Garland Elkins,beloved husband, father, grandfather, and faithful
evangelist of the Gospel ofChrist, entered into his Heavenly Reward on
October 28, 2016.
Born on August 19,1926 in the Elkins Community near Woodbury, Tennessee,
Garland graduated fromFreed Hardeman University, and also attended Middle
Tennessee State Universityand the University of Tennessee. He was awarded
a Doctorate of Ministry fromSouthern Christian University. Throughout his
life, he was a Faithful defenderof the Gospel of Christ as an author,
lecturer, debater, and educator; alifelong student of the Word, searching
the scriptures daily, committing themto memory and life. A Gospel
Minister for more than 67 years, Garlandproclaimed the Word at numerous
congregations across the country. For the past26 years he served as
Minister for the Stanton Church of Christ, and Professorand Dean of
Public Relations for the Memphis School of Preaching.
Garland was the last surviving child of his parents, the late Richard and
EmmaTodd Elkins. He was preceded in death by his brothers, Haskell, Fred,
Clark,Bob; and two sisters, Loretta and Maxine. He leaves to cherish his
memory, hiswife of Sixty-Seven years, the love of his life, Corinne Smith
Elkins; threedaughters, Connie Miles and husband Kenneth, Jan Elkins, and
Denise Healy andhusband Bill; three grandchildren, his namesake Stephanie
Garland Healy Staggsand husband Logan, Shane Alexander Healy, and Olivia
Gabrielle Miles; and ahost of other loving family and friends.
The family will gather to receive friends on Sunday, October 30, between
Fouro’clock and Seven o’clock in the evening at the Forest Hill Church of
Christ,3950 Forest Hill-Irene Road, Memphis, Tennessee 38125. Funeral
services will beheld at Twelve o’clock noon on Monday, October 31, also
at the Forest Hilllocation, with visitation from Ten o’clock in the
morning until a Quarter ofTwelve. Interment will be held at Eleven
o’clock in the morning on Tuesday,November 1, at the Riverside Cemetery
in Woodbury, Tennessee.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials be sent to the Garland
andCorinne Elkins Scholarship Fund at the Memphis School of Preaching.
Onlinecondolences may be made at www.MemphisFuneralHome.net