08/28/2004
Obituaries
The Daily Sentinel, Nacogdoches, Texas


Virgil E. Akridge 
Old Sardis Cemetery, Shelby Co., TX

Funeral for Virgil E. Akridge, 87, of Nacogdoches will be at 3 
p.m. Sunday at Watson and Sons Chapel, Center, with the Rev. 
Jason Hebert officiating. Burial will be in Old Sardis 
Cemetery, Shelby County. 

Akridge died Aug. 27, 2004, in San Augustine. 

Born Dec. 9, 1916, in Shelby County, he was the son of James 
and Mary Hooper Akridge. He was a U.S. Army veteran, having 
served during World War II and in the Korean conflict. He was 
retired from the poultry industry. He was a Baptist. 

Survivors include his wife, Clarine Akridge of Nacogdoches; 
daughters, Ruby Jinkins of Lufkin, Odell Renfro of 
Nacogdoches, Pat King of Lufkin and Margaret Teets of 
Corrigan; sons, Carl Ray Akridge of Martinsville, Harlan 
Akridge of Center, Virgil Akridge and Jim Akridge, both of 
Nacogdoches, and Ricky Akridge of Covina, Calif.; sisters, 
Corine Holmes of Center and Macil Geeselin of Canton; 26 
grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. 

Visitation will be from 6 until 8 p.m. today. 

Watson and Sons Funeral Home, Center.