Individual Details
James Johnnie "JJ" Adkins
(4 Mar 1949 - 30 Jul 1995)
One of Johnnie's favorite forms of relaxation was to go to casinos. He went to Reno, Las Vegas, Atlantic City, and Tunica, Mississippi. For his son, James', 21st birthday he took James and Jeanne to Las Vegas. This was in August of 1994 that they spent 10 days at Caesar's Palace. Before they went to Las Vegas, Johnnie and James went to Tunica for Father's Day. This was the only trip the two of them took alone, but they had a wonderful time. The last time they went to Las Vegas was in June of 1995, just one month before Johnnie passed away.
Events
| Birth | 4 Mar 1949 | Hager, Lincoln County, West Virginia |  | ||
| Military | Bet 1969 and 1989 |  | |||
| Marriage | 11 Mar 1971 | Catlettsburg, Boyd County, Kentucky - Barbara Jean "Jeanne" Hager | | ||
| Degree | 13 May 1984 | Associates Degree in Leadership - Hawaii Pacific College | |||
| Residence | Bet 1986 and 1995 | Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama | | ||
| Occupation | Bet 1990 and 1995 | Department Manager - Computer Sciences Corporation | |||
| Degree | Dec 1993 | Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems - Columbia College, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama | |||
| Description | 1995 | Six feet, two inches tall, 240 pounds, blue eyes, sandy hair. - Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama | |||
| Death | 30 Jul 1995 | Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama | | | |
| Burial | 2 Aug 1995 | Huntsville Memory Gardens, Huntsville, AL | | |
Families
| Spouse | Barbara Jean "Jeanne" Hager (1952 - 2022) |
| Child | James Johnnie Adkins II |
| Father | Herbert Clarence Adkins (1908 - 1987) |
| Mother | Reba Juanita "Reber" Walls (1916 - 1984) |
| Sibling | Eddath Louise "Patsy" Adkins (1933 - 1982) |
| Sibling | Barbra Jewell Adkins (1933 - 1937) |
| Sibling | Geraldine Adkins (1936 - 2004) |
| Sibling | Bobbie Lee Adkins (1938 - 1957) |
| Sibling | Lillie Mae Adkins (1940 - 2005) |
| Sibling | Phyllis Jean Adkins (1942 - 1972) |
| Sibling | Clarence Edbert Adkins (1944 - 1997) |
| Sibling | Alline Adkins (1946 - 2014) |
| Sibling | Alice Marie Adkins (1950 - 1950) |
| Sibling | Calvin Ray Adkins (1951 - 2023) |
| Sibling | Linda Renia Adkins (1953 - 2026) |
| Sibling | Brenda Leigh Adkins (1956 - 2020) |
| Sibling | Kathy Elaine Adkins (1957 - 2024) |
| Sibling | Jacqueline Leah "Jackie" Adkins (1960 - 2022) |
Notes
Military
Johnnie was appointed to the rank of Warrant Officer on Oct. 1, 1977. Colonel Donald R. McCormick was the swearing in officer. July 1984 he was promoted to the rank of CW3 at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. Among the places Johnnie was stationed was Ft. Bliss, Texas, Ft. Campbell, Kentucky, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, Bitburg, Germany, and Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. He served in the Air Defense Artillery division of the Army and worked on the Chaparrel, Vulcan, and Sgt. York.Residence
4015 Apollo Drive, Huntsville, Alabama 35805-5601Death
He died at 9:30 p.m. of Sudden Cardiac Arrest.Burial
The funeral services were held at Laughlins Funeral Home Huntsville, Alabama with the Rev. Tom Boothe officiating and Clayton Willis giving the eulogy. During Clayton's eulogy, he noted that if you asked Johnnie what time it was, he would tell you how to build a clock. That was very true. Johnnie was very intelligent and he liked to explain things to others. Johnnie was given a full military funeral. His son, James Johnnie Adkins II, received the U.S. flag from the casket.Endnotes
1. Birth Certificate.
2. Marriage Certificate.
3. Death Certificate.
4. James J. Adkins II, Deed to plot 409 D in Huntsville Memory Gardens.