of Cave City, AR
July 28, 1948 - November 24, 2014
George Wendell ''G.W.'' Adkisson, age 66, of Batesville, died November 24, 2014 in the Little Rock VA Hospital.
Born July 28, 1948, at Lunenburg, Izard County, Arkansas, he was the son of Gilmore and Iva Richardson Adkisson, who preceded him in death.
He attended Mount Pleasant High School. An Army veteran, he served in Viet Nam in the 17th Artillery and was a member of the American Legion Post #114. He was an employee of Gen Corp of Batesville and was a Christian of the Baptist faith.
G.W. liked to hunt and fish and watch NASCAR. He was dependable and was a devoted husband, father, and grandfather.
He is survived by his wife of 41 years, Kathy Hess Adkisson; two sons, Brett (Tina) Adkisson of Cherokee Village and Jermery Adkisson of Bryant, AR; five grandchildren, Joseph Adkisson, Kirsten Adkisson, Brittney Garner, Matthew Garner, and Anthony Garner, all of Cherokee Village; and one great-grandson, Hunter. He is also survived by his mother-in-law, Gloria Jean Hess of the home; one sister, Inez Huckaba of Springfield, Missouri; two sisters-in law, Gloria Callahan and Trudy Rymer of St. Louis, Missouri; and four nieces, two nephews, two great-nephews, one great-niece, and two great-great-nephews.
Memorial services will be at 11:00 a.m. Saturday at the Allen Chapel Free Will Baptist Church with the Rev. Tim Landers officiating. Music will be by Robin Richardson.
Arrangements are by Roller-Crouch Funeral Home of Batesville.
Memorials may be made to John 3:16 Ministry, 75 Holmes Road, Charlotte, AR 72522 and Gideon's International, PO Box 2982, Batesville, AR 72503.
Inez, I'm so sorry to hear of G W's passing. I have some great memories of G W at New Home Church and spending the night with G W and your wonderful parents. God Bess you and G W's family.
I am a distant cousin and I know G.W.'s sister, Inez, I want to extend my sincere sympathy and prayers for all the family, I pray god will give you the strength and guidance during this time of grief. I lost touch with Inez would love to keep in touch with my gr grandmother Mary Ann Adkisson Brooks family. God Bless
Kathy, our heart goes out to you and your family. Our prayers are with you. GW was a good guy. I will not forget the fun times we all had at the 17th Arty. reunions. I always looked forward to spending time with you and GW. I hope you are able to come see us in the very near future. I am looking forward to it. Your are in our prayers, he will truly be missed. Always friends, Richard (Norm) & Annette Jones
Kathy, so sorry to hear about G.W.
Dear Kathy,
My heart grieves so much after reading the loss of G,W, in the paper tonight.
Please know my thoughts are with you at this time.
Karen McShane
THE FAMILY OF GW OUR PRAYER ARE WITH YOU
Very sorry for our loss G W was a good friend for many years
G.W. was one of my favorite customers at The American Legion. He will be missed! My thoughts and prayers for his family and friends.
He was my friend and will be missed. Lots of good memories.