James Louis (Louis) (Lou) Adkins

1937 - 2020  (83 years)

• Name	James Louis (Louis) (Lou) Adkins
  Nickname	Louis, Lou
  Born	28 Aug 1937	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Gender	Male
  Died	22 Oct 2020	Springfield, Greene County, Missouri
  Buried	31 Oct 2020	Dover Cemetery, Dover, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I23897	Rossville
  Last Modified	7 Jun 2022

  
  

  Father	James Preston (Jay) Adkins,   b. 1 Jun 1907, Kentucky ,   d. 13 Oct 1968  (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Viola Thompson Reed Adkins,   b. 21 Feb 1903, Kentucky ,   d. 11 Dec 1992  (Age 89 years)
  Married	2 Mar 1929
  	In ancestry.com, there is also info that they married 13 Feb 1943 in Florida. James Adkins to Viola Thompson. The 1929 date is also listed in another record, and that seems to make more sense.
  Family ID	F6868	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Lou Swager Adkins,   b. 29 Jul 1939, Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas ,   d. 14 Jun 2022, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 82 years)
  Children	+ 1. Valerie Adkins Eastman,   b. 30 Mar 1960, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 16 Jun 2018  (Age 58 years)   2. James (Jim) Adkins, Jr.   3. Margaret Adkins Shelman   4. Janet Adkins
  Last Modified	13 Aug 2018 10:45:44
  Family ID	F7882	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Died - 22 Oct 2020 - Springfield, Greene County, Missouri Buried - 31 Oct 2020 - Dover Cemetery, Dover, Shawnee County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents		Obituary- Adkins, James L. 1 James Adkins Passes Away James Louis (Lou) Adkins, 83, died peacefully Thursday October 22, 2020 at Mercy Regional in Springfield, MO. He was born August 28, 1937 in Topeka, Kansas. The son of James Preston Adkins and Viola Thompson Adkins. He grew up in the Rossville/Dover area and graduated from Rossville High School. Lou was loving father, grandfather and brother. Lou was a devote Christian and was always there when someone needed a helping hand, He will be missed by all of those whose lives he touched. Lou was preceded in death by his daughter Valerie Eastman; his brother Otis Reed; his sister LaVerne Hoffman: and his sister Lorraine Adkins. Survivors include his children: Janet Adkins, Barnes, KS; Jim Adkins, Topeka, KS and Margaret Shelman, Berryville, AR; grandchildren: Chris Adkins, Barnes, Ks; Michelle Brammer, Barnes, KS; Chance Eastman, Overbrook, KS; Christi Eastman, Michigan Valley, KS; Heather Spencer, Berryville, AR; Jenna Stum, Delia, KS; Shawna Isakson, Topeka, KS, and Shane Shelman, Berryville, AR. and over 20 great grandchildren. Lou had a passion for hunting, fishing, traveling and playing his guitar. He loved his blue grass music. He was always quoting phrases from John Wayne movies, his favorite quote was “never apologize, it’s a sign of weakness” which he told to anyone who apologized to him. He loved to pass out gold dollars to little kids and pretty ladies, he found joy in the way the kid’s eyes would light up. He was also a beekeeper Lou got his passion for refrigeration work while working alongside his best friend Dean Smith, when they were younger, working on the ice cars on the trains in Topeka. He later worked at the Menninger Foundation in Topeka, retiring from there in the late 1970’s. In 1981 he moved to Eureka Springs, AR starting his business Adkins Refrigeration, which he managed until his retirement in 2010. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge in Dover, Kansas Lou was a member of First Christian Church in Eureka Springs. He enjoyed serving his church as a deacon/elder and Sunday school teacher. Lou started the annual fish fry several years ago for the congregation that continues to this day. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to First Christian Church, 763 Passion Play Road, Eureka Springs, AR 72632. A memorial service is planned in Eureka Springs at First Christian Church for November 21, 2020 at 10:00 am.
  		Obituary- Adkins, James L. 2 James L "Lou" Adkins James Louis (Lou_ Adkins, 83, died peacefully Thursday, October 22, 2020, at Mercy Regional in Springfield, MO. Visitation will be Friday, October 30, 2020, from 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. at Piper Funeral Home in St. Marys. Graveside services will be Saturday, October 31, 2020, at 10:00 A.M. in the Dover Cemetery at Dover. To read a full obituary or leave online condolences, go to www.piperfuneralhome.com.