Valerie Tanya Akins-Long Obituary
With profound sadness, we say goodbye to Valerie Tanya Akins-Long (Boston, Massachusetts), whose vibrant spirit touched the lives of many. Valerie left this world on August 3, 2025 at the age of 73, leaving a void in the lives of so many people. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family. You may also light a candle in honor of Valerie Tanya Akins-Long or send a beautiful flower arrangement to the funeral service.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Earline Morris and William Jackson Jr.; her stepfather Edward E. Morris; her brother William "Sonny" Jackson III; her stepbrother Edward "Biddle" Morris; and her former husband David L. Akins Jr..
She is survived by: her siblings, Loray Jackson White (Michael White), Sheldon "Buddy" Jackson (Pamela Jackson), Fern Jackson Seay and Michael A. Morris (Djenne Morris); her stepsisters, Brenda and Ruth "Cookie" Morris; her sons, Darrell Lawrence Akins, Dru Lamar Akins (Duke Norman) and Jonathan Peter Long (Walter); her close friend Sylvia Roman; her grandchildren, Djaidah, Dezyre, Keohn, Demi, Darrell Jr., Dru, Dahlia Akins and Malachi Walter Long; her great grandchild Nailani Hughes; her goddaughter Candace James; and her sisters-in-law, Sura O'Mard, Joanne "Saada" Washington and Sandra "Kube" Long. She is also survived by her children, daughter-in-love, siblings, grandchildren, great granddaughter.
