Opal Akers Maynard

Funeral services for Mrs. Opal Akers Maynard, 88, of Gainesboro, TN, will be held at 1 P.M. on Wednesday, March 7, 2018, at Anderson - Upper Cumberland Funeral Home in Gainesboro, TN. Burial will follow in the John L. Clark Memorial Cemetery in the Stone community of Jackson County, TN. The family will receive friends on Wednesday from 11 A.M. until time of services. She passed away on Monday, March 5, 2018, at Mabry Health Care Center in Gainesboro, TN. She was born November 23, 1929, in Grethel, KY, to the late Silas Akers and Lona Branham Akers. She was married to the late Kelly Maynard. She was a devoted member of the Pilgrims Home Old Regular Baptist Church in Grethel, KY. She loved her church and wanted everyone she knew or met to go to heaven. She was a light to everyone that knew her and many that did not. She witnessed about the Lord to anyone she met. She always made sure to let you know that she loved you, and made even the simple things such a joyful time. In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by 2 Sons: Boyd Thomas and Robbie Kelly; 3 Daughters-in-Law: Kathleen, Darlene, and Lee; 3 Brothers: Richard, Elvie, and Daniel; and 2 Sisters: Edna and Zetti. Survivors include her Sons: Donnie (Elizabeth), David, Joseph (Susan), James (Eileen), and Daniel (Tracy); 20 Grandchildren; 46 Great Grandchildren; 14 Great Great Grandchildren; 2 Sisters: Eulavene and Violet; and 1 Brother: Ray. Funeral Home Anderson Upper Cumberland Funeral Home, Inc. 2131 S. Grundy Quarles Hwy. P.O. Box 398 Gainesboro TN - 38562 US 931-268-1550 931-268-1552