Dougie Adkins

Dougie Lee Adkins, 61, of Hinton went home to be with the Lord Thursday, September 17, 2020 at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Huntington following a short illness.

Born December 5, 1958 at Elkton, MD he was a son of the late William Frye and Gladys Adkins Upton.

Dougie was a former employee of UPT and Youngs Mobile Home Transport. He enjoyed fishing, hunting and spending time with family and friends, especially his son.

Dougie was preceded in death by two brothers, James Adkins and Jerry Fox; two sisters, Shirley Charles and Bertie Adkins; one niece, Desiree Adkins and two nephews, Gregory Adkins and James Lee Cyrus.

Those left to cherish his memory include his wife of 29 years, Melissa Sparks Adkins; one son, John Coleman Lee Adkins; ten siblings, Sara Crawford of MD, Bonnie Edney of MD, Brenda Moats of VA, Bobbie Cash and husband Todd of VA, Sonya Upton and companion Andy Adkins, Diana Cyrus and husband Basil, Drema Adkins and companion Billy Adkins, Violet Trail and Timmy Adkins all of Hinton and Judy Withrow and husband Clifford of Lewisburg and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.

Funeral services will be 1:00 P.M. Tuesday, September 22, 2020 at the Ronald Meadows Funeral Parlors Chapel with Pastor Robbie Merritt officiating. Burial will follow in the Upland Cemetery near Hinton. Friends may call from 12:00 P.M. until time of services on Tuesday at the funeral parlors. Pallbearers will be John Coleman Lee Adkins, Matthew “Bubba” Cyrus, Danny Adkins, Andy Adkins, Chris Marcum, Ty Jones, Billy Adkins and Paul Robert Bragg. For the safety of the family and community precautionary guidelines will be followed.