Paris, Tenn.–Roderick Leotis “Roddy” Adkisson of Paris–known to everyone as “Roddy”, passed away Saturday, May 29, at his home after an illness. He was 51.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 5, 2021, at Tennessee Valley Community Church (TVCC). Interment will follow in E.L. Walker Cemetery on E.L. Walker Road.
Roddy was a special education teacher and a coach with Henry Elementary School, Inman Middle School, E.W. Grove School and Henry County high School.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. on Friday, June 4, 2021, at TVCC and continue on Saturday from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the church.
He was born on December 9, 1969, in Paris to the late Richard Lee and Rosetta Meadows Adkisson. Roddy was a member of Progressive Baptist Church.
Roddy was married to Jammie Walker Adkisson on May 26, 2013.
He is survived by his wife, Jammie Adkisson of Paris; daughters, Courtney (Peyton) Brown and Whitney Adkisson both of Murray, Mia Adkisson of Charlottesville, VA and Amberly “Shea” Bransford of Murray; sons, Jared (Tricia) Adkisson of Murray and Andy (Amanda) Pillow of Paris; grandchildren, Jayce Adkisson, Loveah Adkisson, Jasiah Adkisson, Everlie Adkisson, Westyn Cochran, Wrylie Cochran and Easton Pillow; two sisters, Mary Adkisson of Paris and Melissa Dean of Chapel Hill, NC; a brother, Jeffery Adkisson of Paris and a host of other relatives.
Memorials may be made to The Henry County Plus Endowment-Special Education Fund P.O. Box 52 Paris, TN 38231.