Mitchell County  Georgia Obit Aulton Brooks Akridge Sr. 1975

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Obituary of Aulton Brooks Akridge Sr. 
as written in "The Camilla Enterprise" dated 18 Apr 1975.  

Funeral services for Mr. Aulton Brooks Akridge Sr., 69 years of 
age, were conducted Thursday, 17 Apr 1975, afternoon at 4:00 P. M. from the chapel of 
the Parker-Bramlett Funeral Home.  The Rev. Jerry Noel and Dr. Tom Watson officiated 
with interment in the Akridge Cemetery.  Mr. Akridge died Tuesday, 15 Apr 1975, 
morning at the Vereen Memorial Hospital in Moultrie after a brief illness.  Mr. Akridge 
was born 28 August 1905 in Mitchell County, Ga.  He was the son of the late Daniel H. 
and Minnie Lee Faircloth Akridge.  He was a farmer, a member of the Antioch Methodist 
Church and a member of the Pelham Masonic Lodge.  Survivors include his wife, Mrs. 
Elsie Majors Akridge of Hartsfield, one son, Aulton B. Akridge Jr. of Hartsfield, one 
daughter, Mrs. Seena A. Holland of Albany; four brothers, V. T. Akridge of Newton, A. 
H. Akridge of Albany, H. K. Akridge of Phoenix, Arizona, and H. L. Akridge of Pelham; 
five sisters, Mrs. Nita Hughes of Auburndale, Fla., Mrs. Prudence Moore of Attapulgus, 
Ga., Mrs. Laverne Thomas of Jacksonville, Fla., Mrs. Sennette Turner of Plains, Ga. and 
Mrs. Cullis Tarmey of Maitland, Fla. and three grandchildren.  Parker-Bramlett Funeral 
Home was in charge of arrangements.