Wayne Oswald Adkins Sr.

February 1, 1939 - September 10, 2019

Wayne Oswald Adkins, Sr., 80, of 2274 South Boston Road, Danville, VA, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, September 10, 2019, after being in declining health for the past several years. Wayne was born in Danville, VA on February 1, 1939, a son to the late Hezzie Oscar Adkins and Gladys Gibson Adkins. He had lived most of his life in the Ringgold Community where he had retired from Cloverdale Lumber Company as a yard foreman. Prior to working with Cloverdale Wayne worked with the late Earl Wyatt in home construction and as a concrete cutter. He was a member of the Lakewood Community Church and was a former member of the Ringgold Fire & Rescue Department. He was a veteran of the US Army where he served as a cook. On July 1, 1960, Wayne married Bertha Lewis Adkins who died on June 15, 2015. He is survived by two sons, Buddy Adkins (Becky), Lee Adkins (Penny), one sister, Kathy A. Oliver (Skeeter), two brothers, Lynn Adkins (Joyce) & Ricky Adkins all of Ringgold, VA, six grandchildren & three great grandchildren. He was predeceased, by his parents, wife and one brother, Jimmy Adkins. A Memorial Service for Wayne will be conducted on Friday, September 13, 2019, from Lakewood Community Church, at 6:00 p.m. by the Reverend Ryan Call and Reverend David Wilson. The family will receive friends at the church on Friday from 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. and at other times at the residence of Lee & Penny Adkins, 132 White Drive, Ringgold, VA 24586, off of One Hundred Acre Drive. Wrenn-Yeatts North Main Chapel is respectfully serving the Adkins family.