Services for Mr. Bob W. Adkins, 91, of Grand Saline, are scheduled for 10 a.m., Saturday, March 18, 2023, at Bartley Funeral Home, with Len Teague officiating.

Interment will be in Woodside Cemetery.

Mr. Adkins passed away March 15, 2023, at his home in Grand Saline. He was born June 23, 1931, in Van Zandt County (Bug Tussle Community), to Jule & Gertrude Riggs Adkins. He graduated from Grand Saline High School, Class of 1950 and was a member of Grand Saline Church of Christ. He worked for Ford Motor Co. Assembly Plant on East Grande in Dallas and for T&P Railroad. Bob was also a meat salesman for Porter Adkins and later owned & operated Adkins Meat Company for 24 years. He has been retired since 1980. Bob is preceded in death by his parents; two wives, Bobbie Burns Adkins, and LaMerle Skinner Adkins; son, Dick Edward Adkins; two brothers, Porter Adkins and Truman Adkins; and sister, Joyce Adkins Sloan.

Survivors include his son, Nick Adkins and wife Debbie of Grand Saline; daughter-in-law, Faye Adkins Melton of Grand Saline; longtime friend & companion, Fern Henley Brooks of Forney; four grandchildren, Josh, Amber, Jeff & Chad Adkins; four great-grandchildren; and numerous other relatives and friends.

Pallbearers will be Clay Waymire, Sergio Rubio, Ben Sloan, Carlos Agular, Mike Burns, Dennis Tucker, Jeff Adkins, Josh Adkins, Doug Reid, and David Reid.

The family will receive friends 6-8 p.m., Friday, March 17, 2023, at the funeral home.