Rick O. Akins

July 23, 2015

Rick O. Akins, age 64, of Lawrenceville, GA passed away on Thursday, July 23, 2015. He was preceded in death by his parents, R. O. and Mary Akins, brother, Randy Akins, and father-in-law, Larry Bradford. He is survived by his wife of thirty years, Sheila Bradford Akins; sons, Zachary Adam Akins, Lawrenceville, GA, and Derrick Bradford Akins, Lawrenceville, GA; mother-in-law, Grace Sparks Chambers, Lawrenceville, GA; sister-in-law, Deborah Bradford Woodham, Birmingham, AL; aunt, Vanessa Bradford Johnson and husband Walter Johnson, Suwanee, GA; uncle, Elmer Perkins, Lawrenceville, GA; and several cousins. Mr. Akins was born September 3, 1950 in Springhill, LA. He was a 1965 graduate of Bay County High School, Panama City, FL. He was a retired retail manager from Dollar Tree. Funeral service is scheduled for Sunday, July 26, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Flanigan Funeral Home with Rev. Dennis McGaughey officiating. Interment will follow at McKendree United Methodist Church Cemetery, Lawrenceville, GA. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Sunday from 1:00 p.m. until time of service.