Barbara Akin

Barbara Akin

Female 1936 - 2003  (67 years)

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  • Name Barbara Akin 
    Born 17 Feb 1936  Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 3 Jun 2003  New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Massachusetts Deaths, 1970-2003: "Barbara Gifford, b. 17 Feb 1936, spouse: Lester Gifford, d. 3 Jun 2003 New Bedford."

      Social Security Index: "Barbara A. Gifford, b. 17 Feb 1936, last residence: New Bedford, Bristol County, MA; d. 3 Jun 2003, SSN 031-26-3599 Massachusetts (1951-1952)."
    Buried Quantico National Cemetery, Quantico, Prince William County, Virginia, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • SouthCoastToday.com. 5 Jun 2003:

      Obituaries

      BARBARA A. GIFFORD

      NEW BEDFORD, MA -- Barbara A. (Akin) Gifford, 66, of Fairhaven died Tuesday, June 3, 2003, at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. She was the widow of Lester H. Gifford.

      Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Frederick and Eva (Harding) Akin, she lived in the city until she was 16 years old. She was a longtime resident of Maryland and Ohio. She was a member of the Immanuel Baptist Church of New Bedford.

      Mrs. Gifford worked in property management for commercial real estate before her retirement. She enjoyed crafts, knitting and crocheting.

      Survivors include a daughter, Debra S. Thomas and her husband, Robert, of Virginia; three sons, Wayne B. Gifford and his wife, Laura, of Maryland, Warren L. Gifford and his wife, Karen, of Mississippi, and Wynn T. Gifford and his wife, Paula, of Ohio; a brother, Raymond Akin of Florida; four sisters, Anna Martel, Margie Almeida, Ida Raymond and Lillian Alves, all of Fairhaven; 15 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. She was the sister of the late Tom Akin, Charlie Akin, Archie Akin and Bert Jenney.

      Burial will be in Quantico National Cemetery, Quantico, Prince William County, VA."
    Person ID I21654  Complete
    Last Modified 2 Dec 2014 

    Father Frederick Willis Akin,   b. 24 Mar 1889, Fairhaven, Bristol County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Apr 1969, New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Mother Eva R. Harding,   b. 1 Oct 1901, Acushnet, Bristol County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F8344  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lester Hudson Gifford,   b. 28 Jun 1919, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jul 1984, Kensington, Montgomery County, Maryland, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
    Children 
     1. Wynn T. Gifford
     2. Warren L. Gifford
     3. Living
    +4. Debra Sue Gifford,   b. 28 May 1960, Vineland, Cumberland County, New Jersey, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Nov 2014, Springfield, Fairfax County, Virginia, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years)
    Last Modified 29 Nov 2014 
    Family ID F5783  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 17 Feb 1936 - Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Headstones
    Lester Hudson Gifford (1919-1984) & Barbara Akin (1936-2003)
    Lester Hudson Gifford (1919-1984) & Barbara Akin (1936-2003)

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    "Sergeant, U.S. Army, World War II"

    Quantico National Cemetery, Quantico, Prince William County, VA