Robert Eucle Elkins, 81
A retired farmer and a member of Grace Baptist Church, he served his country in the U.S. Army during World War II.
The son of James Franklin and Violet Johnson Elkins, he is survived by wife, Etta Myers Elkins; daughter, Rosetta Garrett of Metairie, La.; son and daughter-in-law, Frank Robert and Diane Elkins of Tullahoma; 10 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren; brother, James Newton Elkins of McMinnville; and sisters, Frankie Elrod of Manchester, Maggie Sartin of Michigan and Annie Beatrice Fults of McMinnville.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at High’s Chapel with Frank Bell officiating. Burial will follow at Salem Cemetery with military graveside rites administered by VFW Post 5064 and American Legion Post 173.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 9 p.m. today and 10 a.m. until time of service Saturday at High’s.
High Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Sept. 30, 2005