Susan Adkins' Obituary
Susan Weatherred Adkins, 67, of Memphis, passed away Tuesday, June 12, 2012, surrounded by family and friends. Funeral services will be at 3 pm, Sunday, June 17 at Briarcrest Christian School on Sweetbriar, with interment to follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. A visitation will be held from 5-8 pm, Saturday June 16 at Memorial Park Funeral Home. Susan was a long-time employee of Briarcrest Christian School, devoting more than 30 years of her life to the loving education of young children. She was an active member of Christ United Methodist Church, and a courageous participant in the fight against breast cancer. A devoted mother, she never met a child she did not love, an adult she did not see the best in, or a problem she could not solve. She was preceded in death by her husband William Jack Adkins, Jr. She is survived by her mother, Yvonne Tucker Weatherred of Memphis; two sons, Jay (Lesley) Adkins of Memphis and Bryant (Dawn) Adkins of Houston; five grandchildren, and her sister Jan Weatherred. The family requests that donations be made to Alzheimers Day Services of Memphis, Inc (Dorothy’s Place), 3185 Hickory Hill Road, Memphis, TN 38115. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Park Funeral Home and Cemetery, 5668 Poplar Ave. Memphis, TN 38119, (901)767-8930, “Behind the Stone Wall”.
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