Johnnie Reed Adkins Obituary (1949

Mr. Johnnie Reed Adkins, age 75, of Hanover, Indiana entered this life on November 14, 1949 in Portland, Tennessee. He was the loving son of the late Johnnie Oliver and Nannie Perdue Adkins. He was a 1967 graduate of Valley High School in Louisville, Kentucky. He entered the United States Navy on January 13, 1969 in Louisville, Kentucky and rose to the rate Aviation Machinist's Mate Petty Officer Third Class serving in the Vietnam War. He was honorably discharged on April 20, 1973 at San Diego, California receiving the National Defense Service Medal, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal, and the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal. He was united in marriage to Toni Gay Anderson on September 14, 1974 in Louisville, Kentucky. This happy union of fifty years was blessed with three daughters, Shaleena, Shannon, and Sheri. He attended Watterson College in Louisville, Kentucky for three years. He worked as a laborer at General Electric for 37 years before retiring on November 3, 2003. He owned Johnnie Reb's Bar in Hanover for several years and spent most of his life in Jefferson County since 1974. He was a member of Lick Branch Baptist Church at Deputy, Indiana. He enjoyed collecting coins, boating and camping. He loved spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Johnnie died on Sunday, December 22, 2024, at 2:53 a.m. at the Robley Rex Veterans Medical Center in Louisville, Kentucky. Please Click Here to View the Video Tribute A LOVING FAMILY Johnnie will be missed by his loving wife of fifty years, Toni G. Anderson Adkins of Hanover, Indiana; his loving daughters, Shaleena Helton and her companion, Timothy Poynter of Hanover, Indiana, Shannon Ritchie and her husband, Barry of Madison, Indiana, Sheri Purvis and her companion, Richard Anderson of Vevay, Indiana; his son, Donald Bounce of Louisville, Kentucky; his loving grandchildren, Jessica, Amber, Shelby, Lyndsey, Brandy, Stacy, Amanda, Channing, Tony, Charlie, and Caitlyn; his adoring great-grandchildren, MaKenzie, Kylee, Gracie, Adysynn, Destani, Zane, Brysan, Jesse, Alexis, Aidan, Lexi, Haley, Trysten, Emma, Peyton, Maleah, Maddox, Baliegh, Emmersyn, Scarlett, Clara, Vaida, and Charlee; his brother, Steven Adams of Louisville, Kentucky and James Adams and his wife, Karen of Louisville, Kentucky; his sister, Donna Pryor and her husband, Roger of Louisville, Kentucky; his brothers in law and sisters in law, Ron and Lucy Anderson of Hanover, Indiana, Brenda Estes of Hanover, Indiana, Susie and Charlie Horton of Kent, Indiana, Kathy and Larry Cooper of Madison, Indiana, and Karen Walker of Evansville, Indiana. He was preceded in death by his father, Johnnie Oliver Adkins, his mother, Nannie Perdue Adkins, his sister, Rhonda Raleigh, his stepsister, Sheila Webb, his stepbrother, Mickey Adams; and his great grandson, Titus Magers. Please Click Here to View the Service Recording. FUNERAL CEREMONY Funeral services will be conducted on Sunday, December 29, 2024, at 1:00 p.m., by Pastor Joe Smedley at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. Inurnment will follow at a later date in the Grandview Memorial Gardens, 9306 North U.S. 421 in Madison, Indiana. TO JOIN THE SERVICE LIVE CLICK HERE VISITATION Friends may visit Sunday, December 29, 2024, from11:00 a.m. until the time of service at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. MILITARY HONORSMilitary honors will be provided by the Major Samuel Woodfill Post No. 9 of the American Legion at the graveside ceremony. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to the Jefferson County Animal Shelter. Cards are available at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centres of Madison and Hanover. Online condolences, remembrances, and memorials can be left at www.morgan-nay.com To Place An Online Donation To send a flower arrangement in memory of Johnnie Reed Adkins, please click here to visit our sympathy store. There are no gallery images.