Opal Mae Akin, age 93, of Manhattan, died September 7, 2010, at Mercy Regional Health Center in Manhattan.
She was born May 17, 1917, in Union Township, Pottawatomie County, Kansas, the daughter of Charlie and Libbie (Simon) Bairow, and had been a Manhattan area resident since 1953.
Mrs. Akin attended Eureka School, District 85, and later graduated from Wamego High School in 1935. She attended Emporia State Teachers College and taught in rural schools from 1936 to 1953.
She was a member of the LaClede Baptist Church, Deep Creek Needlecraft Club, Willing To Learn Club and the Tabor Valley Benefit Club. She enjoyed traveling to auctions and collecting, painting and was an avid reader.
On June 1, 1953, she was married to John "Jack" Akin in Wamego, Kansas. Mr. Akin preceded her in death on July 9, 2001. She was also was preceded in death by one sister, Nellie Kinzy, and one brother, Dale Bairow.
Survivors include one son, Jack O. Akin and his wife Mary of Manhattan; four nieces, Sharon Bairow-Riffey and Sheila Burke both of Wamego, Marilyn Harnish of West Fork, AR, and Barbara Schenk of Greenbrier, AR; one nephew, Thomas Bairow of Wamego; three grandchildren: Tony Akin of Manhattan, Margo Holden of Lawson, MO, and Tami Bumgarner of Lenexa, KS; and six great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be held at 10:30 A.M. Friday at the Pleasant Valley Cemetery near Zeandale.
The family of Mrs. Akin will receive friends from 9:00 to 10:00 A.M. Friday at the Yorgensen-Meloan-Londeen Funeral Home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the LaClede Baptist Church or the American Diabetes Association. Contributions may be left in care of the Yorgensen-Meloan-Londeen Funeral Home, 1616 Poyntz Avenue, Manhattan, KS 66502.
She was born May 17, 1917, in Union Township, Pottawatomie County, Kansas, the daughter of Charlie and Libbie (Simon) Bairow, and had been a Manhattan area resident since 1953.
Mrs. Akin attended Eureka School, District 85, and later graduated from Wamego High School in 1935. She attended Emporia State Teachers College and taught in rural schools from 1936 to 1953.
She was a member of the LaClede Baptist Church, Deep Creek Needlecraft Club, Willing To Learn Club and the Tabor Valley Benefit Club. She enjoyed traveling to auctions and collecting, painting and was an avid reader.
On June 1, 1953, she was married to John "Jack" Akin in Wamego, Kansas. Mr. Akin preceded her in death on July 9, 2001. She was also was preceded in death by one sister, Nellie Kinzy, and one brother, Dale Bairow.
Survivors include one son, Jack O. Akin and his wife Mary of Manhattan; four nieces, Sharon Bairow-Riffey and Sheila Burke both of Wamego, Marilyn Harnish of West Fork, AR, and Barbara Schenk of Greenbrier, AR; one nephew, Thomas Bairow of Wamego; three grandchildren: Tony Akin of Manhattan, Margo Holden of Lawson, MO, and Tami Bumgarner of Lenexa, KS; and six great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be held at 10:30 A.M. Friday at the Pleasant Valley Cemetery near Zeandale.
The family of Mrs. Akin will receive friends from 9:00 to 10:00 A.M. Friday at the Yorgensen-Meloan-Londeen Funeral Home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the LaClede Baptist Church or the American Diabetes Association. Contributions may be left in care of the Yorgensen-Meloan-Londeen Funeral Home, 1616 Poyntz Avenue, Manhattan, KS 66502.
Opal Mae Akin, age 93, of Manhattan, died September 7, 2010, at Mercy Regional Health Center in Manhattan.
She was born May 17, 1917, in Union Township, Pottawatomie County, Kansas, the daughter of Charlie and Libbie (Simon) Bairow, and had been a Manhattan area resident since 1953.
Mrs. Akin attended Eureka School, District 85, and later graduated from Wamego High School in 1935. She attended Emporia State Teachers College and taught in rural schools from 1936 to 1953.
She was a member of the LaClede Baptist Church, Deep Creek Needlecraft Club, Willing To Learn Club and the Tabor Valley Benefit Club. She enjoyed traveling to auctions and collecting, painting and was an avid reader.
On June 1, 1953, she was married to John "Jack" Akin in Wamego, Kansas. Mr. Akin preceded her in death on July 9, 2001. She was also was preceded in death by one sister, Nellie Kinzy, and one brother, Dale Bairow.
Survivors include one son, Jack O. Akin and his wife Mary of Manhattan; four nieces, Sharon Bairow-Riffey and Sheila Burke both of Wamego, Marilyn Harnish of West Fork, AR, and Barbara Schenk of Greenbrier, AR; one nephew, Thomas Bairow of Wamego; three grandchildren: Tony Akin of Manhattan, Margo Holden of Lawson, MO, and Tami Bumgarner of Lenexa, KS; and six great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be held at 10:30 A.M. Friday at the Pleasant Valley Cemetery near Zeandale.
The family of Mrs. Akin will receive friends from 9:00 to 10:00 A.M. Friday at the Yorgensen-Meloan-Londeen Funeral Home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the LaClede Baptist Church or the American Diabetes Association. Contributions may be left in care of the Yorgensen-Meloan-Londeen Funeral Home, 1616 Poyntz Avenue, Manhattan, KS 66502.
She was born May 17, 1917, in Union Township, Pottawatomie County, Kansas, the daughter of Charlie and Libbie (Simon) Bairow, and had been a Manhattan area resident since 1953.
Mrs. Akin attended Eureka School, District 85, and later graduated from Wamego High School in 1935. She attended Emporia State Teachers College and taught in rural schools from 1936 to 1953.
She was a member of the LaClede Baptist Church, Deep Creek Needlecraft Club, Willing To Learn Club and the Tabor Valley Benefit Club. She enjoyed traveling to auctions and collecting, painting and was an avid reader.
On June 1, 1953, she was married to John "Jack" Akin in Wamego, Kansas. Mr. Akin preceded her in death on July 9, 2001. She was also was preceded in death by one sister, Nellie Kinzy, and one brother, Dale Bairow.
Survivors include one son, Jack O. Akin and his wife Mary of Manhattan; four nieces, Sharon Bairow-Riffey and Sheila Burke both of Wamego, Marilyn Harnish of West Fork, AR, and Barbara Schenk of Greenbrier, AR; one nephew, Thomas Bairow of Wamego; three grandchildren: Tony Akin of Manhattan, Margo Holden of Lawson, MO, and Tami Bumgarner of Lenexa, KS; and six great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be held at 10:30 A.M. Friday at the Pleasant Valley Cemetery near Zeandale.
The family of Mrs. Akin will receive friends from 9:00 to 10:00 A.M. Friday at the Yorgensen-Meloan-Londeen Funeral Home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the LaClede Baptist Church or the American Diabetes Association. Contributions may be left in care of the Yorgensen-Meloan-Londeen Funeral Home, 1616 Poyntz Avenue, Manhattan, KS 66502.
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