Hugh Donald Akin

Hugh Donald Akin, age 93, of Cleveland, passed away on Monday, March 24, 2025.

Mr. Akin was born on January 24, 1932, in Carrollton, Georgia, to the late Ralph E. and Annis Marie Miller Akin.  He was a retired sales representative for RJR Tobacco Company and a member and Deacon Emeritus of Mt. Yonah Baptist Church.  In addition to his parents, Don was preceded in death by his wife, Della Mae Farrington Akin; son, David Michael Akin.

Survivors include his son and daughter-in-law, Mark and Rhonda Akin, Gainesville; daughter and son-in-law, Donna and Robert Hammond, Suwanee; grandchildren, Amanda and Lee Holcomb, Jeremiah Akin, Kaylin and Jason Palmer, Jonathan and Carly Akin, Will and Summer Zimmer; 9 great-grandchildren; brother and sister-in-law, Kenneth and Beverly Akin, Gainesville.

Funeral services are scheduled for 1:00 P.M. Thursday, March 27, 2025, at The Chapel of Barrett Funeral Home.  The Rev. Doug Merck and the Rev. Mark Akin will officiate.  Interment will follow in Mt. Yonah Baptist Church Cemetery with the Rev. Ross Roberts officiating.

The family will receive friends from 11:00 A.M. until 1:00 P.M. Thursday at the funeral home, prior to the funeral service.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to Mt. Yonah Baptist Church Cemetery Fund- 882 Asbestos Road, Cleveland, GA 30528

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