Chauncey “Red” Adkins, Jr

Chauncey “Red” Adkins, Jr. was born July 25th, 1932 and went home to be with the Lord on December 18th, 2025. He was a good husband, father, grandfather, and friend. He was preceded in death by his wife Lois Ann Adkins, three brothers; Carl Adkins, Herald Adkins, and Paul Adkins; and two sisters; Inez (Adkins) Dial and Mauna Fae Adkins. He is survived by his two children, Rick (Tammy) Adkins of Huntington, WV and Mike (Penny) Adkins of Kenova, WV; four grandchildren, Jeremy Adkins of Huntington, Brittany (Timmy) Arthur of Chesapeake, OH, Corey (Brittany) Adkins of Huntington and Tyler (Chloe) Adkins of Huntington. He is also survived by an honorary daughter, Jenny (Pac) Smith of Kenova and honorary grandchildren, Dustin (Jamie) Smith of Huntington, Coty (Beth) Smith of Catlettsburg, KY and Jacob Smith of Huntington, and a total of 17 great grandchildren. He was an army veteran and served in the Korean conflict. He was a salesman at First City Auto Sales for many years and later owned his own dealership. He loved hunting, fishing, and being outdoors. He liked to water ski, pitch horse-shoes and bowl. He enjoyed going to church and taking part in church related activities. He attended The Family of God church in Morehead, Ky and later after moving to Huntington he attended Locust Grove Baptist church. During the last few years he attended ReClaim Church. Funeral services will be held Tuesday 12/23/2025 at 11am Reclaim Church, Huntington with Pastor Corey Adkins officiating and Pastor Tim Arthur assisting. Visitation will be two hours before the service. The family asks in lieu of flowers, to please make donations to ReClaim Church or 26th Street Baptist Church. Burial will be at Brown Cemetery in Morehead, KY at 3pm. Rollins Funeral Home in Kenova is assisting the family with the arrangements. Online condolences may be expressed at www.rollinsfh.com.