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It's safe to say, Richard L. Adkins, led a pretty full life, he was born on the 23rd of June, 1946 to Laura Faye & Kenneth Ruben Adkins, he was one of 6 children, 5 boys and one girl. Phillip, Donald, Robert, Joyce, and Alan. Robert died as a baby, Alan years ago, and they just lost their precious sister in September of 2018. It's been quite a life full of ups and downs and his soul decided he had enough and parted ways on Sunday, March 3rd, 2019, it wasn't the way he wanted to go but he went. He was a lifelong area resident of Northwest Indiana, and even built his own home, with some blood, sweat and a lot of tears.

But his family came from Dyersburg, Tennessee, and I think he always carried a piece of that around with him.

He didn't set out to conquer the world, or break any records, but he did dream of being a writer, and even wrote a couple short stories, maybe I can find them and he'll reach that dream yet. He did his part He served his country in the United States Army, and then he met an awkward girl, married her and got a job as a millwright, but his most notable contributions to this world are his beautiful daughters.

Each daughter born more beautiful than the last, but their external beauty was a pale comparison to the beauty each of them carried inside. There was nothing greater in his eyes than his girls. There are 4 of them: Tracey, Trudy, Rikki, and Holly.

Sorry fellas, all 4 are spoken for!

"Hearts full of love, with dreams in our heads; he kissed us each at night as he put us to bed. And that's how he will be remembered by the ones who loved him dear."

He was the right amount of goofy, to spur a bunch of laughs, always remembered him happy, and having a good time, but he didn’t always make the best decisions, like that one time he got a perm, and these one shorts he used to have. But he was our dad, and we loved him and will miss him just the same.

Life is fast, it was here a moment ago, but it won't last.

Don't carry around heavy grudges, let the past be the past.

Everyday is a new day, to make a new start, Have a BLAST!

He is survived by his Daughters:

Tracey Adkins, and 4 Grandchildren, Private, and his great grandchildren, Alexis Rae, and twins Brandon Williamson & Courtney Williamson and his great grandchildren, Hayden Weiland, Chace Weiland, Aniiah Berry, and Kashdon Berry, of Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Trudy, and his grandchildren, twins Riley Bettelyoun, Johnathon Bettelyoun & Toni Dayle Stringer and his great granddaughter Stone Bryn Krueger, of Michigan City, Indiana.

Rikki, her adoring husband Greg, and his grandchildren Kaylea, Morgan, and Trevor Criswell, of Sparta, Tennessee.

Holly, her loving husband Damian Pope and his grandchildren Hunter Shaffer and Skyler Pope, of Sparta, TN

His grandchildren by love, Aly & Aaron Stewart of Laporte, Indiana

He is also survived by his older brothers, Phillip and family and Donald and family, as well as numerous family and friends, too many to name, his daughters took up all the space.

He is preceded in death by everyone that went before him including his loving grandparents, his parents, his granddaughter Tia Marie Stringer, and 2 great grandchildren, Grace Marie Krueger & Axel Lee Lavery.

We're told by Rees Funeral Home, 600 W Old Ridge Rd, Hobart, IN 46342, that services were held in Secret, per his 2nd wife's request.

Contributions in memory of Richard Adkins may be made to:

Riley Children's Hospital & Ronald McDonald House,

for the help and love received while his granddaughter battled Brain Cancer.