William Lee Adkins, age 81 of Nancy, Kentucky, departed this life on Wednesday, September 28, 2011 at his residence.

He was born on in Somerset, Kentucky to the late Joe Willie and Lillie Frances Bray Adkins.  Mr. Adkins was a member of Saline Baptist Church.  Mr. Adkins was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather.  He loved his family and he loved the land.  He loved to farm and build and he could build anything.  Mr. Adkins was a private man that lived for his family.  He was employed by Eugene & Horne, which later became “Hinkle”.  He was better known as “Paw” or “Cuz” to all who knew him.

Mr. Adkins is survived by his wife, Norma Combest Adkins, whom he married on March 11, 1950 in Somerset, Kentucky; five sons, Terry (and Ruby) Adkins of Nancy, KY, Richard (and Anna) Adkins of Eubank, KY, Barton (and Debbie) Adkins of Bronston, KY, Mark (and Roberta) Adkins of Nancy, KY and Barry (and Rhonda) Adkins of Nancy, KY; three daughters, Loretta (and Ed) Miller of Camby, IN, Cindy (and Tom) Bolin of Nancy, KY and Lisa (and Robert) Mills of Somerset, KY; seventeen grandchildren; thirteen great grandchildren; and two great-great grandchildren; three brothers, Bobby (and Brenda) Adkins of Somerset, KY, Jeff Adkins of Somerset, KY and Eddie Ray (and Ruth) Adkins of Somerset, KY;  and one sister, Jolene (and James) McGowan of Somerset, KY. 

Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by five brothers, Johnny Earl, Joe Melvin, Roy, Charles and Tommy Adkins; and two sisters, Dorothy Mae Adkins and Martha Margaret Adkins. 

Visitation will be Sunday, October 2, 2011 after 5:00 pm at Lake Cumberland Funeral Home, 1046 West Highway 80, Somerset, Kentucky. 

Funeral service will be held on Monday, October 3, 2011 at 11:00 am at the Chapel of Lake Cumberland Funeral Home with Brother Noah Broughton and Brother James Mills officiating.  Interment will be in Lakeside Memorial Gardens.  Pallbearers will be his sons, Terry, Richard, Barton, Mark and Barry Adkins and a son-in-law, Ed Miller. 

The family request expressions of sympathy be made to the Parkinson’s Disease Research Foundation.