Era Irene Minter

1927 - 2013  (86 years)

• Name	Era Irene Minter
  Birth	27 Feb 1927	Leatherwood, Henry County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  Gender	Female
  _UID	F9C64966C58243D3B7B3B99E73226050D17C
  Death	16 Nov 2013	Collinsville, Henry County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  Burial	19 Nov 2013	Roselawn Burial Park, Martinsville, Henry County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  Notes	From findagrave.com, Dec 2014: Irene Minter Adkins, 86, of Collinsville, VA died Saturday, November 16, 2013 at her residence. She was born on February 27, 1927 in Leatherwood, VA to the late Posey L. Minter and Betty Richardson Minter. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Bill Arnold Adkins; sister, Elizabeth M. Thornton and brothers, Willard Minter, Clyde Minter, and Dewey E. Minter. Mrs. Adkins was an active member of Starling Avenue Baptist Church in Martinsville, VA since 1982. She volunteered with the Women's Missionary Union at the church as well as the Blue Ridge Library's literacy training program. Mrs. Adkins loved her annual trips to Florida with her husband Bill to watch baseball's spring training. Her family remembers her very caring nature and commitment in taking care of others. Mrs. Adkins is survived by her daughter, Shirley Craven of Snow Creek, VA; sons, Stan Adkins of Collinsville, VA, Dennis Roy Adkins of Collinsville, VA, Bruce Allen Adkins of Collinsville, VA, and Ken Arnold Adkins of Snow Creek, VA; sisters, Dorothy M. Clark of Bonsack, VA and Helen M. Wright of Birmingham, AL; brothers, Clifford L. Minter of Martinsville, VA, Billy R. Minter of Floyd, VA, and Jackie L. Minter of Leatherwood; grandchildren, Brooke Kirk of Bassett, VA, Jeremy Craven of Bassett, VA, Hope MacDonald of Woodbridge, VA, Christopher Allen Adkins of Lynchburg, VA, Jessica Mason of Henry VA, Cameron Lee Adkins of Collinsville, VA, Elizabeth Anne Adkins of Martinsville, VA, Jacob Adkins of Martinsville, VA, and Caroline Adkins of Martinsville, VA; great-grandchildren, Nicholas Kirk of Bassett, VA, Reese MacDonald of Woodbridge, VA, Daniel Craven of Bassett, VA, Reagan MacDonald of Woodbridge, VA, Sawyer Mason of Henry, VA, Isaac Craven of Bassett, VA, and Ian Kirk of Bassett, VA. The funeral service will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, November 19, 2013 at Starling Avenue Baptist Church in Martinsville, VA with Dr. David W. Adkins officiating. The family will receive friends on Monday, from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., at Norris Funeral Services Martinsville Chapel. Burial will be on Tuesday, November 19, 2013 at Roselawn Burial Park in Martinsville, VA following the service at the church. Memorial donations may be made to Starling Avenue Baptist Church, 932 Starling Avenue Martinsville, VA 24112 or to Grace Network of Martinsville and Henry County, P.O. Box 3902, Martinsville, VA 24115. Norris Funeral Services, Inc. and Crematory, Martinsville, VA is serving the Adkins family.
  Person ID	I419	America
  Last Modified	16 Jan 2019

  
  

  Father	Posey Lester Minter,   b. 21 Sep 1890, Dyer's Store, Leatherwood Community, Henry County, Virginia, USA d. 9 Jun 1959, Drunken Springs, Henry County, Virginia, USA (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Bettie RICHARDSON,   b. 5 Aug 1894, Henry County, Virginia, USA d. 29 Dec 1974, Henry County, Virginia, USA (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	25 Dec 1912	Henry County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  Family ID	F147	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Bill Arnold ADKINS,   b. 5 Nov 1929, Stuart, Patrick County, Virginia, USA d. 7 Jul 2007, Collinsville, Henry County, Virginia, USA (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	19 Dec 1953	Henry County, Virginia, USA   [3]
  Family ID	F152	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Jan 2019

  
  

• Documents

  Era Irene Minter 1953 marriage certificate

  
  

• Sources

  [S66] findagrave.com, November 2014 and later. [S70] Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940, Ancestry.com, Nov 2014 and later. [S253] Virginia, Marriage Records. 1936 - 2014 at ancestry.com, June 2015 and later.