Jan 29, 2021
Charles “Skip” Shannon Adkins, 71, of Shepherdstown, WV passed away Wednesday November 18, 2020 from a cardiac event while swimming in the ocean in Dominican Republic. Skip grew up in Hamlin, WV and called Shepherdstown, WV and Sarasota, FL home. He loved to travel and visited over 100 countries, covering all seven continents, including a trip to Antarctica in early 2020. Skip loved practical jokes and plastic cockroaches, air horns and creepy masks were frequently used in his pranks. He also loved vintage and sports cars, gourmet cooking and a good documentary.
Skip is survived by his children, Pamela Livingston (husband David) of Garner, NC, Kimberly Dickson (husband Brian) of Mount Juliet, TN and Christopher Adkins (wife Kalli) of Queens, NY, grandchildren, Elizabeth, Caroline, Miles and Parker, sisters Diana “Deanna” Scragg and Roberta “Elaine” Adkins of Huntington, WV, nieces, Dawneda Miller (husband Ken), Leslie Gross (husband John) and their families, along with many beloved family members and friends he considered family.