James Clayton Adkins

ADKINS, James Clayton, 61, died suddenly on July 17, 2016. He loved nature and was a true outdoorsman who loved fishing and hunting. He could build or fix almost anything. As the former director of Louisville Metro Public Works, he was a true public servant who valued integrity. He loved his family and friends, and was compassionate, caring, and had a huge heart. He will be missed always. Our hearts are broken. Jim was a devoted husband, father and son. He is survived by his wife, Betty Adkins; mother, Helen Adkins; and three sons, Josh, Darin (Kim), and Joel (Julie); his four sisters, Patricia, Carla, Teresa, and Cynthia; three brothers, Greg, Scott, and Troy; Aunt Joyce and Uncle Paul Oestriecher and their family. Jim has four grandchildren he loved deeply and ten nieces and nephews. . His funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, July 21, 2016 at Highlands Funeral Home, 3331 Taylorsville Rd. Visitation will be from 11:30 a.m.-8 p.m. Wednesday at Highlands. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that you plant a tree in Jim’s memory. He would have liked that.