In Remembrance Of
Reba Adkins
Reba Jean Adkins of Smithville, MO passed away, Saturday, December 29, 2018.
Reba Jean Adkins was a loving sister, wife, mother and Nana. She was born in Berryville, Arkansas to Lee Andrew and Claudine Sparks. She was second in line of five children.
Reba married Franklin Otis Adkins on Christmas Eve 1952 in Berryville, Arkansas.Their three sons joined them in the 50s, Dennis, Steve, and Douglas.
Reba loved life and her grandchildren: Sean Alexander, Emily Trevillyan, Chad Adkins, Alicia Adkins, Colby Adkins, Abbi Caribardi, & Ciera Adkins. She has nine great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandsons. And she so loved her daughters-in-law, Joy Adkins & Laura Adkins. She is also survived by her sister Joyce Fultz and husband Gerald; brother Howard Sparks and wife Donna; sister-in-law, Rose Sparks; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband Frank, her son Douglas, her sister Mary and her brother Jack.
Frank & Reba shared a love of golf, travel & exploring. Reba traveled to Europe 5 times, to Mexico & the Caribbean. She reached her lifelong goal of visiting all 50 states a few years back.Reba enjoyed three distinct careers over the years, Physical Therapy Aide, Beautician, and for the last 15+ years as a local real estate agent. She was also a Master Gardener Emeritus and had a love of quilting. She was very involved in her church as a teacher for many years and had a true love of the scriptures.
She was always there for her family and will be so dearly missed and always remembered by each one of them.
Funeral Service: 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 2nd at Hixson-Klein Funeral Home, Smithville, MO with visitation from 12:00-2:00 p.m. prior to the service.
Burial: Goss Cemetery
Donations: Goss Cemetery, North Kansas City Hospice, or Trimble Baptist Church.
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Jackie Bird
Reba was a special woman. We are so sorry for your loss. I’m certain we shall meet again soon.
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Dave & Danean Myers
So sorry for your loss. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
Mary Kay Brinton
Abbi , I am so sorry for your loss. Praying for you & your family. Hugs MK
Debbie Williams and Mariel Williams
Loved Aunt Janie so much, she will be so dearly missed by so many!! Much love and prayers to each and everyone of her family and friends, she had so many and too numerous to name. We love you all, so very much!! Please know many prayers have been sent up for all of her family and for her, for so long. She is definitely “Dancing in the Sky” which is one of the songs Mariel loves to sing. She is dancing with so many of her family members, along with her sister, Mary Ellen, who Mariel is named after. We love you, very much!!
Tony & Shauna Martinez
We are deeply sorry for the loss of you mother & grandmother and friend to soooo many! She was such a beautiful lady inside & out! Always so kind & compassionate to everyone! We will keep your family in our thoughts & prayers for peace and comfort during this difficult time! Sending all our love, Shauna & Tony
David and Lisa Battrick
We are so sorry for your loss. Your family is in our prayers.
Julie Alberts
One of the kindest ladies I knew, truly a sweet soul. I worked Reba at R&N and she truly was one of those people who always shared a beautiful smile and kind word…always!! Prayers for the family that you find peace and comfort in all of the wonderful memories.