Akins Funeral Home

Thomas “Tommy” Bearden, 77, died November 16, 2022. Visitation will be Monday from 1 to 2 p.m. at Akins Funeral Home. Graveside service will follow at 2 p.m. at Franklin Memory Gardens.

Jerry Arlen Baker, 68 years old, of Florence, AL., passed away November 11, 2022, at his residence. Visitation will be Sunday, November 13, 2022, from 2:30 p.m. until 3:30 p.m., at Blue Springs Baptist Church, Phil Campbell, AL. The Celebration of Life will immediately follow at 3:30 p.m., with Bro. William Borden officiating. Burial will […]

Anna Lawler Haithcock, 75, died November 3, 2022. Visitation will be held Sunday, November 6, 2022, from 6-9 p.m., at Akins Funeral Home, Russellville, AL. The funeral service will be held at 11 a.m., Monday, November 7, 2022, at the funeral home. Burial will be in Edgar Chapel Cemetery.

Roger Dale Motes, 69 years old of Phil Campbell, AL, passed away October 22, 2022. Visitation will be today, October 25, 2022, from 6:00 until 9:00 p.m. at Pleasant Hill Congregational Church, Phil Campbell, AL. The funeral service will be Wednesday, October 26, 2022, 2:00 p.m. with Bro. Darryl Whitehead and Bro. Chris Cooper officiating. […]

Yvonne Feltman Parker, 85, died October 20, 2022. Visitation will be held Sunday, October 23, 2022, for1-2 p.m., at New Bethlehem Baptist Church. The funeral service will follow at 2 p.m., at the church with burial in New Bethlehem Cemetery. Akins Funeral Home, Russellville will assist the family.

Barbara Ann Fuller Gandy, 73 years old of Russellville, AL, passed away October 1, 2022. She leaves behind her beloved husband of 59 years, Doyle Gandy; her son, Michael Gandy; her two grandchildren, Amber (Jeremy) Wright and Drue Gandy; and her sister, Martha Fay Keplinger (Rayburn). She had three great-grandchildren whom she loved dearly, Mackenzie, […]

Sammy C. Stults Sr., 78 years old of Russellville, AL., passed away September 16, 2022, at North Alabama Medical Center after a brief illness. Sammy was retired from TVA Brown’s Ferry and a retired cattle farmer. In 1970 he started working for Coca Cola and worked there until 1981 when the Russellville plant closed. He […]

Jesus Abarca Diaz, 51, died September 12, 2022. Visitation will be Friday from 4 to 5 p.m. at Akins Funeral Home. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at the funeral home with burial in Fairview Cemetery.

Barbara Ann Duboise Galloway, 82 years old of Russellville, AL, passed away August 31, 2022. Visitation will be Saturday, September 3, 2022 from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. at Oak Grove Free Will Baptist Church, Russellville, AL. The funeral service will immediately follow at 1:00 p.m. with Bro. Delmer Duboise and Bro. Stan Galloway officiating. […]

Hattie Mae Herston, 97, died August 24, 2022. A private family graveside service was held Monday, August 29, 2022. Inurnment was in Florence City Cemetery. Akins Funeral Home, Russellville assisted the family.