Funeral services for Vernon Akins, age 74, will be today, May 9 at 4:00 p.m. at Reed's Chapel with Eric Martin officiating. Burial will follow in the Jones Cemetery. Mr. Akins died Friday at the Jackson General Hospital. He was retired assistant director of the Tennessee Technology Center in Jackson, TN. He was a graduate of Bethel College and a veteran. He is survived by two sons, Eddie (Lori) Akins of Lexington and Marty (Ti) Akins of Wildersville; his mother-in-law, Opal Olive of Wildersville; one brother, Eugene Akins of Virginia Beach, VA; two sisters, Delma Clements of Odum, GA and Alyce Swindell of Ludowici, GA; and two grandchildren, Jennifer Akins and Lorrie Robyn Akins. He was preceded in death by his wife, Jo Helen Akins. The family requests in lieu of flowers, memorials be made to Wildersville Baptist Church, 140 Wildersville Church Rd., Wildersville, TN 38388 or the American Cancer Society.
Reed's Chapel 731-968-3643
Reed's Chapel 731-968-3643
Funeral services for Vernon Akins, age 74, will be today, May 9 at 4:00 p.m. at Reed's Chapel with Eric Martin officiating. Burial will follow in the Jones Cemetery. Mr. Akins died Friday at the Jackson General Hospital. He was retired assistant director of the Tennessee Technology Center in Jackson, TN. He was a graduate of Bethel College and a veteran. He is survived by two sons, Eddie (Lori) Akins of Lexington and Marty (Ti) Akins of Wildersville; his mother-in-law, Opal Olive of Wildersville; one brother, Eugene Akins of Virginia Beach, VA; two sisters, Delma Clements of Odum, GA and Alyce Swindell of Ludowici, GA; and two grandchildren, Jennifer Akins and Lorrie Robyn Akins. He was preceded in death by his wife, Jo Helen Akins. The family requests in lieu of flowers, memorials be made to Wildersville Baptist Church, 140 Wildersville Church Rd., Wildersville, TN 38388 or the American Cancer Society.
Reed's Chapel 731-968-3643
Reed's Chapel 731-968-3643
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