Sylvia "Jane" Eakins

ANGIER – Sylvia “Jane” (Cromartie) Eakins, 70, passed away Monday at Wake Medical Center in Cary. A native of New Hanover County, she was the daughter of the late Howard Cromartie and Odessa Horrell Cromartie. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, July 10th at 4:00 PM at Shiloh Baptist Church, 19685 US Hwy 421, Willard, NC 28478. The burial will follow the service at the Eakins Family Cemetery, Willard, NC. The family will receive friends from 3:00 – 4:00 PM prior to the service at the church. The family will also receive friends on Friday, July 9th from 6:00 – 8:00 PM at Bryan-Lee Funeral Home, Angier. Jane is survived by her husband of 52 years, Henry Thomas “H.T.” Eakins of the home; daughter, Kim Eakins (Cregg) of Durham; son, Chris Eakins (Crystal) of Selma; brother, H. G. Cromartie (Wanda) of Tampa, FL; her beloved grandchildren who fondly referred to her as “My Jane”, Mackenzie Sehorn of Angier, Haley Roberts of Durham, and Owen Eakins of Selma; great-grandson, Hudson Mullins of Angier. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Howard Wright Cromartie.