Jerry Howard Adkins

1947 - 2020

Jerry Howard Adkins obituary, 1947-2020, Elizabethtown, KY

BORN

1947

DIED

2020

FUNERAL HOME

Brown Funeral Home

306 College Street

Elizabethtown, Kentucky

Jerry Adkins Obituary

Jerry Howard Adkins, 72, of Elizabethtown, passed away Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020, at Baptist Health in Louisville.

Mr. Adkins was born Sept. 7, 1947, in Williamson, West Virginia.

He was a volunteer firefighter, pipe fitter, HVAC technician and an honest, hardworking man. Mr. Adkins proudly served in the U.S. Army and was a Vietnam veteran. He loved hunting, fishing and the outdoors.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Geraldine West Adkins and Ben Howard Adkins.

Left to cherish his memory are his wife, Julia Elizabeth Adkins of Elizabethtown; two daughters, Mary Ellen Adkins and Deborah Adkins, both of Elizabethtown; three grandchildren, Cody William Parrett of Elizabethtown, Heather Caver of Radcliff and Tori Lynn Potter of Ft. Bragg, North Carolina; two great-grandchildren, Zarah Potter and Aurora Potter, both of Ft. Bragg, North Carolina; three brothers, Benny J. Adkins (Sherry) of Vine Grove, George Michael Adkins (Anita) of Custer and Gregory K. Adkins (Lena Searcy) of Taylorsville; and a very special family member, Tena Gore (Sam).

The funeral is at 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 23, at Brown Funeral Home in Elizabethtown with Mike Wheeler officiating.

Visitation is from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.

Condolences may be expressed at brownfuneral.com.

Published by The News-Enterprise from Jan. 20 to Jan. 24, 2020.
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Huck and I grew up in the same neighborhood a small town of Greenville Michigan. Outdoor sports were all we had back then and baseball football tags were some of the wonderful things we grew up with! One of the only two girls in that neighborhood . Huck always picked me. He was and always had an been an exceptional young man. My thoughts and prayers are with the family in this sad time

Sue Whitney [Larsen]

January 26, 2020

Memories of Jerry and his family will
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My sincere condolences to Julie,
Mary Ellen and Debbie.

Ethel Thomas

January 23, 2020

Julie, Debbie, Mary Ellen I am so sorry for the loss of dear Jerry. I wish we could come down and give you a big hug. We sure had some good times. I am sending you all lots of love and prayers.

Kathie Gibson

January 22, 2020

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306 College Street, Elizabethtown, KY 42701

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Brown Funeral Home

306 College Street, Elizabethtown, KY 42701

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