Ruth Adams Akin

Ruth Adams Akin, age 83 of Carnesville, passed away on January 4, 2018.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00pm on Sunday, January 7, 2018 at New Salem Methodist Church, 2170 Highway 59, Commerce, GA 30530. The family will receive friends from 3:00-6:00pm on Saturday, January 6, 2018 at Memorial Park North Riverside Chapel.

Mrs. Akin was born on July 13, 1934 in Franklin County Georgia to the late Ted Brock and the late Ethel Elrod Brock. She lived in the area for her entire life. She was a member of New Salem United Methodist Church and loved being part of the church. Mrs. Akin was devoted to her family. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She was an avid gardener and an animal lover.

She was preceded in death by her first husband Charles Q. Adams; her second husband S.J. Akin; parents Ted and Ethel Brock; brother Jones Brock; son-in-law James Edwin Gilmer.

Mrs. Akin is survived by her daughter Janice Gilmer; grandchildren Angie and Kevin Austin, Heidi and David Brown; great grandchildren Danielle, Rassie, Denny-Marie, Julian, and Jenson. Mrs. Akin is also survived by her furr-baby, Gracie. She was also survived by a number of nieces and nephews.

Mrs. Akin was always true to her roots. Her favorite saying was, “You can take the girl out of the country, but you can’t take the country out of the girl.”

Online condolences can be made at www.memorialparkfuneralhomes.com. Memorial Park North Riverside Drive, 989 Riverside Drive, Gainesville, Georgia 30501. 770-297-6200.