Obituary: Unknown newspaper (obituary shared by granddaughter, Melba 'Corrine' Pinson)
Mother of 17 Dies at Home of Mrs. M.L. Akins, 64 died Friday at 4:20 p.m. at her home, 1402 Graham St. She had been in failing health a year. She spent seven weeks in a hospital before returning home two weeks ago. Funeral will be held Monday at 4 p.m. at the First Baptist Church of McCaulley. The Rev. C.E. Dick of Crosbyton, former of McCaulley pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in the McCaulley cemetery under direction of Barrow Funeral Home of Hamil. The body will remain at Elliott's Funeral Home in Abilene until 11 o'clock Monday, when it will be moved to the home to lie in state before being taken to McCaulley. Mrs. Akins was born Jan 20, 1887, in Mississippi. She came to Texas and settled at McCaulley, Texas with her husband in 1905. They farmed there until 1943 when they moved to Imperial. They moved from Imperial to Abilene in January of this year. Mrs. Akins was the mother of 17 children. One baby died in infancy and one boy died at the age of 7. The others survive. Survivors are the husband, 10 daughters and five son. They are; Mrs. E.C. McCloud, Grandfalls; Mrs. Joe Snellgrove, O'Donnell; Mrs. William Jones, Salt Lake City; Mrs. A.L. Vymota, Fort Worth; Corrine Akins, Birmingham; Mrs. Ben Robertson and Mrs. O.H. Stewat, Abilene; Mrs. Merle Borron, Imperial; A.W. Akins, Lamesa; L.B. Akins, Cresson; Ray and Ferris Akins, Abilene and Billy Akins, Fort Sam Houston.

Children of Martin & Beulah Parker Akins family not mentioned on the Find A Grave website:

Carl Ray Akins
b. December 8, 1925 in McCaulley, Fisher, Texas, USA
d. January 28, 1995 in Texas

Lillie Dale Akins Russo
b. March 5, 1917 in McCaulley, Fisher, Texas, USA
d. February 2, 1994 in Warrenton, VA

Frances Alline Akins Jones
b. February 24, 1913 in McCaulley, Fisher, Texas, USA
d. location unknown at this time

Martha Evelyn Akins Steward Lewellen
b. March 23, 1927 in McCaulley, Fisher, Texas, USA
d. August 17, 2010 in Austin, Travis, Texas

Lillian Faye Akins Gotcher
b. March 5, 1917 in McCaulley, Fisher, Texas, USA
d. January 4, 2009 in Ballinger, Runnels,Texas, USA

L.B. Akins - deceased
F.F. Akins - living

Suggested edit: C.E. Kick. I think this should be C. E. Dick who was McCaulley Baptist preacher for many years
Contributor: Hannah (47331652)
Thank you Hannah!