Opal May Adkins

December 6, 1927 - December 8, 2018

Opal May Skaggs Adkins, age 91, of Grayson Kentucky, passed away at the Elliott County Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Saturday, December 8, 2018. Opal was born December 6, 1927 in Elliott County, Kentucky. Opal is the daughter of the late Lee and Emma Oakley Skaggs of Elliott County, Kentucky. Opal is preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, Walter Adkins. 2 sons: Bobby Adkins and Ronnie Adkins. 4 brothers: Elsworth Skaggs, Clayton Skaggs, Orville Skaggs, Burl Skaggs. 5 sisters: Elizabeth Greene, Rosie Goodman, Eva Horton, Ester Adkins, Thelma Johnson. Also, 1 Grandson, Chris Adkins. Opal was a member of the Lakeroad Freewill Baptist Church in Grayson, Kentucky, for 28 years. She had completed the 10th. grade and worked at the Texas Instruments factory for 20 years. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She is survived by 2 sons; Donald Adkins of Versailles, Kentucky, Ricky & Carmen Adkins of Versailles, Kentucky. She has 4 grandchildren and 13 great- grandchildren. Her dear friends include Mary Opal Huff of Grayson, Kentucky, Dee Skidmore of Grayson, Kentucky, Darlene Payne of Ashland Kentucky. Also, she has a host of extended family and friends who will sadly mourn her passing. Funeral services will be conducted 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, December, 12, 2018, at the Waddell & Whitt Funeral Home in Sandy Hook, Kentucky. Brother Dean Lewis will be officiating. Burial will follow in the Elliott County Memory Gardens in Sandy Hook, Kentucky. Friends may visit at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 12, 2018, at the Waddell & Whitt Funeral Home, in Sandy Hook, Kentucky. Pallbearers are Don Adkins, Rick Adkins, Eric Adkins, Billy Adkins, Randy Atkins, and Sammy Atkins. Honorary Pallbearers are Gary Atkins, Lowell Sloas