Betty Lou (Clark) Adkins
July 1, 1934 — June 15, 2016
Age 81 of Portsmouth passed away Wednesday June 15, 2016 at SOMC Hospice. She was born on July 1, 1934 in Scioto County, a daughter of the late Monroe and Nellie Scott Clark. She formerly attended Bonser Run Christian Baptist Church and worked as a Central Sterile Tech at Southern Ohio Medical Center.
Betty is survived by three daughters, Cheryl Adkins and Pamela (Gregory) Shonkwiler, both of Portsmouth, and Mary Beth (Ashley) McGlone of Reynoldsburg; one brother, Paul “Butch” Clark and wife Faye of Dearfield, MI; three sisters, Bonnie Ervin and Mae Slusher of Portsmouth, and Shirley Henry of New Boston; four grandchildren, Andrew (Faith Taulbee) Shonkwiler, Arrika (Daniel) Shonkwiler-Mains, Levi McGlone, and Noah McGlone; and one great-grandchild, Gunnar Boone Shonkwiler. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Howard Adkins; a grandson, Owen McGlone; four brothers, Donald, Robert, William, and George Clark.
Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Monday June 20, 2016 at D.W. SWICK-NELSON FUNERAL HOME in New Boston with Pastor Darrell Musick officiating. Interment will follow at Old Wheelersburg Cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday 5 – 7 p.m. and one hour prior to services on Monday In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be sent to SOMC Hospice in Portsmouth Online condolences may be left at www.DWSwickNelsonFuneralHome.com.
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