Akard Funeral Home

07/24/2025

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07/22/2025

Emma Pullon, 88, commonly known as “Miss Emma”, departed this life July 20, 2025. She was predeceased in death by her parents, Orville and Virgie Turner Pullon of Bristol, Va; brothers, James, Ed, Bob, Dan, Bill and Adron; sisters, Louise Gardner, Fredna Thomas, Nina Bright and Margaret Pullon. She ...

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07/20/2025

Aileen Hobbs Cole, age 94, passed peacefully at home surrounded by her family on July 18.
She was born in Bristol, VA to the late Raymond C. Booher and Mary H. Booher.
Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 28 years, Ga***rd Keith Hobbs and her husband of 32 years, J...

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07/17/2025

Rita Franklin Gayewski, 81, of Bristol, TN, passed away on Monday, July 14, 2025, at Oakmont at Gordon Park. Rita was born in Big Stone Gap, Virginia to the late Maudie Qualls Franklin and Woodrow Wilson Franklin. She was a proud graduate of Powell Valley High School and went on to earn her associat...

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07/16/2025

Velma Ollis Glover, age 99 of Blountville, TN passed away peacefully in her sleep on Tuesday, July 15, 2025 at Parkwest Medical Center in Knoxville, TN. She was 2 months shy from celebrating her 100ht birthday.

She was born on September 20, 1925. Velma was born and raised in Holston Valley a...

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07/10/2025

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07/09/2025

Stuart Rolland Reid, age 98, of Bristol, Tennessee passed away on April 20, 2020. He was born on June 17, 1921, in Tarlton, Ohio to parents Fred Nolan Reid and Tirzah Leota Spangler Reid.

Stuart graduated from North High School (Columbus) in 1938. He ran varsity track while attending The Oh...

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07/09/2025

Happy National Dimple Day to these 2 cuties🧡🤍.

07/06/2025

Robert “Bob” Kyle Hutton passed away peacefully at home on July 5th, 2025 at the age of 86. Bob was born on January 2nd, 1939 in Bristol, Virginia to his parents Edward Arthur and Viola McCroskey Hutton.

Bob graduated from Virginia High School. He spent his lifetime farming and collecting ca...

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07/04/2025

Throwing it back to my favorite firecrackers 🧨. Happy 4th everyone 🎊 🎉 🇺🇸!

07/03/2025

Gloria Renette James King “Renette” or “Boo”, 83, devoted wife of Raymond Edwin "Eddie" King, passed away at home surrounded by her loving family on Tuesday, July 1, 2025.
Renette held her family dear and she will be remembered by her unwavering spirit, her kindness and compassion, and her devotio...

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