Samuel Richard Adkins

Mr. Samuel Richard Adkins, 79, of Memphis drifted into rest on June 28, 2019 at Saint Francis Hospital in Bartlett, Tennessee. He was born in Bruce, Mississippi to the late Howard Samuel Adkins and Eula Kathleen Killough Adkins.  Richard was a skilled tradesman specializing in construction and painting for many years.

Richard leaves an expansive family to carry his memory; Three Sons, Jay Howard Adkins, Kevin Richard Adkins, and Samuel Jarret Adkins; Three Daughters, Melody Dawn Adkins, Sammi Jo Adkins, and Shana L. Adkins; One Daughter In Law, Sonia Veronica Adkins; One Brother, Jerry Paul Adkins; One Sister, Brenda Adkins Morris; Elven Grandchildren, Dayton Alexander Pinkston, David Brandon Adkins, Dena Nicole Adkins, Ian Alexander Adkins, Jada Hope Mattingly, Juan Carlos Valdez Jr. , Matthew Dylan Adkins, Matthew Adkins, Niki Rae Adkins Presley Nyline Adkins,  Samuel Jarrett Adkins ll; One Great Grandchild.

The family will receive friends on July 1, 2019 at Parker Memorial Funeral Home in Bruce, Mississippi from 10:00 A.M. until 12:00 P.M. with a funeral service beginning at 12:00 P.M. in the funeral home chapel with Bro. Robert Earl Alexander officiating. Mr.Adkins will be laid to rest in the Pittsboro Cemetery.

Parker Memorial Funeral Home of Bruce and Vardaman is honored to serve the Adkins family in helping make arrangements remembering Richard’s life. Online condolences may be made at parkermemorialfuneralhomes.com.