Sue Rea Adkins  |1952-2022|

Sue Rea Adkins was born January 22, 1952 to Marion Richard and Una L. (Kehr) Allen in Pratt. She died on Thursday, July 7, 2022 in Wichita.

Sue attended grade school in Preston, Kansas, and she graduated from Pratt High School in 1970. She attended the St. Francis School of Nursing in Wichita, graduating in 1973 as a registered nurse. She practiced for 26 years in Wichita, working in hospitals and later in private practice. She retired in 1996 because of health conditions.

She was talented in working with needlepoint. She was also an animal lover and contributed to various animal charities, and she had a number of her own cats over the years. She enjoyed reading and had an extensive library. She was also an active member of Eastminister Presbyterian Church of Wichita, Kansas.

She is survived by her brother, Earl Allen (and wife, Marcia) of Manhattan; and nephews, Bryan Allen (and wife, Cori) of Roeland Park, and Sean Allen of Glendive, Montana.

Sue is preceded in death by her parents.

A private family graveside service will be held at a later date.