Robert Buckley "Bob" Akins Obituary, Pulaski County, AR

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Submitted by: George M. Akins<GAkins2@aol.com>
              - Nephew
        Date: 16 Aug 2004
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Robert Buckley "Bob" Akins 11 Jun 2000 Arkansas Democrat Gazette

  Robert B. Akins, 74, of North Little Rock died June 9, 2000. He was
preceded in death by his parents, Henry and Lilly Belle Akins; 
brothers, Jack and Charles; and sister, Henrie Mae McGraw. He is survived 
by his wife of 48 years, Dorothy Mae Ellis Akins; his twin daughters and 
their husbands, Linda Kay and Tom Reagan of Madison, Miss., and Brenda Mae 
and Hal Shults of Austin, Texas; and his five grandchildren, Michelle and
Marc Reagan and B.J., Elizabeth, and John Curtis Shults.
  Mr. Akins served with the 82nd Airborne Paratroopers in Europe during
World War II and with the Army in the Korean War and became a member of
the Disabled American Veterans. He retired after 40 years of service 
with Entergy/AP&L. He was a member of Levy United Methodist Church, serving 
on several committees and as a member of the Disciples Sunday School Class.
He really enjoyed photography, traveling, working in his yard, and most
of all playing with his grandkids.
  Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Monday, June 12, at Levy United Methodist 
Church with the Rev. Sam B. Williams Jr. and Dr. David W. Bush officiating.
Entombment will be at Rest Hills Memorial Park Mausoleum. The family will 
receive friends  from 2 to 4 p.m. today at Roller-Owens Funeral Home, 
5509 JFK, North Little Rock, 791-7400. Memorials may be made to the 
Levy United Methodist church.