymoon trip to Lawton, OK. Thereafter she accompanied him, keeping house and raising the kids, as he pursued his career around the country. In 2006 they returned to Hull, building a home on a small part of the farm that Gretta grew up on.
Gretta was preceded in death by her husband Wayne, daughter Mia Fleegel, son-in-law Carl Fleegel, and sister Doris Bliss.
Survivors include her son Russell Adkins, grandchildren Laurie (David) Cooper, Kathryn (William) Timmons, and John (Michelle) Fleegel, great grandchildren Savannah and Charlotte Cooper and William and Anna Fleegel, and sister Betty Dunker.
Memorial contributions may be made in Gretta's name to Akers Chapel Cemetery, PO Box 136, Hull, IL 62343.
According to Getta's wishes there will be no services at this time.
Arrangements for cremation are under the direction of the James O'Donnell Funeral Home in Hannibal, MO.
Gretta was born June 24, 1930 in rural Hull to Russell and Ruth (Haydon) Shinn. Gretta's father died in 1944 leaving Ruth and her three daughters to try and make a go of it on their small dairy farm. As the eldest child, Gretta acquired a work ethic that never diminished.
Gretta married Wayne Adkins on May 11, 1948 on a honeymoon trip to Lawton, OK. Thereafter she accompanied him, keeping house and raising the kids, as he pursued his career around the country. In 2006 they returned to Hull, building a home on a small part of the farm that Gretta grew up on.
Gretta was preceded in death by her husband Wayne, daughter Mia Fleegel, son-in-law Carl Fleegel, and sister Doris Bliss.
Survivors include her son Russell Adkins, grandchildren Laurie (David) Cooper, Kathryn (William) Timmons, and John (Michelle) Fleegel, great grandchildren Savannah and Charlotte Cooper and William and Anna Fleegel, and sister Betty Dunker.
Memorial contributions may be made in Gretta's name to Akers Chapel Cemetery, PO Box 136, Hull, IL 62343.
Gretta L. Adkins, 90, of Hull, Illinois, passed away Wednesday, July 22, 2020, at Barry Community Care Center in Barry, Illinois.
According to Getta's wishes there will be no services at this time.
Arrangements for cremation are under the direction of the James O'Donnell Funeral Home in Hannibal, MO.
Gretta was born June 24, 1930 in rural Hull to Russell and Ruth (Haydon) Shinn. Gretta's father died in 1944 leaving Ruth and her three daughters to try and make a go of it on their small dairy farm. As the eldest child, Gretta acquired a work ethic that never diminished.
Gretta married Wayne Adkins on May 11, 1948 on a honeymoon trip to Lawton, OK. Thereafter she accompanied him, keeping house and raising the kids, as he pursued his career around the country. In 2006 they returned to Hull, building a home on a small part of the farm that Gretta grew up on.
Gretta was preceded in death by her husband Wayne, daughter Mia Fleegel, son-in-law Carl Fleegel, and sister Doris Bliss.
Survivors include her son Russell Adkins, grandchildren Laurie (David) Cooper, Kathryn (William) Timmons, and John (Michelle) Fleegel, great grandchildren Savannah and Charlotte Cooper and William and Anna Fleegel, and sister Betty Dunker.
Memorial contributions may be made in Gretta's name to Akers Chapel Cemetery, PO Box 136, Hull, IL 62343.
According to Getta's wishes there will be no services at this time.
Arrangements for cremation are under the direction of the James O'Donnell Funeral Home in Hannibal, MO.
Gretta was born June 24, 1930 in rural Hull to Russell and Ruth (Haydon) Shinn. Gretta's father died in 1944 leaving Ruth and her three daughters to try and make a go of it on their small dairy farm. As the eldest child, Gretta acquired a work ethic that never diminished.
Gretta married Wayne Adkins on May 11, 1948 on a honeymoon trip to Lawton, OK. Thereafter she accompanied him, keeping house and raising the kids, as he pursued his career around the country. In 2006 they returned to Hull, building a home on a small part of the farm that Gretta grew up on.
Gretta was preceded in death by her husband Wayne, daughter Mia Fleegel, son-in-law Carl Fleegel, and sister Doris Bliss.
Survivors include her son Russell Adkins, grandchildren Laurie (David) Cooper, Kathryn (William) Timmons, and John (Michelle) Fleegel, great grandchildren Savannah and Charlotte Cooper and William and Anna Fleegel, and sister Betty Dunker.
Memorial contributions may be made in Gretta's name to Akers Chapel Cemetery, PO Box 136, Hull, IL 62343.
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