Darlene Hilda Adkins

Darlene Hilda Adkins, 87, of Buda died at 4:28 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011, at her home in rural Buda. Born June 15, 1924, in Princeton to David and Hilda (Larson) Linden, she married Gene Adkins Dec. 9, 1944, in Bradford. He survives. She was a 1942 graduate of Bradford High School. She was a homemaker and a farmer''s wife. She was a member of the Leet Memorial United Methodist Church in Bradford. Also surviving are one son, Dennis (Kirby) Adkins of Thousand Oaks, Calif.; two daughters, Gloria (Gary) Beaverson of Roxborough, Colo., and Julee (Marty) Sieks of Kansas City, Mo.; four grandchildren, Harmoni Adkins of Los Angeles, Karli Adkins of Thousand Oaks, Calif., Jason (Dong-hee) Savage of Overland Park, Kan., and Ryan Sieks of Kansas City, Mo.; two great-grandchildren, Aiden Savage of Overland Park, Kan., and Kaitlyn Sieks of Kansas City, Mo.; one sister, Ruth Driscoll of Blue Earth, Minn. She was preceded in death by her parents; one brother, Ernest Linden; and one sister, Arlene Tumbleson. Cremation rites will be accorded and a memorial service will be held at a later date. Memorials may be directed to the Leet Memorial United Methodist Church in Bradford or Bradford Rescue Squad.