She married Herman Foster Geer and Cecil B Dishman. Elizabeth Susan Marie was the Daughter of Lena Perkins, Gladys Perkins sister! So, Gladys was Elizabeth's Aunt. My grand father Dewey Woodrow [Earl] Adkins and his 2nd wife Gladys America Perkins rasied Elizabeth from 7 months old. She carried the last name of Adkins most of her life.
OBITUARY:
Herald-Dispatch, The (Jun/12/2004)
ELIZABETH M. DISHMAN, 65, of Chesapeake, Ohio passed away Wednesday, June 9, 2004, at home. Funeral service will be conducted 2 p.m. Saturday, June 12, 2004, at Hall Funeral Home by Bishop Patricia Eastham. Burial will follow in Chesapeake Memorial Gardens Chesapeake, Ohio. She was born November 1, 1938, in Huntington, W.Va. She is preceded in death by her parents, Woodrow and Gladys Adkins and aunt Eva Perkins. Elizabeth was a member of VFW Post #1064, Ladies Auxillary, DAV Chapter #2 Life member, and a member of Prophetic Miracle Ministries. She is survived by her husband, Cecil B. Dishman; three daughters, Drema Geer of Chesapeake, Lisa and Phil Barnett of Huntington, and Shawnda and Rick Garrett of Chesapeake; two grandsons, Scott Barnett and Nathan Barnett; five granddaughters, Debbie Blankenship of Chesapeake, Cara Fry of Huntington, Tiffany Garrett and Connie Garrett both of Chesapeake, and Shawnda Michelle Garrett of Huntington; two great-grandchildren, Kelli Collins and Austin Blankenship both of Chesapeake; one brother, Woodrow Adkins of Proctorville; four sisters, Eva Short of Huntington, Lena and Joe Willard of Colorado Springs, Colo., Betty and Hubert Brown of Proctorville, and Barbara Tomblin of Huntington; brother-in-law Kenneth Dishman of Chesapeake and a special sister-in-law Shelba Dishman; special friend Laura Brumfield of Huntington; and several nieces and nephews. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, June 11, 2004, at Hall Funeral Home, 625 State Route 775, Proctorville, Ohio. Condolences may be expressed to the family.