George Houston Adkins

Male 1906 - 1991  (84 years)


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  • Name George Houston Adkins 
    Born 26 Dec 1906  Cotton Valley, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 13 Nov 1991  Longview, Gregg County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 15 Nov 1991  Rusk County Memorial Gardens - Henderson, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I1709  Cody LeBlanc's Family Tree
    Last Modified 23 Aug 2019 

    Father John Franklin Adkins, Sr.,   b. 3 Oct 1880, Haynesville, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Aug 1954, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Esther Houston,   b. 13 Dec 1874, Shongaloo, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Apr 1937, Cotton Valley, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years) 
    Married 2 Sep 1903  Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F648  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sudie Cleora Shuttlesworth,   b. 28 Feb 1913, Omen, Smith County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Apr 1986, Longview, Gregg County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Children 
    +1. Gwen Rowe Adkins,   b. 26 Aug 1936, Price, Rusk County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Nov 1996, Henderson, Rusk County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years)
     2. Ricky Glenn Adkins,   b. 15 Apr 1954, Price, Rusk County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jan 1988, Kilgore, Rusk County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 33 years)
    Last Modified 9 Apr 2015 
    Family ID F650  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 26 Dec 1906 - Cotton Valley, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 13 Nov 1991 - Longview, Gregg County, Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 15 Nov 1991 - Rusk County Memorial Gardens - Henderson, Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    George Houston Adkins and Sudie Cleora Shuttlesworth Adkins
    George Houston Adkins and Sudie Cleora Shuttlesworth Adkins
    George Houston Adkins, Sudie Cleora Shuttlesworth Adkins, and Ima Mae Shuttlesworth
    George Houston Adkins, Sudie Cleora Shuttlesworth Adkins, and Ima Mae Shuttlesworth
    George Houston Adkins and Pennie Wills Adkins
    George Houston Adkins and Pennie Wills Adkins
    George Houston Adkins, John Franklin Adkins, Jr., and Pennie Wills Adkins
    George Houston Adkins, John Franklin Adkins, Jr., and Pennie Wills Adkins
    George Houston Adkins and Gwen Rowe Adkins on Ed the Mule
    George Houston Adkins and Gwen Rowe Adkins on Ed the Mule
    J.F. Adkins Family
    J.F. Adkins Family
    Back Row L to R: John Franklin Adkins, Jr., John Franklin Adkins, Sr., Pennie Wills Adkins, George Houston Adkins.

    Front Row L to R: Frances Ruth Adkins Service, Lillian Adkins Bigham, Isha Adkins Cloud, and John Edmon Wills

    Documents
    Obituary of George Houston Adkins
    Obituary of George Houston Adkins
    Published in The Shreveport Times on November 27, 1991
    Obituary of George Houston Adkins
    Obituary of George Houston Adkins
    Published in The Longview News-Journal on November 14, 1991
    U.S. World War II Draft Card - George Houston Adkins
    U.S. World War II Draft Card - George Houston Adkins
    Name: George Houston Adkins
    Gender: Male
    Race: White
    Age: 33
    Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
    Birth Date: 26 Dec 1906
    Birth Place: Webster Parrish, Louisiana, USA
    Residence Place: Henderson, Rusk, Texas, USA
    Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
    Registration Place: Henderson, Rusk, Texas, USA
    Employer: Ohio Oil Company
    Weight: 185 lbs.
    Complexion: Dark
    Eye Color: Brown
    Hair Color: Brown
    Height: 5' 10"
    Next of Kin: Mrs. George Houston Adkins

    Headstones
    Headstone of George Houston Adkins and Sudie Cleora Shuttlesworth Adkins
    Headstone of George Houston Adkins and Sudie Cleora Shuttlesworth Adkins
    Rusk County Memorial Gardens - Henderson, Texas, USA

  • Notes 
    • Obituary:

      HENDERSON - Services for George H. Adkins, 84, of White Oak will be 10 a.m. Friday at Crawford-A. Crim Funeral Home in Henderson.

      Burial will be in Memorial Gardens Cemetery.

      The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. today.

      He died Wednesday in a Longview hospital.

      Mr. Adkins was born Dec. 25, 1906, in Co Hon Valley, La., and had lived in White Oak since 1977.

      He was a former resident of Price, a Baptist and a retired employee of Marathon Oil Company.

      Survivors include son, G.R. "Pinky" of White Oak; sisters, Mrs. Isha Cloud and Lillin Bigham, both of White Oak, and Ruth Service of Shreveport, La.; grandchildren, John Adkins and Sue Ann Pieri, both of Houston, and Doug of College Station.

      (Published in The Longview News-Journal on November 14, 1991)

    • Obituary:

      WHITE OAK, TEXAS - Funeral services for Mr. George H. Adkins, 84, of White Oak, was held at 10 a.m. Friday, November 15 at Crawford A. Crim Chapel. Interment was in Memorial Gardens Cemetery under the Direction of Crawford A. Crim Funeral Home.

      Mr. Adkins died at 11:40 a.m. Wednesday at Good Shepherd Hospital. He was born December 26, 1906 in Cotton Valley, La., was a former resident of Price and was a resident of White Oak since 1977. He was a Baptist and retired employee of Marathon Oil Company.

      He is survived by one son, G.R. (Pinky) Adkins of White Oak; sisters, Mrs. Isha Cloud, White Oak, Mrs. Lillian Bigham, White Oak, and Mrs. Ruth Service, Shreveport; grandchildren, John Adkins of Houston, Sue Ann Pieri of Houston, and Doug Adkins of College Station.

      Pallbearers were Donald Ray Perkins, Buddy Stinson, Bentley Hamrick, George Cloud, George Moody, Dan Seelbach, Charlie Owens, Ricky Hughes.

      (Published in The Shreveport Times on November 27, 1991)