Mr. Arthur Wally Akins
July 13, 1925 - February 15, 2018
Mr. Arthur Wally Akins, age 92 of Aragon passed away Thursday, February 15, 2018. Mr. Akins was born July 13, 1925 in Polk County, son of the late Ellip Akins and the late Fannie Jacobs Akins. He was a member of the Piney Woods Baptist Church of Buchanan and retired from the Georgia State Highway Department. Mr. Akins loved his family, enjoyed gardening and telling stories about old times. He was preceded in death by his wife, Allie Mae Garner Akins on June 14, 2016; three brothers and two sisters. Survivors include a step-daughter, Julie Edna Holcomb of Canton; step-son, John Thomas Holcomb, Jr. of Rockmart; eleven grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Funeral graveside and interment services for Mr. Akins will be held on Sunday, February 18, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. in the family lot of the Piney Woods Baptist Church Cemetery of Buchanan with Rev. Jason Suits officiating. Grandchildren will serve as pallbearers. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Saturday evening, February 17, 2018 between the hours of 6:00 and 8:00 p.m. Freeman Harris Funeral Home is in charge of the funeral graveside service for Mr. Arthur Wally Akins.
Mr. Arthur Wally Akins, age 92 of Aragon passed away Thursday, February 15, 2018. Mr. Akins was born July 13, 1925 in Polk County, son of the late Ellip Akins and the late Fannie Jacobs Akins. He was a member of the Piney Woods Baptist Church... View Obituary & Service Information