Carl
Andrew
Adkins
Born in Barboursville, Heath Creek, West Virginia
Ancestors 
Son of Aaron Adkins
and Sally A (Johnson) Adkins
Brother of
[private sister (1920s - unknown)] [half] and [private sister (1920s - unknown)] [half]
Husband of
Ruby Jewel (Johnson) Adkins
— married
18 Mar 1939 (to 30 Apr 1979) in Catlettsburg, KY
Descendants 
Father of
Constance (Adkins) Eary, Juan Adkins, Linda (Adkins) Stephen, Carl Adkins, Paul Adkins, [private daughter (1940s - unknown)], [private son (1950s - unknown)], [private son (1950s - unknown)], [private daughter (1960s - unknown)] and [private son (1960s - unknown)]
Died
at age 58
in Scioto County, Ohio
Profile last modified
| Created 15 Apr 2016
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Biography
According to his daughter, Connie: In April 1949, Carl enlisted in the Naval Reserves and attended radio and radar school at Norfolk Naval Air Station. He was discharged in January 1954. In late 1959 Carl and a friend heard about a plane that was grounded in Columbus, Ohio because of a faulty wing covering. The owner wanted to sell it cheap and fast so Carl and his friend bought it. They took the wings off, rented a low boy truck, brought it home and repaired the wing. They both took flight lessons and began to fly. Carl lived in Waverly, Ohio and flew out of Minford Airport in Minford, Ohio. In 1961 Carl moved and went to work at Newport News Ship Building and Dry Dock Co. (the largest ship yard in the world). He worked as 1st Class Specialist of Instrument Calibration. Carl would, some time, go out on test runs on the USS Lewis and Clark Submarine. Some would take him to New York and Baltimore. Carl donated a gallon and a half of blood in his life time. In 1970, Carl was tired of the rat race in the big city and moved to the small town of Wheelersburg, Ohio (born in the country and returned to the country). He bought a small "mom and pop" grocery store that he soon converted into a grocery-electronic-variety business where he met customers and salesmen that soon became his friends. On April 30th of 1979, Carl died of an aneurysm at 59 years young. Carl married Ruby Jewel Johnson and had 10 children. He was a strict but well loved man by his entire family.
Sources
- Information from daughter
- Life Story [1]
- United States Social Security Death Index [2]
- Death [3]
- Gravesite [4]
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Carl owned and ran Garden City Grocery in Wheelersburg, Ohio and was an Electronics Technician
posted 28 Apr 2016 by Colleen (Selbrede) Eary
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st a perfect match, to my father;s brother, the biography shows that this is not a match to my family. Adkins 3367.
Carl owned and ran Garden City Grocery in Wheelersburg, Ohio and was an Electronics Technician
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Categories: Baylous Cemetery, Barboursville, West Virginia
In late 1959 Carl and a friend heard about a plane that was grounded, because of faulty wing covering, in Columbus, Ohio (not very far away). The owner of the plane wanted to sell it fast and cheap so Carl and his friend bought it. They took the wings off, rented a low-boy truck and took it home and repaired the wings. After fixing the wings they took flight lessons and began to fly. Carl lived in Waverly, Ohio and flew out of the Minford Airport.
In 1961 Carl moved back to Virginia and took a job at the Newport News Ship Building & Dry Dock Company (largest in the world). He worked as a First Class Specialist of Instrument Calibration. Sometimes Carl would go out on test runs to evaluate and fine tune the on-board instruments. He did this on the USS Enterprise (worlds first nuclear powered aircraft carrier) and the USS Lewis and Clark Submarine. Some trips he was on went to New York and Baltimore.
In 1970 Carl got tired of the rat race of a big city and moved to the small town of Wheelersburg, Ohio (he was born in the country and returned to the country). He bought a small "mom and pop" grocery store that he soon converted into a grocery-electronic-variety business where he met customers and salesmen that soon became friends.
On April 30, 1979, Carl passed away from an aneurysm. He was 59 years young.