James Joseph Adkins, 77, of Kansas City, MO passed away May 30, 2014. James was born October 3, 1936 in Kansas City, MO. He retired from Southwestern Bell Telephone Company; Owner of Cedar Products Company. Survivors include his wife Jackie Adkins; children Stan (Beverly) Adkins, Cindy (Don) Sprenger, Brenda Adkins and Lauren (Travis) Cunningham; grandchildren Michael Sprenger, Tammy (Tyler) Osborn, Jamie (Andrea) Sprenger, Jeff Adkins, Brody and Ava Cunningham; great-grandchildren Addilyn and Logan Osborn. Visitation 4:00 to 8:00pm Wednesday, June 4, 2014 White Chapel Funeral Home, Gladstone, MO.