Glenn Adkins (1921 - 2004)

Born 28 Jul 1921 in Jennings, Kentucky

Husband of Betty June Swett — married 1 Sep 1942 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois

Died 30 Dec 2004 at age 83 in Stayton, Oregon

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Note N3268Lebanon Express, January 6, 2005 [posted on RootsWeb by Richard Hascall]

Glenn Adkins, 83, of Scio, died Dec. 29, 2004, at Santiam Hospital in

Stayton. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Jan. 7 at Huston-Jost

Funeral Home. Private burial will be at the Lebanon I.O.O.F. cemetery.

He was born July 28, 1921, in Jennings, Ky., the son of John and Sarah

(Sparks) Adkins. He was raised in Land O' Lakes, Mich. During World War

II, he served in the Army. On Sept. 1, 1942, he married Betty Swett in

Chicago, Ill. They moved to Lebanon in 1945. Adkins worked in the loggi

industry as a truck driver. In 1961, he worked as a heavy equipment

operator and was involved in the Green Peter Dam project. He retired in

1978 and they moved to Scio in 1980. He was member of Grace Bible

Fellowship in Tangent and American Legion Santiam Post 51.

Survivors are daughter Carolyn of Lincoln City; sons Thomas of Lincoln

City and Larry of Scio; sister Mary Manning of Escondido, Calif.; broth

Jim of Vancouver; three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. His

wife Betty died on Nov. 26, 2003.

Memorial contributions may be made to American Legion Post 51 and se

care of Huston-Jost Funeral Home, 86 W. Grant St., Lebanon, Ore. 97355.