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Chester H Adkins[1]

Female 1919 - 2015  (95 years)


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  • Name Chester H Adkins 
    Born 25 Jul 1919  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 18 Feb 2015  Winchester, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Cedarwood Cemetery Edinburg, Shenandoah County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I8128  My Reynolds Line | Descendants Hugh Pittsylvania Reynolds, Descendants of James Reynolds
    Last Modified 5 Dec 2022 

    Father Samuel Gilmore Adkins,   b. 31 Dec 1895, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Nov 1957, Roanoke, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Mother Mary Lucy Wells,   b. 1 Mar 1901, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Aug 1984, Woodbridge, , Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Married 15 Jun 1915  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F2730  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Chester H. Johnson

      Shenandoah Valley-Herald, The (Woodstock, VA) - Friday, February 27, 2015

      Mrs. Chester "Ches" Hickman Johnson, 95, of Woodstock, passed away Wednesday, February 18, 2015, at Winchester Medical Center.

      The funeral service was held Monday, February 23, 2015, at Woodstock United Methodist Church. The Rev. Robert Hoskins officiated. Burial followed in Cedarwood Cemetery in Edinburg.

      Mrs. Johnson was born on July 25, 1919, in Callands, Va., daughter of the late Samuel Gilmore Adkins and Mary Wells Adkins of Roanoke.

      She retired from the Federal Emergency Management Agency in Washington, D.C., after having served 16 years at the Defense Department at Fort Belvoir. She was a member of Woodstock United Methodist Church since 1983, Edinburg FCE Club, To VA Quilt Guild and Dorcas Circle Quilters. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Charles Hickman and Mason R. Johnson.

      She is survived by her daughter, Robin C. Hickman of Alexandria, Va.; son, Gary T. Hickman of Philomath, Ore.; stepson, James R. Johnson and wife Coralee of Little Silver, N.J.; two granddaughters and one grandson.

  • Sources 
    1. [S31] Cottagehill/Southside, Chester I. Adkins.

    2. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/143212707/chester-hickman-johnson.
      Mrs Chester Hickman ?Ches? Adkins Johnson
      BIRTH: 25 Jul 1919
      Callands, Pittsylvania County, Virginia
      DEATH:18 Feb 2015 (aged 95)
      Winchester City, Virginia
      BURIAL: Cedarwood Cemetery
      Edinburg, Shenandoah County, Virginia,