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Portrait of Jamie Robert Adkins
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Jamie Robert Adkins

August 11, 1961 – December 13, 2023
Lived 62 years
St Mary’s · Greensburg, Indiana
Crazy? Did you say crazy? I was crazy once! I died, they buried me and worms tickled my toes! It drove me crazy! Crazy? Did I say crazy?…
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Jamie Robert Adkins, 62, of Greensburg, passed away unexpectedly, in his sleep, on December 13, 2023. He was born on August 11, 1961 in Mansfield, Ohio the son of Robert and Carolyn Collyer Adkins. Jamie was a 1980 graduate of Greensburg High School. He had previously worked at Swifty Gas Station, Delta Faucet for over 20 years, Jerman Place Apartments, and since 2014 he was the maintenance man at Lake Point Apartments along with his nephew Jon Gosnell. Jamie loved fishing with his grandsons and golfing with his brother and his nephews. He loved finding odd jobs for his grandsons to do. If anyone needed anything, he was always the first person to help. He was a great Dad and Papaw Jamie (P.J.) and a wonderful brother and Uncle Jamie to his nieces and nephews, and he will be missed by so many; even Pickle the family dog, will miss her weekly treats and attention.

Survivors include: Daughter, Jessica L. (Nick) Smith; Grandsons, Caden N. Smith, Reid A. Smith; Siblings: Brenda (Max) Smiley, Diana Blanford, David (Judy) Adkins and Kimberly (Frank) Nieman; Sister in Law, Debra Adkins; Nieces and Nephews, Jon (Amanda) Gosnell; Mike Bussberg, Julie (Quinn) Ramsey, Nicki Brooks, Josh (Skyler) Owens, Sean Owens, Joe Adkins, Christina (Christopher) Mozingo, Jeff Adkins, Scott (Misty) Adkins, Robbie Adkins, Chad (Jessica) Adkins, Eric (Meredith) Adkins, Samantha Adkins, and Tabatha (Andy) Jobe; and several great nieces and nephews that he loved. He was preceded in death by His Father; Mother; Brother, Ronnie Adkins; and Brother-in-Law, Roger Blanford.

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1961
Born August 11
1967
Jamie was 6 when the first Super Bowl was played
1971
Jamie was 10 when Walt Disney World opened in Florida
1982
Jamie was 21 when Michael Jackson released "Thriller"
1998
Jamie was 37 when "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" was published in America
2001
Jamie was 40 when Apple introduced the iPod
2014
Jamie was 53 when the Ice Bucket Challenge went viral
2022
Jamie was 61 when Queen Elizabeth II died after 70 years on the throne
2023
Passed away December 13, age 62
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Goodbye Dad

We are SO thankful we got to take a final vacation with you. We now have so many fresh memories to hang onto. These family pictures were taken on Dec 1, 2023 on our last day in Florida. Thanks for all you’ve taught me and for being a great example of how to help and love on others. I hope to always be your little “angle” and “Crum”. Nick will miss hearing “Hey, you’re an engineer”, before asking him something. And your favorite grand-dog is going to miss you like crazy too.

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