Irene T. Adkison, 81


Irene T. Adkison, 81, a resident of the Pendleton Nursing Home in Franklin, W.Va., and formerly of Riverton, W.Va., died Saturday, May 13, 2006, at the nursing home.

Mrs. Adkison was born Jan. 10, 1925, in Simoda, W.Va., and was the daughter of the late Warnie Thompson and Nannie Jane Payne Phares Thompson.

She retired from the Franklin Garment Company as a seamstress.

Survivors include two sons, Allen Hugh Thompson of Riverton, W.Va., and Bobby Lee Thompson of Seneca Rocks, W.Va.; two grandsons and several nieces and nephews.

The Rev. Mark McAllister will conduct the funeral 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Basagic Funeral Home in Franklin, W.Va. Burial will be at the Thompson family cemetery in Riverton, W.Va.

The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Memorial donations may be made to the Pendleton County Rescue Squads, the Circleville Fire Company, or the Pendleton County Nursing Home.