Dorothy “Dot” Adkins, 62, of Warsaw, crossed the bridge of life and joined her heavenly family on March 13, 2020, at 6:21 a.m. after a brief illness.
Dot was born July 18, 1957, in Martin, Ky., the second oldest child of Charlie and Phylistene Newsome Mitchell.
Dot moved to the Warsaw area in 1976, where she worked as a cook at Prairie View Nursing Home. She went back to school and got her GED and went on to earn her certified dietary manager certificate from Ivy Tech. She then worked in the health care food service industry for 35 years. She enjoyed cooking, reading, sewing, gardening and traveling. She loved the Lord and attended New Hope Freewill Baptist Church and the former Warsaw Wesleyan Church, now Pathway Church. She loved her family and enjoyed spending time with friends.
Dot is survived by her son, Blake Adkins, of Warsaw; ex-husband, Randy Adkins, of Warsaw; nine siblings: Lola (Fairley) Jones, of Grethel, Ky.; Anna (Larry) Howell, of Grethel, Ky.; Bonnie (Astor) Hall, of Grethel, Ky.; Ronald (Joetta) Mitchell, of Warsaw; June (Mike) Williams, of Teaberry, Ky.; Paul (Sandy) Mitchell, of Pikeville, Ky.; Anita Martinez, of Warsaw; Nadine Mitchell, of Tram, Ky.; Amanda (Kermit) Bell, of McDowell, Ky.; and several nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. on Sunday, March 15 at First Christian Church of Warsaw, 115 Park Ridge Drive, Warsaw. Cremation will follow.
Arrangements were entrusted to Heritage Funeral and Cremation Services, Warsaw.
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Memorials to I.U. Methodist Hospital, 1701 N. Senate Ave., Indianapolis, IN 46202.
Online condolences may be left at www.heritage-fcs.com.
