Mr. Ottis Leroy AKINS of Bell died Wednesday, July 30, 1997 at Ayers Health and Rehabilitation Center after a long illness. He was 82.
Mr. AKINS was retired from the Florida Department of Agriculture, was a former city councilman and also owned a grocery store.
He was a lifelong resident of Bell and a member of Mount Nebo Baptist Church in Bell.
Survivors include his wife, Ruth P AKINS of Bell, three sons, Francis AKINS, Alvin AKINS and Wayne AKINS, all of Bell; three daughters, Sylvia M. ROBERTS, Patsy R BRUCE and Faye N SHEFFIELD, all of Bell; a brother, Caswell AKINS of Cross City; 22 grandchildren, and 28 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 3:00 p.m. at Mount Nebo Baptist Chursh with Rev. Jimmy Corbin conducting the services. Burial followed in the Bell Cemetery.
Arrangements were under the direction of Yates-Gooding Funeral Home, Trenton, Florida.
Published in the August 7, 1997 Gilchrist County Journal, Trenton, Florida
Mr. AKINS was retired from the Florida Department of Agriculture, was a former city councilman and also owned a grocery store.
He was a lifelong resident of Bell and a member of Mount Nebo Baptist Church in Bell.
Survivors include his wife, Ruth P AKINS of Bell, three sons, Francis AKINS, Alvin AKINS and Wayne AKINS, all of Bell; three daughters, Sylvia M. ROBERTS, Patsy R BRUCE and Faye N SHEFFIELD, all of Bell; a brother, Caswell AKINS of Cross City; 22 grandchildren, and 28 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 3:00 p.m. at Mount Nebo Baptist Chursh with Rev. Jimmy Corbin conducting the services. Burial followed in the Bell Cemetery.
Arrangements were under the direction of Yates-Gooding Funeral Home, Trenton, Florida.
Published in the August 7, 1997 Gilchrist County Journal, Trenton, Florida
Mr. Ottis Leroy AKINS of Bell died Wednesday, July 30, 1997 at Ayers Health and Rehabilitation Center after a long illness. He was 82.
Mr. AKINS was retired from the Florida Department of Agriculture, was a former city councilman and also owned a grocery store.
He was a lifelong resident of Bell and a member of Mount Nebo Baptist Church in Bell.
Survivors include his wife, Ruth P AKINS of Bell, three sons, Francis AKINS, Alvin AKINS and Wayne AKINS, all of Bell; three daughters, Sylvia M. ROBERTS, Patsy R BRUCE and Faye N SHEFFIELD, all of Bell; a brother, Caswell AKINS of Cross City; 22 grandchildren, and 28 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 3:00 p.m. at Mount Nebo Baptist Chursh with Rev. Jimmy Corbin conducting the services. Burial followed in the Bell Cemetery.
Arrangements were under the direction of Yates-Gooding Funeral Home, Trenton, Florida.
Published in the August 7, 1997 Gilchrist County Journal, Trenton, Florida
Mr. AKINS was retired from the Florida Department of Agriculture, was a former city councilman and also owned a grocery store.
He was a lifelong resident of Bell and a member of Mount Nebo Baptist Church in Bell.
Survivors include his wife, Ruth P AKINS of Bell, three sons, Francis AKINS, Alvin AKINS and Wayne AKINS, all of Bell; three daughters, Sylvia M. ROBERTS, Patsy R BRUCE and Faye N SHEFFIELD, all of Bell; a brother, Caswell AKINS of Cross City; 22 grandchildren, and 28 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 3:00 p.m. at Mount Nebo Baptist Chursh with Rev. Jimmy Corbin conducting the services. Burial followed in the Bell Cemetery.
Arrangements were under the direction of Yates-Gooding Funeral Home, Trenton, Florida.
Published in the August 7, 1997 Gilchrist County Journal, Trenton, Florida
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