Haldon (Hal) Langston

Published 4:55 pm Friday, June 10, 2016

Celebration of Life services for Haldon (Hal) Langston Akridge, 90, of Meigs, will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, June 13, 2016, at Megis Baptist Church. The Rev. Franklin Russ and the Rev. Lynn Roberts will officiate, and interment will be at Pinecrest Memory Gardens. Pallbearers will be VT Akridge, Mark Tarmey, Alton Akridge, Jeffrey West, John Redmond and Neil Gassett. Honorary pallbearers will be the deacons of Meigs Baptist Church, Mason and brothers-in-law. Mr. Akridge passed away Friday, June 10, 2016, at Legacy Village at Park Regency in Moultrie. Born in Sale City May 22, 1926, he was a son of the late Daniel H. Akridge and Minnie Lee Faircloth Akridge. He was a retired parts associate and member of Meigs Baptist Church. He was chaplain for the Cairo VFW, a deacon at Meigs Baptist Church, a Mason and Civitan Club, American Legion, Pelham Baptist Quartet, Bridge Master and was the last surviving member of the Navy USS Kenneth Whiting. He is survived by his wife, Carol Akridge, of Meigs, a daughter and son-in-law, Charlotte and Ray Coursey, of Metter, a daughter, Stella Akridge, of Metter; stepdaughter, Renee Draper (Brandon), of Bainbridge; a stepson, Patrick Thornton, of Jacksonville, Florida; grandchildren, Justin Jones (Amy), of Savannah, Catherine McWhirter (Phillip), of Watkinsville, Nikki Thompson, of Bainbridge, David Coursey (Sandy), of Metter; sisters-in-law, Carolyn Glatti, Linda Allen, a brother-in-law, Alan Jones (Melinda), all of Pensicola, Florida; four great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; Sarah Taylor Akridge; brothers, Alton Akridge, Vincent Akridge, Hillman Akridge, Keith Akridge; sisters, Nita Hughes, Laverne Thomas, Culus Tarmey, Senete Turner, Lanelle Rosnerski, and Prudence Musgrove. The family will receive friends on Monday from 10 to 11 a.m. at Meigs Baptist Church. Memorial Contributions may be made to Meigs Baptist Church. Friends may sign the online guest book at www.willisjamersonbraswell.com. — Willis-Jamerson-Braswell Funeral Home, Pelham