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Joan Fisher Adkins Click for Condolences      Printable Version
1928 - 2016

Joan Fisher AdkinsJoan Fisher Adkins, 87, of Huntington, passed away October 3, 2016. She was born October 12, 1928 in Ashton, a daughter of the late Raymond and Willa Wray Fisher. She was Professor-Emeritus (English) at Marshall University, Huntington, a world traveler, accomplished musician, distinguished educator and an inspiration to those who knew and loved her. She is survived by her son, Gregory Adkins of Barboursville; daughters, Kimberly Barlett of Parkland, FL and Tana Adkins of Huntington; granddaughter, Kristen Lynn of Apollo Beach, FL; great-grandson, Jordan Huffman, of Apollo Beach, FL; and sisters, Nancy Dawson of Stroudsburg, PA, and Cynthia Fisher of Huntington. Visitation will be from 2-3 p.m. Thursday, October 6, 2016 at the Wallace Funeral Home, Barboursville. Burial will be in Oaklawn Memorial Park, Huntington. In accordance with her wishes, there will be a simple burial in lieu of a funeral service. Online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.timeformemory.com/wallace.

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Leonard Deutsch
Thursday October 6, 2016 at 3:12 PM

I have not seen Joan in over a quarter of a century but I remember her as an exceptionally intelligent and articulate colleague. She had a very impressive vocabulary. I cannot remember if she received a Fulbright to study the work of Czeslaw Milosz but I recall that she was an enthusiastic researcher of his writing nonetheless. She was a person with a lot of class and the family has my condolences.
 
SUSAN CRAIG MILLER
Wednesday October 5, 2016 at 1:06 PM

RIP AUNT JOANNE.
 
Maggie Espina
maggiepr2000@gmail.com
Wednesday October 5, 2016 at 10:26 AM

I was an English major at Marshall University in the early 1980s. Dr. Adkins taught me to love Shakespeare by bringing his stories to glorious life in her own unique way. She left a lasting and profound legacy at Marshall and she was genuinely fun and gregarious. She will be greatly missed by all who were lucky enough to learn with her. God Bless!
 
Loberta Adkins Jude
Wednesday October 5, 2016 at 8:59 AM

Cindy, I'm so sorry to hear of Joan's passing. You and the family are in my thoughts and prayers.
 







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