Eric E. Adkins, 50, All Ohio State Orchestra

Mr. Adkins was born on August 20, 1951 in Lorain, OH. He was a 1969 graduate of Lorain High School and attended Lorain County Community College. He has lived in Brooklyn for the past 6 years. He was a member of the former Euclid Ave. Baptist Church. He was a well-known violinist and was a member of the All Ohio State Orchestra.

Mr. Adkins is survived by his daughter, Heather Adkins of Jim Thorpe, PA, his mother Mary (nee Hensley) Adkins of Lorian, his sisters Denise Kokai of Elyria, and Alicia Watkins of Westminster Maryland and several aunts and uncles.

He is preceded in death by his father Delmas Adkins on February 21, 1999.

Friends may call at Schwartz Spence Boyer & Cool Home for Funerals, 1124 W. 5th Street, Lorain, OH, on Monday, January 15, 2002 from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.

Funeral Services will be held on January 15, 2002 at 11:00 a.m. at Schwartz Spence Boyer & Cool Home for Funerals in Lorain, OH with Rev. Willis Hall, pastor of Faith Baptist Church, officiating.

Eric E. Adkins will be buried at Ridge Hill Memorial Park Cemetery in Amherst Twp., OH.