Akins, Vada Marie

1920 - 2003  (83 years)

• Name	Akins, Vada Marie
  Born	23 Feb 1920	Denison, Grayson County, Texas, USA
  Gender	Female
  Died	24 Nov 2003	Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas, USA
  Buried	26 Nov 2003	Resthaven Memorial Park - Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas, USA
  	Findagrave.com Memorial #52301832
  Person ID	I4599	Coursey-Sansing Tree
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2020

  
  

  Father	Akins, Edward Moses (Eddie),   b. 1 Jan 1876, Georgia, USA ,   d. 5 Mar 1925  (Age 49 years)
  Mother	Cross, Jessie Tiriatha,   b. 16 May 1881, Texas, USA ,   d. 15 Oct 1962, Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas, USA  (Age 81 years)
  Married	4 Jul 1897	Van Zandt County, Texas, USA
  Family ID	F2026	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Fountaine, Francis M,   d. Oct 1982
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2020
  Family ID	F2029	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos		Vada Marie Akins
  		Vada Marie Akins

  
  

• Notes

  Obituary   Graveside services for Vada Marie Fontaine, 83, of Lubbock will be on Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2003, at 10 a.m. at Resthaven Memorial Park with the Rev. Tim Loftin officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Resthaven Funeral Home of Lubbock. Mrs. Fontaine died Monday, Nov. 24, 2003, in Lubbock, Texas. She was born Feb. 23, 1920 to Eddie Moses and Jessie Cross in Denison, Texas. She was one of ten children, "two of which are still with us", Dale Akins of Fort Worth and Hazel James of Lubbock. She grew-up in the Shallowater and the New Deal area (then called Monroe Area). She married Francis M. Fontaine who preceded her in death in October of 1982. She was employed in the retail industry for 20 years. She worked in the mens department at Hemphill-Wells for 17 years and for Young Esquire for three years. She will be missed greatly by two daughters and sons-in law, Barbara and Bill Teston of New Deal and Donna and Jerry Burgess of Lubbock; nine grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and the 5th generation of eight great-great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews and friends.