Norma Jean Adkins

Norma Jean Adkins, 89 of Richland, WA passed away January 24, 2017 at Richland Rehabilitation Center in Richland. She was born January 3, 1928 in South Bend, IN.

Norma was the only child and was brought up in a loving family. She was known to frequent in beauty pageants as she was beautiful inside and out. She loved to bring joy and love to all she came upon. She was a loving and giving mother and grandmother.  

Norma was known to be charitable to the underprivileged. She would go without in order to make others were taken care of. She had a smile that would light up the room. 

Norma is survived by her three daughters, Candace (Jack) Morse; Cheryl Greene; and Carla (Jeff) Sykes; 11 grandchildren, Colleen Keyes; Jackie Morse; Gina Morse; Mary Claeys; Billi Fizer; Jennifer Poindexter; Eric Haselton;  Daniel Greene; Brian Greene; Taylor Greene; Branden Ellsworth; Brooke Ellsworth and 8 great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by: Mother; Kathryn Eichler; Father; Otto Eichler; one son; William Haselton and one grandchild; Amanda Haselton.

Donations:   Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research, 1100 Fairview Ave.  Seattle, WA 98109; fredhutch.org