Mrs. Betty Fortner Adkins, 83, of Connelly Springs, passed away on Tuesday, June 15, 2021 at Carolina Rehab Nursing Center, following a period of declining health.

Betty was born on May 13, 1938 in Mitchell County to the late John Fortner and Ethel McCurry Fortner. She was a member of Wilkie's Grove Baptist Church and was previously employed in sales with Belk Department Stores.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Charles W. Adkins and a son, Rev. Charles Terrance Adkins, and her deceased siblings, Beryl, Doe, Ralph, Dickie, Carolyn and Dennie.

Survivors include her daughter, Susan A. Hoyle, and her siblings, Grace Robinson and John Fortner Jr., and a daughter in-law, Junine Adkins. Also surviving are her grandchildren; Jeremy Adkins and wife Kim, Daniel Adkins and wife Amanda, and Sarah Lail and husband Kyle, great-grandchildren; David Adkins and wife McKenzie, Joshua Adkins, Gracie Adkins, Abbie Steele, Brayden Lail, Leighton Lail, and Maggie Adkins, and one great great-gradnchild, Rylan Adkins.

Funeral services will be held on Friday, June 18, 2021 at 2:00 P.M. in the Chapel of Heritage Funeral Service with Rev. Jimmy Church and Rick Hildebran officiating. Interment will follow at Catawba Memorial Park.

The family will receive friends on Friday from 1:00 until 2:00 P.M at Heritage Funeral Service in Valdese.

Memorials may be sent to Carolina Caring, 3975 Robinson Rd., Newton, NC 28658.

An online guestbook and obituary is available at www.heritagefuneralservices.com

Heritage Funeral Service & Crematory of Valdese is serving the Adkins family.