Adkins, Homer M

1932 - 2017  (84 years)

• Name	Adkins, Homer M  [1]
  Birth	27 Dec 1932	Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Nickname	Boots
  Occupation	Panhandle Eastern Pipeline  [1]
  Residence	Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA
  Death	20 Mar 2017	Cooper County Memorial Hospital, Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA   [1]
  Burial	24 Mar 2017	Walnut Grove Cemetery, Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I6898	The Thoma Family
  Last Modified	20 Sep 2023

  
  

  Father	Adkins, Paul Hoskin Sr,   b. 30 Jul 1909, Overton, Cooper, Missouri, USA d. 11 Jan 1996, Cooper County Memorial Hospital, Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA (Age 86 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Watson, Winifred D,   b. 30 Apr 1911, Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA d. 11 Jan 1988, Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA (Age 76 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	26 Oct 1927	Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA   [1]
  Family ID	F6815	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Oerly, Betty Lou,   b. 27 Jan 1933, Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA d. 25 Jan 1995, Columbia Regional Care Center, Columbia, Boone, Missouri, USA (Age 61 years)
  Marriage	1 Jun 1952	Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA   [1]
  Children	1. Adkins, Nancy Lou   2. Adkins, Diane,   b. UNKNOWN, Missouri, USA  [natural]   3. Adkins, Karen,   b. UNKNOWN, Missouri, USA  [natural]
  Family ID	F7816	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Sep 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 27 Dec 1932 - Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA Residence - - Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA Marriage - 1 Jun 1952 - Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA Death - 20 Mar 2017 - Cooper County Memorial Hospital, Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA Burial - 24 Mar 2017 - Walnut Grove Cemetery, Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Newspapers: Boonville Daily News: Obituary, Obituary of Betty L. Oerly 01 Feb 1995. Homer M. 'Boots' Adkins, 84, Boonville, Missouri, passed away Monday morning, March 20, 2017, at Cooper County Memorial Hospital, surrounded by his family. Visitation will be Friday, March 24, 2017, from 6-8 p.m., at Davis Funeral Chapel. Funeral services will be Saturday, March 25, 2017, at 10 a.m., at the First Baptist Church of Boonville, Scott Paris officiating. Burial will follow in the Walnut Grove Cemetery. Homer was born in Boonville, Mo., on December 27, 1932, the son of Paul H Adkins, Sr. and Winifred D. Adkins. He graduated from Boonville High School in 1950. Homer was a member of the First Baptist Church of Boonville. He married his high school sweetheart, Betty Lou Oerly, at the First Baptist Church parsonage, on June, 1, 1952. He served in the U.S. Army from 1953-1954, and spent most of his career with Panhandle Eastern Pipeline, from which he retired after 27 1/2 years. Homer spent his spare time raising tomatoes, building houses and selling real estate for Quinlan Agency. He will be remembered for his lifelong wit and sense of humor. Homer was preceded in death by his wife Betty; his parents; his brothers Paul Adkins, Jr and Larry Adkins. He is survived by his brothers Lyndel Adkins and Michael Adkins, sister Ann Meuli; his three daughters, Nancy Martin and husband Craig, Columbia, Mo.; Karen Hombs and husband Dennis, Boonville, Mo., and Diane Welch and husband Randy, Bloomington, Ill.. He shared a special bond with his three grandchildren, who will miss him dearly, Neil Hombs and wife Shannan, St. Louis, Mo; Heather Abts and husband Greg, St Peters, Mo., and Becky Schlarman and husband Steve, Maryland Heights, Mo.

  
  

• Sources

  [S250] USA: MO: COOPER: Boonville Daily News: Obituary. https://www.boonvilledailynews.com/