Jane Johnston Akins
June 5, 2026
Jane Johnston Akins passed away on June 5, 2026. Jane leaves behind family members and others who acknowledge this loss. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Jane Johnston Akins to pay them a last tribute.
She was loved and cherished by many people including: her parents, Russell Weeks and Virginia Andrews; her cousin Mildred (Deane); her grandmother Laura Seay Andrews; her husband Glenn; her sister Anne; her significant other Hubert Akins; her children, Janet Johnston Day (Joe Day) of Houston, Edgar Johnston of Los Angeles and Jenny Johnston of Dallas; her granddaughters, Jenny Elizabeth Amalfi (Patrick) of Houston and Mary Catherine Wolfe (Randy) of Chicago, Illinois; her great grandchildren, Cole Amalfi of Houston, Kate Amalfi of Houston and Anna Jane Amalfi of Houston; her niece Wendy Jane Welch (Willy) of Great Barrington, Mass.; her nephew Michael Glenn Jackson of New York City; her great-niece Teak Welch of Great Barrington; her great-nephew Grady James Welch (Kelly) of Milton; her nieces and nephews, Gayle Johnston Parker, Kathy Johnston Jackson, Elaine Johnston Kauffman, Decie Johnston Brookshire, Beth Johnston Ylitalo, Clay Johnston, Mark Johnston and Kent Johnston; her daughter Celia Elkins (David); her granddaughter Lindsey Crenshaw (Jerry); her great grandchild Jack Crenshaw; her stepdaughter Kim Akins; her granddaughter Alison White (Landon); her children, Callan White and Caroline White; her grandsons, Brad Akins and Brent Akins (Ashley); her great grandchildren, Tenley, Ace and Arey Akins; her granddaughter Courtney Ramsey (Allen); her assistant Nancy Jones; her housekeeper Dell Green; her caregivers, Melissa Durr, Liz McCarty, Rosie Sebron, Betty Holland, Cean Tolleson, Nelda Jackson, Shammy Childress and Shonna Newsome; Lillian Dalston.
Visitation was held on Sunday, June 14th 2026 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM at the Chapel of Rader Funeral Home of Longview (1617 Judson Rd, Longview, TX 75601). A memorial service was held on Monday, June 15th 2026 at 12:00 PM at the First United Methodist Church (400 N Fredonia St, Longview, TX 75601).
Memorials may be made to the Longview Museum of Fine Arts (LMFA) and the First United Methodist Church in Longview.