Jodie P. Akridge, 86, died at his home in the Desert community Jan. 3.  Funeral services were held Friday in Earnheart funeral chapel, conducted by Rev. Doug Ezell and Rev. C. C. Dooley.  Burial was in the Cross Roads Cemetery, Desert.
Born Feb. 8, 1881, at Desert, he was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Akridge.  He married Lina Arnwine Feb. 11, 1912.  He was a Presbyterian and a retired farmer.
Survivors are his wife; one daughter, Mrs. Wade Richardson of Dallas; a foster daughter, Mrs. Jim Robinson of College Station; and one granddaughter.


Whitewright - Graveside services for Lina Frances Akridge, 104-year-old, Whitewright resident, were held Sunday  in Crossroads Cemetery in Desert, Texas.  She died Friday, April 26, 1996, at Whitewright Nursing Home.  Chaplain Cecil Threadgill officiated.  Earnheart Funeral Home in Whitewright had charge of arrangements.  Mrs. Akridge was born on June 17, 1891, in Tennessee, the daughter of Samuel A. Arnwine and Julia Ann Thompson Arnwine.  She married Jodie Akridge on Feb. 11, 1912 in Westminister.
She was a homemaker and a member of the Presbyterian Church.
Surviving are her daughter, Jo F. Richardson of Dallas; granddaughter, Connie Tyler of Mesquite; great-grandson, Ryan Tyler of Mesquite; foster daughter, Jimmie L Robinson of College Station; brother, Nile Arnwine of Fort Worth; many nieces and nephews.