Jeffrey Adkison

JEFFREY L. ADKISON

Washington

Jeffrey L. Adkison, 70, of Washington, Iowa, passed away Sunday, May 17, 2020,

at his home in Washington.

Jeff was born Feb. 27, 1950, in Kewanee, Ill., the son of Lyndell and Catherine (Reno) Adkison. He was united in marriage to Denise Drescher on May 22, 1971, in Cambridge, Ill. Jeff was a truck driver for several companies before owning and operating his own truck line. He enjoyed cars, spending time in the garage working on things and woodworking.

He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Denise of Washington; his daughter, Cori (Shane) Wenger of Kalona; his son, Scott (Shelly) Adkison of Lockridge; grandsons, Austin Adkison and Colton Adkison; step-grandchildren, Danan (Christy) Wenger and Kyrra (Titeus) Miller; stepgreat-grandsons, Cole and Jaden Miller; his mother-in-law, Lauretta Drescher of Indianapolis, Ind.; sisters-in-law, Elaine Adkison of Marion and Gina Page of Indianapolis, Ind.; his nieces, Tari (Rod) Jones of Marion, Chris (Steve) Frick of Blue Grass and Jessica (Justin) Berg of Indianapolis; six great-nieces and nephews; and his faithful dog, Tucker.

Jeff was preceded in death by his parents; his brother, Timothy Adkison; father-in-law, Clarence Drescher; brother-in-law, Kevin Page; and his loving pets, Bella, Zina, Dolly and Zeke.

According to his wishes, cremation has been entrusted to the care of Murphy Funeral Home of Mount Pleasant. No services are planned.

Murphy Funeral Home of Mount Pleasant is handling the arrangements.

Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.murphyfuneralandmonuments.com.