Roger Wesley Adkins II was born July 30, 1945 in Omaha to Roger Wesley Adkins and Marion Virginia (Howell) Adkins. He died peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Friday, Feb. 28, 2025 at Ogallala Community Hospital.

Roger was raised in Omaha, along with his two sisters. They, alongside their 18 first cousins, all grew up in the area as near siblings. He attended Omaha North High School until his family relocated to Alliance. He graduated in 1963 from Alliance High School and in his senior year, Roger was told by his school counselor that “he should just join the Army because he will never amount to anything.”

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