Wayne T. Adkinson, 73, of Rochelle, Georgia, died Wednesday, May 18, 2022, at Tift Regional Medical Center in Tifton, Georgia.
Graveside services were held 2 PM, Saturday, May 21, 2022, at Salem Cemetery, in Ben Hill County, Georgia, with the Rev. Bobby Richey and William "Bill" Smathers officiating. The family will receive friends Friday evening, from 6 PM until 8 PM, at the funeral home in Fitzgerald.
Mr. Adkinson was born April 22, 1949, in Fitzgerald, Georgia, to the late John Henry & Elizabeth Driver Adkinson. He graduated from Fitzgerald High School in 1969. Mr. Adkinson was a famer, a mechanic, a truck driver and a pilot. He was a member of Salem Baptist Church.
He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Betty Jo Adkinson of Rochelle; a son, John Wayne Adkinson of Rochelle; a brother, Bobby & Ann Adkinson of Abbeville; three sisters-in-law: Mary & Bill Smathers of Slayden, Tennessee, Hazel & Curtis Brown of Abbeville and Debra Reaves of Rochelle and a brother-in-law, Johnny Reaves of Abbeville. Several nieces and nephews also survive along with his bulldog, Boss. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters: Lorena Driver and Juanita Richey and four brothers: John D. Adkinson, Otis T. Adkinson, William Lawrence Adkinson and James Adkinson.
Paulk Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Graveside services were held 2 PM, Saturday, May 21, 2022, at Salem Cemetery, in Ben Hill County, Georgia, with the Rev. Bobby Richey and William "Bill" Smathers officiating. The family will receive friends Friday evening, from 6 PM until 8 PM, at the funeral home in Fitzgerald.
Mr. Adkinson was born April 22, 1949, in Fitzgerald, Georgia, to the late John Henry & Elizabeth Driver Adkinson. He graduated from Fitzgerald High School in 1969. Mr. Adkinson was a famer, a mechanic, a truck driver and a pilot. He was a member of Salem Baptist Church.
He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Betty Jo Adkinson of Rochelle; a son, John Wayne Adkinson of Rochelle; a brother, Bobby & Ann Adkinson of Abbeville; three sisters-in-law: Mary & Bill Smathers of Slayden, Tennessee, Hazel & Curtis Brown of Abbeville and Debra Reaves of Rochelle and a brother-in-law, Johnny Reaves of Abbeville. Several nieces and nephews also survive along with his bulldog, Boss. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters: Lorena Driver and Juanita Richey and four brothers: John D. Adkinson, Otis T. Adkinson, William Lawrence Adkinson and James Adkinson.
Paulk Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Wayne T. Adkinson, 73, of Rochelle, Georgia, died Wednesday, May 18, 2022, at Tift Regional Medical Center in Tifton, Georgia.
Graveside services were held 2 PM, Saturday, May 21, 2022, at Salem Cemetery, in Ben Hill County, Georgia, with the Rev. Bobby Richey and William "Bill" Smathers officiating. The family will receive friends Friday evening, from 6 PM until 8 PM, at the funeral home in Fitzgerald.
Mr. Adkinson was born April 22, 1949, in Fitzgerald, Georgia, to the late John Henry & Elizabeth Driver Adkinson. He graduated from Fitzgerald High School in 1969. Mr. Adkinson was a famer, a mechanic, a truck driver and a pilot. He was a member of Salem Baptist Church.
He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Betty Jo Adkinson of Rochelle; a son, John Wayne Adkinson of Rochelle; a brother, Bobby & Ann Adkinson of Abbeville; three sisters-in-law: Mary & Bill Smathers of Slayden, Tennessee, Hazel & Curtis Brown of Abbeville and Debra Reaves of Rochelle and a brother-in-law, Johnny Reaves of Abbeville. Several nieces and nephews also survive along with his bulldog, Boss. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters: Lorena Driver and Juanita Richey and four brothers: John D. Adkinson, Otis T. Adkinson, William Lawrence Adkinson and James Adkinson.
Paulk Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Graveside services were held 2 PM, Saturday, May 21, 2022, at Salem Cemetery, in Ben Hill County, Georgia, with the Rev. Bobby Richey and William "Bill" Smathers officiating. The family will receive friends Friday evening, from 6 PM until 8 PM, at the funeral home in Fitzgerald.
Mr. Adkinson was born April 22, 1949, in Fitzgerald, Georgia, to the late John Henry & Elizabeth Driver Adkinson. He graduated from Fitzgerald High School in 1969. Mr. Adkinson was a famer, a mechanic, a truck driver and a pilot. He was a member of Salem Baptist Church.
He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Betty Jo Adkinson of Rochelle; a son, John Wayne Adkinson of Rochelle; a brother, Bobby & Ann Adkinson of Abbeville; three sisters-in-law: Mary & Bill Smathers of Slayden, Tennessee, Hazel & Curtis Brown of Abbeville and Debra Reaves of Rochelle and a brother-in-law, Johnny Reaves of Abbeville. Several nieces and nephews also survive along with his bulldog, Boss. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters: Lorena Driver and Juanita Richey and four brothers: John D. Adkinson, Otis T. Adkinson, William Lawrence Adkinson and James Adkinson.
Paulk Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
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