Akins, Rev. Daniel E. MARSHALL - Services for the Rev. Daniel E. Akins, 83, of Marshall, will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, September 5, 2007, at the chapel of Downs Funeral Home with the Rev. Roy Broadbooks officiating. Interment will be in Woodlawn Cemetery. The Rev. Akins died September 1, 2007, in Marshall. Born June 2, 1924, in Louisville, Ky., he was a Church of Christ in Christian Union minister for 67 years and was also a truck driver for Commercial Carrier for 20 years. Survivors include his son, Daniel Allan Akins; daughters, Jessie Ann Gifford, Linda Bacon and Debbie Holmes. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, September 4, 2007, at the funeral home. Online condolences may be made to the family at keithadowns@aol.com Published in the Longview News-Journal on 9/2/2007.