She was born in Eberstadt, Germany, December 30, 1927.
She married George Adkisson on October 7, 1974.
Elfriede was preceded in death by her parents, Wilhelm and Therese Meckel.
She is survived by her husband, George O. Adkisson of San Antonio, TX; daughter, Susan T. Paloczy of San Antonio, TX; brother, Helmut Meckel; sisters, Edith Owczarek and her husband Heinrich and Ilse Schmidt and her husband Rolf; numerous nieces and nephews, all of Germany.
The family would like to express special gratitude to Dr. Basel Dabas of Dabas Cancer Institute for all his help over the past 7 years.