Mr. James Vernon Eakins' Obituary
Durham - Mr. James V. Eakins, 73 of 1015 Calumet Drive, passed on Tuesday morning, December 29, 2015 at the Hock Family Pavilion, Durham, NC. The celebration of his life will be held on Saturday, January 2, 2016 at 2:00pm at Markham Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, 3630 Old Chapel Hill Road, Durham, NC. He will be laid to rest on Sunday, January 3, 2016 at the Bowden Family Cemetery, Magnolia, NC. There will be a visitation held on Friday, January 1, 2015 from 2:00pm until 6:00pm in the J.B. Rhodes Jr. Memorial Chapel at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations, 1701 Wayne Memorial Drive, Goldsboro, NC.
He was born on February 24, 1942 in Pender County, NC to Edgar Eakins and Mary Susan Lewis Eakins. He is survived by his wife, Deborah Bowden Eakins.
Professional, sympathetic, dignified, compassionate care and service entrusted to J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations.
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