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About Helen Louise Adkins
Helen Louise Adkins, 87, of Pekin passed away at 6:18 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2012, at Pekin Hospital. Born Oct. 21, 1924, in Peoria to Samuel Benjamin and Gladys Marian (Davidson) Funk, she married Harold LaVerne Adkins on Aug. 10, 1947, at Howett Street Christian Church in Peoria. He died June 20, 1996. She was also preceded in death by her parents; stepmother, Etta Funk; two sisters, Ruth Boyd and Dorothy Rogers; and one brother, Fred Funk.
Surviving are one daughter, Connie Rae (Jim Michaelson) McAvoy-Michaelson of North Pekin; one son, Mark Douglas Adkins of Stroud, Okla.; two grandchildren, Charlie Adkins and Melissa Adkins, both of Cuba; four sisters, Etta Martis of Pekin, Sophie (Jerry) Agatucci and Jeanette Street, both of Peoria, and Janette Farkus of Joliet; and two brothers, Samuel Funk Jr. of Marston Mills, Mass., and James Funk Sr. of St. Petersburg, Fla.
She was a graduate of Manual Training High School and Brown's Business College. Helen worked at Hunt's Drive-in from 1940 to 1942, Boss Glove Factory from 1942 to 1945 and Caterpillar Tractor Company from 1945 to 1948. She left Caterpillar to raise her family and be a homemaker. She later worked at Peoria Tent and Awning Company. She was an election judge for over 50 years and was serving as secretary/treasurer of the IBEW Retirees Club Local 34 in Peoria.
She was a member of First Christian Church Disciples of Christ in Creve Coeur. She was a former member and primary Sunday school teacher at Howett Street Christian Church in Peoria and a former member of United Disciples Christian Church in West Peoria. She was a vacation Bible school teacher in Peoria and Creve Coeur. She was a former treasurer of the UAW Senior Center Auto Club, former secretary of the UAW Senior Center Community Club and had been active with PTA while her children were attending school in Creve Coeur. Helen was a Girl Scout assistant from 1956 to 1960 and also was a Cub Scout leader for two years. She was a member of the Winnebago Motor Coach Club and YWCA.
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Helen Louise Adkins's Timeline
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October 21, 1924
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Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, United States
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| 1951 |
September 28, 1951
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Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, United States
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September 25, 2012
Age 87
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Pekin, Tazewell, Illinois, United States
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Springdale Cemetery & Mausoleum, Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, United States
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