Valory Elizabeth Adkins

A Memorial Video to Valory is now available on this site. The link is below her picture.Valory E. Adkins, 68, of Williamstown, W.Va. passed away Friday, July 19, 2013 at Marietta Memorial Hospital after a long battle with ALS.She was born December 29, 1944 at Vienna, W.Va., a daughter of the late Russell Sams and Mannette Mulligan Sams.She was a decorator at Fenton Art Glass for 22 years retiring in 1999; attended The Peoples Church in Boaz; and was a former member of the Red Hatters.Valory is survived by her husband, Robert Adkins; one daughter, Diane C.Parrish, of Coxs Mills, W.Va.; one step-daughter, Elizabeth G. Adkins, of Vienna, W.Va.; one son, David C. Gherke, of Sumter, South Carolina; three sisters and five brothers; grandchildren, Natasha, Tyler and Nickolas; and great-grandchildren, Kahlen and Dominick.In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by one sister, Arlene Grimm; and one brother, Bob Sams.Visitation for Valory will be Monday, July 22, 2013 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Lambert-Tatman Funeral Home, 3005 Grand Central Avenue, Vienna, W.Va. A private family service will be held at a later date with Pastor Rick Kapple officiating. Burial will be at Riverview Cemetery in Williamstown, W.Va.