He was the son of Matthew James and Ida Leora (Hastings) Acklen and married Evelyn Payne - 13 Jul 1934 - Franklin Co., Tennessee.
His death is recorded under the last-name spelling as "Acklin". His obituary, which follows, states "Acklen":
Services for Mr. James Matthew Acklen, 213 West End, Dickson, will be held Thursday afternoon, Septembeer 30, 1971, at 2 o'clock at Dickson Funeral Home, conducted by Clyde Hudson, with burial in Potts Cemetery.
Mr. Acklen died Thursday morning, September 28, at his his home. He was a native of Franklin County, son of the late Matthew and Ida Hastings Acklen. He was retired from the Detroit Police Correction Department and was a veteran of World War II.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Nellie Sue Gilmore Acklen of Dickson; three sons, Randy A. Acklen of Dickson, Roy Neal Acklen of Ohio, and Jim Acklen of Arlington, Texas; three sisters, Mrs. Mary Grammer, Mrs. Carrie Hudson, and Mrs. Leora Morris, all of Winchester, Tennessee; three brothers, Clarence Acklen and Woodard Acklen, both of Winchester, Tennessee, and Charles Acklen of Riverview, Michigan.
Source:
The Dickson Herald
Dickson, Tennessee
Thursday, September 30, 1971
His death is recorded under the last-name spelling as "Acklin". His obituary, which follows, states "Acklen":
Services for Mr. James Matthew Acklen, 213 West End, Dickson, will be held Thursday afternoon, Septembeer 30, 1971, at 2 o'clock at Dickson Funeral Home, conducted by Clyde Hudson, with burial in Potts Cemetery.
Mr. Acklen died Thursday morning, September 28, at his his home. He was a native of Franklin County, son of the late Matthew and Ida Hastings Acklen. He was retired from the Detroit Police Correction Department and was a veteran of World War II.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Nellie Sue Gilmore Acklen of Dickson; three sons, Randy A. Acklen of Dickson, Roy Neal Acklen of Ohio, and Jim Acklen of Arlington, Texas; three sisters, Mrs. Mary Grammer, Mrs. Carrie Hudson, and Mrs. Leora Morris, all of Winchester, Tennessee; three brothers, Clarence Acklen and Woodard Acklen, both of Winchester, Tennessee, and Charles Acklen of Riverview, Michigan.
Source:
The Dickson Herald
Dickson, Tennessee
Thursday, September 30, 1971
He was the son of Matthew James and Ida Leora (Hastings) Acklen and married Evelyn Payne - 13 Jul 1934 - Franklin Co., Tennessee.
His death is recorded under the last-name spelling as "Acklin". His obituary, which follows, states "Acklen":
Services for Mr. James Matthew Acklen, 213 West End, Dickson, will be held Thursday afternoon, Septembeer 30, 1971, at 2 o'clock at Dickson Funeral Home, conducted by Clyde Hudson, with burial in Potts Cemetery.
Mr. Acklen died Thursday morning, September 28, at his his home. He was a native of Franklin County, son of the late Matthew and Ida Hastings Acklen. He was retired from the Detroit Police Correction Department and was a veteran of World War II.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Nellie Sue Gilmore Acklen of Dickson; three sons, Randy A. Acklen of Dickson, Roy Neal Acklen of Ohio, and Jim Acklen of Arlington, Texas; three sisters, Mrs. Mary Grammer, Mrs. Carrie Hudson, and Mrs. Leora Morris, all of Winchester, Tennessee; three brothers, Clarence Acklen and Woodard Acklen, both of Winchester, Tennessee, and Charles Acklen of Riverview, Michigan.
Source:
The Dickson Herald
Dickson, Tennessee
Thursday, September 30, 1971
His death is recorded under the last-name spelling as "Acklin". His obituary, which follows, states "Acklen":
Services for Mr. James Matthew Acklen, 213 West End, Dickson, will be held Thursday afternoon, Septembeer 30, 1971, at 2 o'clock at Dickson Funeral Home, conducted by Clyde Hudson, with burial in Potts Cemetery.
Mr. Acklen died Thursday morning, September 28, at his his home. He was a native of Franklin County, son of the late Matthew and Ida Hastings Acklen. He was retired from the Detroit Police Correction Department and was a veteran of World War II.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Nellie Sue Gilmore Acklen of Dickson; three sons, Randy A. Acklen of Dickson, Roy Neal Acklen of Ohio, and Jim Acklen of Arlington, Texas; three sisters, Mrs. Mary Grammer, Mrs. Carrie Hudson, and Mrs. Leora Morris, all of Winchester, Tennessee; three brothers, Clarence Acklen and Woodard Acklen, both of Winchester, Tennessee, and Charles Acklen of Riverview, Michigan.
Source:
The Dickson Herald
Dickson, Tennessee
Thursday, September 30, 1971
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