Class of 1978
1978 Maroon Spotlight
Gary Adkins
Track 75-78; Basketball 77-78; Cross-Country 75-76.
1978 Graduation EditionPerry Daily Journal
Born March 8, 1960, at Electra, Texas, Gary Lynn Adkins attended schools in Miami and Stillwater, Okla. prior to coming to Perry. He participated in cross country 1975-76, track 1975-78, and basketball 1977-78. Gary lists speech as his favorite subject and he enjoys all sports with hunting as his prime interest. His immediate plans include enrolling at Oklahoma Christian college, Oklahoma City. Gary is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Adkins, 722, Birch.
Gary Lynn Adkins
March 8, 1960 – February 3, 2008
Gary L. Adkins, 47, of Perry, Oklahoma, formerly of Stillwater, Oklahoma, was the son of Ralph N. and Linda G. McHugh Adkins. He was born on March 8, 1960, in Electra, Texas and died Sunday, February 3, 2008, at Integris Southwest in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
A 1978 graduate of Perry High School, Gary played basketball and ran cross country while in school. Gary worked at Charles Machine Works for a short time, managed Daylight Donuts in Stillwater, and delivered newspapers for Stillwater NewsPress. He loved playing frisbee golf, fishing, camping, and being with his dog Merle.
Gary is survived by his mother, Linda G. Adkins of Electra, Texas, formerly of Perry, Oklahoma; two sisters, Jana Allen and her husband, David and Keri Koch and her husband, Geoff, all of Perry, Oklahoma; three nieces, Kristin Thompson of Ashburn, Virginia, Alissa Thompson White of Lindsay, Oklahoma and Cierra Koch of Perry, Oklahoma; three nephews, Taylor Thompson of Stillwater, Oklahoma, Brendon Koch and Lincoln Koch, both of Perry, Oklahoma; one great-nephew, Cason Lynn White of Lindsay, Oklahoma and one great-niece, Layla Jo Ann White of Lindsay, Oklahoma.
He was preceded in death by his father, maternal grandparents, and paternal grandparents.
Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 6, 2008, at the Church of Christ in Perry. Gerald Stewart will officiate. Interment will be in Grace Hill Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Church of Christ in Perry, the American Lung Association, or the Gary L. Adkins Fund to assist with medical and final expenses.