Sherman Adkins
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Sherman Adkins (1908 - 1993)

Sherman Adkins
Born in Buffalo, Scott County,Tennessee, U.S.Amap
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Husband of — married 30 Mar 1929 (to 10 Mar 1970) in Scott County, Tennessee, U.S.A.map
Died at age 85 in Scott County Hospital, Oneida, Scott County, Tennesseemap
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Biography

Sherman Adkins lived in Appalachia, in Tennessee.

Sherman was born on August 23, 1908 at Buffalo in Scott County, Tennessee. He was the son of Phillip Adkins and Mary Ann ( Trammell ) Adkins . He married Bertha Lawson on March 30, 1929 in Scott County. Sherman passed away on October 5, 1993 at the Scott County Hospital in Oneida, Scott County.

Obituary,

Sherman Adkins, 85, of the Huntsville Manor Nursing Home, formerly of Capital Hill, passed away on Friday evening, October 5, 1993, at Scott County Hospital in Oneida. He was the son of the late Phillip Adkins and the late Mary Ann Trammell Adkins and was preceded in death by his wife Bertha Lawson Adkins; two sons, Dennis and Glad Adkins; three sisters; six brothers; and one son-in-law, John Woodward. Mr. Adkins was a retired carpenter and was a member of the Annadell Baptist Church. He is survived by six daughters, Florence Woodward of Huntsville, Iva Lee Fraley and husband Forrest of Cincinnati, O., Bertie Mae Phillips and husband Eunice of Jefferson City, Wilma Martin and Joan Ealy and husband Anthony of Norwood, O. and Barbara Jean Jones of Jefferson City; three sons, Paul David Adkins and wife Cathi of Jefferson City, Dwain T. Adkins and wife Ida of Norwood, O., and Phillip Adkins and wife Juanita of Pioneer; 27 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; a special friend, Mike Carson and staff of the Huntsville Manor Nursing Home; several nieces and nephews; and many other relatives and friends. Funeral services were conducted at 8 p.m. Sunday at the West-Murley Funeral Home chapel, with Rev. Ray Howard officiating. Nancy Murley sang. Graveside services were conducted at 11 a.m. Monday at Cook Cemetery in the Winona Cemetery. Pallbearers were: Greg Woodward, Joe Adkins, Dennis Fraley, Claude Fraley, Michael Carroll, and Steve Woodward. West-Murley Funeral Home in Oneida was in charge of arrangements. (Source: The Scott County News, 14 Oct 1993, unknown page)

Sources

Burial : Cook Cemetery, Winona, Scott County, Tennessee, U.S.A. Burial Date : October 8, 1993 Find A Grave memorial #31814302 [1]

  • Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/31814302/sherman-adkins : accessed 01 August 2021), memorial page for Sherman Adkins (23 Aug 1908–8 Oct 1993), Find a Grave Memorial ID 31814302, citing Cook Cemetery, Winona, Scott County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by Steve & Donna Gagne' Woodward (contributor 48075515) .
  • "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JLWN-WTB : 10 January 2021), Sherman Adkins, 08 Oct 1993; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
  • "Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VN6K-FBG : accessed 12 June 2016), Sherman Adkins and Bertha Lawson, 30 Mar 1929; from "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing p. 6, Scott, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee.
  • "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGFD-J19 : accessed 12 June 2016), Sherman Adkins in household of Philip Adkins, Civil District 6, Scott, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 167, sheet 1B, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,528.
  • "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNP4-NJR : accessed 12 June 2016), Sherman Adkins in household of Phillip Adkins, Civil District 5, Scott, Tennessee, United States; citing sheet 1B, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,821,761.
  • "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4ZP-5KX : accessed 12 June 2016), Shermon Adkins, Civil District 5, Scott, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 76-12, sheet 13B, family 203, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 3932.




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