Jaxson Tate Akin, 9, of the Glens Fork community of Adair County, KY was born on June 30, 2016 in Campbellsville, KY and passed away on Sunday, March 1, 2026 at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee.
Tate was a member of Egypt Christian Church and a fourth grader at Adair County Elementary School.
SURVIVORS:
His parents: Nathan & Jackylin Durham Akin of Glens Fork
1 brother: Konner Akin of Glens Fork
His grandparents: Sherry Rogers of Columbia, Bruce Akin of Campbellsville and Troy Harris of Columbia
His great-grandmother: Juanita Brown of New York
3 uncles: Josh Akin of Campbellsville, Jordan Durham and Marc Carroll both of Columbia
His cousin: Kaitlyn Akin
Several other cousins, relatives & friends
Tate was preceded in death by his grandparents, Jackie Durham and Cindy Harris and an uncle, Seth Akin.
Funeral service: Friday, March 6, 2026, at 1:00 P.M. at Egypt Christian Church with Bro. Paul Patton and Bro. Joel Patton officiating
Burial: Antioch Cemetery
Visitation: After 3:00 P.M. Thursday 3:00 P.M. and from 6:00 A.M. until 9:00 A.M. Friday at Grissom-Martin Funeral Home; and after 10:00 A.M. Friday at Egypt Christian Church
Grissom-Martin Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
