Daniel Dee Adkins Obituary – Portsmouth, OH
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Daniel Dee Adkins, aged 90, from Portsmouth, passed away at the Best Care Health & Rehab in Wheelersburg on Monday, February 17, 2025. Born on November 21, 1934, in Portsmouth, he was the son of the late Fred and Maryland Collier Adkins.
Daniel graduated from Portsmouth High School in 1952 and subsequently pursued a career as a chemical engineer at the Piketon Atomic Plant, where he dedicated many years of service. An avid enthusiast of military history, Daniel had a particular fascination with military aircraft during his leisure time.
He was widowed on December 4, 2021, after the passing of his wife, Nancy Carolyn Storey Adkins, whom he had married in 1956 in Greenup, KY.
He leaves behind his son, Bruce Daniel Adkins of Portsmouth; his daughter, Kathy Throckmorton (nee Adkins), married to Bruce Clark, of Wheelersburg; two granddaughters, Stacey Croasmun (married to Eric) and Erica Bennett (nee Adkins), married to Jordyn; and one great-grandson, Jacob Croasmun.