Melba Maxine (Akins) Rodgers Obituary, Saline County, AR *********************************************************** Submitted by: George M. Akins - cousin Date: 15 Sep 2004 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm *********************************************************** Melba Maxine (Akins) Rodgers Wednesday, 20 Jan 1993 Benton Courier Obituary of Melba Maxine (Akins) Rodgers (1924-1993), Benton Courier, Wednesday, 20 Jan 1993, p. 2 Melba A. Rodgers Melba Akins Rodgers of Benton died Tuesday. She was 68. She was a retired accountant and Baptist. Survivors are a son and daughter-in-law, Rick and Pam Rodgers of Batesville; a daughter, Charlotte Leblanc of Houston, Texas; two sisters, Jewell Brown of Benton and Jean Hindmon of Huntsville, Texas; two granddaughters, Chantel Shemwell of Houston, and Bobbie Frelan of Derby, Kan.; and two great-grandchildren. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Ballard Funeral Home with the Rev. Harold Stephens officiating. Burial will follow at Mount Olive Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Larry Fite, Dorrell Fite, Gary Brown, Dwight Brown, Sebert Magby and Dwight Fite. The family will be at 300 E. Conway St. in Benton. Memorials may be made to Trinity Baptist Church, 702 Church St., Benton AR 72015.