Dickie Ray Adkins, was born October 8, 1947, at Leona, Kansas, the son of Franklin and Maude Randall Adkins, and had lived in the Leona-Robinson area nearly all of his life. He died Wednesday, June 15, 2016, at his rural Robinson home surrounded by his family. He was 68.

Dick attended schools in the Leona-Highland area and worked to earn his GED. He attended Atchison Vo-Tech and earned a degree as an auto mechanic. He loved working on vehicles, painting houses and barns. He worked on local farms in the Doniphan and Brown counties in his earlier years in life. He later worked for himself painting homes, and barns, along with working on cars. He lived outside Leona for a few years on a farm with family until his Dad passed away. Dick lived at Severance a few years before moving to his home near Robinson in 2001. He loved to be outside staying busy, spending time with family, watching WWE, SCI-FY, and Discovery Channel.

He was married to Mary Bowen Kopp for ten years before the marriage ended in divorce.

Survivors include children: Marilyn (Adkins) Duckett of Axtell, KS, Richard Adkins of Wood River, IL, Donald Ingram, Jr. of Robinson, Ralph (Bonita) Ingram of Indiana, Kandy (Ingram) Manis of Hiawatha; siblings: Betty Myers of Benton, Cleo Stewart of Severance, Alfred Adkins of Hiawatha, Art (Rosalie Adkins of Troy, John (Eva) Adkins of Beeville, TX, Delbert (Sharon) Adkins of Hiawatha, Gertrude Hamilton of Highland, Joyce (Kenny) Moppin of Severance, Danny (Terry) Adkins, also of Severance; 16 grandchildren, 37 great-grandchildren.

Dick was preceded in death by his parents; his lifelong companion Christina Ingram in 2013; four brothers: an infant, Jack, Melvin, Sam Adkins; and a sister Erma Pohl.

Funeral services are planned for 10 a.m. Saturday, June 18, at Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Highland, with Pastor Tom Carter, of Highland Christian Church, officiating. Interment will follow at Pleasant Hill Cemetery, north of Leona.

Friends may call at the funeral home after 12 noon Friday where the family will meet from 6 until 8 that evening.

Memorial contributions are suggested to the Dick Adkins Memorial Fund, sent in care of the funeral home, PO Box 33, 66035.

A special message or remembrance may be sent to the family at www.chapeloaksfuneralhome.com