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BROOKS FAMILY HISTORY 7-269............Minnie Grace Adkins, b. December 27, 1920, Boston, Georgia............Mary Frances Adkins (2.9.11.5.8), b. December 7, 1922, Boston, Georgia............Winona Eunella Adkins (2.9.11.5.9), b. November 16, 1926, Provo, GeorgiaBland Wallace Adkins was a well known and liked newspaper publisher andprinter, who owned or worked for many newspapers in Alabama, Florida andGeorgia. He last worked for the “Waycross Georgian” in Waycross, Georgiawhere he lived for 20 years. Bland Wallace Adkins died on September 22, 1945and Winona (Morgan) Adkins died on December 19, 1972. Both were buried inWaycross, Georgia. Carolyn Adkins is a retired registered nurse from the UnitedStates Navy. Carolyn lives at St. Simon’s Island, Georgia. Bland WoodrowAdkins served in the United States Navy during World War II. He is retired andlives at St. Simon’s Island, Georgia.On August 7, 1941, Grace Adkins married Julius Robert Callahan in Folkston,Georgia. Julius was born on November 3, 1920 in Ware County, Georgia. Juliusand Grace Callahan have one daughter: - Rebecca Yvonne Callahan, b. December6, 1942, Waycross, Georgia. Julius and Grace Callahan reside inBrunswick, Georgia. On August 10, 1961, Yvonne Callahan married John OwenHorton (born March 30, 1940 in Valdosta, Georgia) in Brunswick, Georgia.Owen and Yvonne Horton have four children: - Elizabeth Deanne Horton, b.February 27, 1963, - John David Horton, b. November 30, 1964, - DonnaMichelle Horton, b. April 2, 1969, - Debra Lynn Horton, b. October 6, 1971.References: 1) Letter, Ida Marie (Smith) Williams to Bernice Casey, August 6, 1980; 2)Additions and Corrections by Ida Marie (Smith) Williams, September 9, 1981EVELYN ELIZABETH ADKINS (2.9.11.5.3) is the daughter of Bland WallaceAdkins and Winona (Morgan) Adkins. Elizabeth was born on January 16, 1911in Doerun, Georgia. Elizabeth Adkins married Asa Duke Mullis, Jr. (born August11, 1908). Asa and Elizabeth Mullis had one son:............Asa Duke Mullis, III, b. March 28, 1936Asa Mullis was killed in an accident on September 21, 1935. On October 23,1937, Elizabeth (Adkins) Mullis married Thomas Edward Pigford (born January31, 1903 in North Carolina) in Hamilton County, Florida. Thomas and ElizabethPigford had one daughter:............Valma Darleen Pigford, b. November 1, 1943Thomas Pigford died on August 4, 1968 in Cresent, Florida. Elizabeth (Adkins)Pigford lives in Waycross, Georgia where she owns and operates a beauty shop.In 1960, Asa Mullis, III married Virginia Davis at Warner Robbins, Georgia.Asa and Virginia Mullis have two sons: - Russ Mullis, b. June 26, 1963, -Asa Duke Mullis, IV, b. June 10, 1964. On March 11, 1977, Darleen Pigfordmarried Greg Baur. Greg and Valma Baur both received Doctorate of Philosophydegrees in mathematics and are college professors in South Bend, Indiana.