Obituary:  Akin, Leatha Roberts - Friday, March 26, 1971
Wolfe County News - late March 1971

Submitted by: Carole Bays <acbays@mrtc.com>
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MRS. AKIN, 91 PASSES Mar. 26
 
Mrs. Leatha Roberts Akin, age 91, died March 26, 1971 at Smith Rest
Home, Beattyville, KY., after a three-year illness.  She was a member 
of Campton Methodist Church.
 
Surviving are one son, Chester "Red" Roberts, Campton; two step-sons,
Marion Akin, Beaver, Pa., and Hershel Akin, Buffalo, NY two
step-daughters, Mrs. Anna Mary Woods, Webster Spring, W. Va, and Mrs.
Virginia Williams, Cochranton, Pa.; two great grandsons, Greg Knack, 
and Gary Knack, U.S. Navy.
 
Funeral services were conducted a 2 p.m. Sunday, March 28 by Rev. Ben
Cain and Rev. Jeff Burton at Campton Methodist Church.  Burial was in
the Evans Cemetery.
 
Honorary pall bearers were Nick Coons, Riley Harris, Steve Rose, Jim
Swope, Omer Catron, Buford Horton.  Active pall bearers were Ted Creech,
Tunis Carroll, Allen Woods, John Fulks, Vernon Roberts and Gary Knack.

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