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| | Shawnee News-Star: Obituaries Today's Obituaries November 9, 2001 11/09/01 |
 | | Akins was born Jan. 24, 1924, in Sulphur Rock, Ark., to Oscar Melton and Minnie Gertrude (Parsons) Akins. |
 | | Akins was a farmer and a heavy equipment operator for Stephens County. |
 | | Survivors include his wife, Jewell Akins of the home; sons and daughters-in-law, Oscar David and Gail Akins, Duncan, Jim and Roberta Akins, Tecumseh, Larry and Theresa Akins and Glen and Pam Akins, all of Shawnee; daughters, Sharon Ferree-Akins, Shawnee, Mary Alexander-Akins, Earlsboro; 19 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren; brother, Don Akins, Alabama; and sister, Bernice Andrews, California. |
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