Howard Richard Adkins

Man Electrocuted At Layland Mine: Rites Set Friday – Danese, Dec. 30 (RNS) – Howard Richard Adkins, 32, of Danese was killed in a mining accident at Layland at 12:45 p.m. today. Adkins was electrocuted while working with electrical wiring. Born in Glade, July 26, 1926, he was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Hayes Adkins. He was a member of the United Mine Workers Union at Layland. Survivors include his wife, Edna; a son, Howard Jr. and a daughter, Vickie Lynn, both at home; two brothers, Bernard of Landisberg and Earl of Oak Hill; and five sisters. Mrs. Edith Boone of Quinwood, Mrs. Eva Redden of Beckley, Mrs. Lola Vance of Quinnimont, Mrs. Gertie redden of Mill Creek, and Mrs. Goldie Ballenger of Quinnimont. The funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday in the Peace Chapel at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral in Beckley by the Rev. Virgil McNeil. Burial will be in Kidwell Cemetery at Table Rock.

[Wednesday Morning December 31, 1958 Beckley Post-Herald, Page 10 Submitted by Norman Adkins]

Funeral Set Friday For Howard Adkins – Danese, Dec. 31 (RNS) – Funeral services for Howard Richard Adkins will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday in the Peace Chapel at the Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home in Beckley by the Rev. Virgil McNeil. Burial will be in Kidwell Cemetery at Table Rock. Adkins, 32, of Danese was electrocuted while working with electrical wiring at the L. H. Champ Coal Co. mine near Layland.

[Thursday Morning January 1, 1959 Beckley Post-Herald, Page 6 Submitted by Norman Adkins]

Funeral Announcements – Adkins: Howard Richard, age 32, of Danese, was electrocuted at 12:50 p.m. Tuesday, December 30th, while at work at the Layland Mines. The body will remain at the Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home, 1901 South Kanawha Street, until the funeral time. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. in the Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home Peace Chapel with the Rev. Virgil McNeil officiating. Burial will follow in the Kidwell Cemetery at Table Rock. Arrangements by Rose & Quesenberry Funeral Home

[Thursday Afternoon January 1, 1959 Raleigh Register, Page 14 Submitted by Norman Adkins] genealogytrails.com