Alfred Ashton "Pug" Adkins III

Alfred Ashton "Pug" Adkins III died Saturday, April 9, 2005. He is survived by his wife, Polly White Adkins; his daughter, Cary Pendleton and her husband, Steven Macon Guza; his daughter, Amy Spotswood and her husband, Randolph Lee Bradshaw; his grandsons, William Spotswood Guza and Robert Ashton Augustine; and his granddaughters, Carter Pendleton Augustine and Ashton McDaniel Guza. He is also survived by his brother, Thomas Eggleston Adkins; and his sister, Sally Adkins Parrish. Mr. Adkins was a 1947 graduate of St. Christopher's School and a 1951 graduate of Hampden-Sydney College, where he was president of the student body, captain of the baseball team, and a member of Kappa Sigma and ODK. After graduation, he served in the Coast Guard and then began his career with State Planters Bank, where he advanced to senior vice president. He left in 1966 to form Adkins and Co., a management consulting firm specializing in the development of private clubs. Some of his projects included founding the Bull and Bear Club in Richmond, the Harbor Club in Norfolk, the Jefferson Club in Roanoke, the Piedmont Club in Lynchburg, and the Stonehenge Country Club. He was retired from T.B.&R. Insurance. A memorial service will be held at St. Mary's Episcopal Church, 12291 River Rd., on Monday, April 11, 2005, at 3 p.m.