Esther Fay Skillin

1919 - 1997  (78 years)

• Name	Esther Fay Skillin  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Birth	18 Jan 1919	Frankfort, Marshall Co., Kansas, USA   [1, 2, 6, 7]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1920	Vermillion Twp., Marshall Co., Kansas, USA   [8]
  	Ester F. Skillen, daughter, F-W-1, single, KS, KS, KS
  		1920 U.S. census, Vermillion Twp., Marshall Co., KS, p. 4A
  Census	1925	Blue Rapids, Marshall Co., Kansas, USA   [9]
  	Ester Skillin, daughter, F-W-6, single, KS
  		1925 Kansas census, Blue Rapids, Marshall Co., KS, p. 3
  Census	1930	Blue Rapids, Marshall Co., Kansas, USA   [10]
  	Esther F. Skillin, daughter, F-W-10, single, KS, KS, KS
  		1930 U.S. census, Blue Rapids, Marshall Co., KS, p. 2A
  Residence	Oct 1956	Irving, Marshall Co., Kansas, USA   [3]
  Residence	Jan 1973	Blue Rapids, Marshall Co., Kansas, USA   [4]
  Residence	Oct 1987	Blue Rapids, Marshall Co., Kansas, USA   [5]
  Death	16 May 1997	Blue Rapids, Marshall Co., Kansas, USA   [1, 2, 6, 7]
  Burial	22 May 1997	Blue Rapids, Marshall Co., Kansas, USA   [2, 6]
  	Address: Greenwood Cemetery Blue Rapids, Kansas USA
  		Headstone of Esther F. Adkins and Ralph L. Adkins
  Obituary	29 May 1997  [6]
  	Esther F. Adkins, 78, Blue Rapids died Friday, May 16, 1997, at her home. Services were at 10 a.m. Thursday, May 22, at the Terry Chapel and Funeral Home, Blue Rapids. The Rev. Paul Wolf officiatied. The congregation sang "When the Roll is Called up Yonder" and "In the Garden," accompanied by organist Luree Gallup. Pallbearers were James Tillotson, David Tillotson, Steven Padgett, Harry Blaske, Bob Skillin and Billy Skillin. Burial was in Greenwood Cemetery south of Blue Rapids. She was born Jan. 18, 1919, in Frankfort, the daughter of Robert and Alva Scovill Skillin. She graduated from Irving High School in 1936. She married Ralph L. Adkins Oct. 21, 1944, in Smith Center. She was a homemaker. Preceding her in death were her parents; her husband on July 1, 1983; two brothers, William Skillin and Harold Skillin; two sisters, Ruth Padgett and Martha Skillin; one grandson and one great-grandson. Survivors are two son, Larry Adkins, Hyram, Utah, and Arnold Adkins, Blue Rapids; one daughter, Martha Terry, Seneca; 18 grandchildren; and many great-grandchildren.
  Person ID	I4699	Rumsey/Ballou Family Tree
  Last Modified	7 Aug 2012

  
  

  Father	Robert Ellsworth Skillin,   b. 12 Jan 1889, Frankfort, Marshall Co., Kansas, USA d. 30 Jan 1957, Irving, Marshall Co., Kansas, USA (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Martha Awilda Scoville,   b. 25 Jan 1898, Strong City, Chase Co., Kansas, USA d. 17 Oct 1956, Irving, Marshall Co., Kansas, USA (Age 58 years)
  Marriage	18 May 1916	Frankfort, Marshall Co., Kansas, USA   [3, 11, 12]
  Family ID	F1714	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ralph L. Adkins,   b. 10 Jul 1921, Miller, Hand Co., South Dakota, USA d. 1 Jul 1983, Topeka, Shawnee Co., Kansas, USA (Age 61 years)
  Marriage	21 Oct 1944	Smith Center, Smith Co., Kansas, USA   [2, 6]
  Children	1. M.J. Adkins   2. Larry Lee Adkins   3. Arnold Adkins
  Family ID	F1715	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Oct 2008

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 18 Jan 1919 - Frankfort, Marshall Co., Kansas, USA Census - 1920 - Vermillion Twp., Marshall Co., Kansas, USA Census - 1925 - Blue Rapids, Marshall Co., Kansas, USA Census - 1930 - Blue Rapids, Marshall Co., Kansas, USA Marriage - 21 Oct 1944 - Smith Center, Smith Co., Kansas, USA Residence - Oct 1956 - Irving, Marshall Co., Kansas, USA Residence - Jan 1973 - Blue Rapids, Marshall Co., Kansas, USA Residence - Oct 1987 - Blue Rapids, Marshall Co., Kansas, USA Death - 16 May 1997 - Blue Rapids, Marshall Co., Kansas, USA Burial - Address: Greenwood Cemetery Blue Rapids, Kansas USA - 22 May 1997 - Blue Rapids, Marshall Co., Kansas, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S661] Public Member Trees, (Ancestry.com), 1 Oct 2002, "ADKINS," submitted by Martha McGinnis [mrsmcmarty@yahoo.com]. "ADKINS," submitted by Martha McGinnis [mrsmcmarty@yahoo.com] [S172] (The Manhattan Mercury), 19 May 1997. [S592] Marysville, (Kansas), 2 Feb 2020, Funeral Rites For Mrs. Robert Skillin At Blue Rapids. [S592] Marysville, (Kansas), 2 Feb 2020, Heart Attack takes Wm. G. Skillin, 50 Former Irving Man. [S593] Ruth (Skillin) Padgett, Obituary - Ruth Padgett. [S594] Esther (Skillin) Adkins, Obituary - Esther Adkins. [S102] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, (Ancestry.com), 17 Jul 2012, entry for Esther F. Adkins, no. 509-18-1304. [S348] Ancestry.com, 1920 U.S. census, 30 January 2020, sheet 4A. citing NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 540 [S849] Ancestry.com, 1925 state census, 11 Jul 2012, p. 2. [S493] Ancestry.com, 1930 U.S. census, 22 Sep 2008, sheet 2A. citing NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 710 [S103] Robert Skillin, Skillin marriage announcement. [S945] Kansas, Marriages, 1840-1935, (FamilySearch), 2 Feb 2020, Robert Skillin and Alva Scovill, 18 May 1916.