Funeral services for SSG (Retired) Donald L. Akins, Sr. will be at 12:00 p.m. Friday, April 25, 2025, at Greater Galilee Baptist Church with Pastor Walter Wilson, Friendship Baptist Church Lawton, Oklahoma officiating.

Burial with full military honors will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens under the direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home.

The family will greet friends Thursday evening from 5pm until 7pm at the funeral home.

SSG (Retired) Donald L. Akins, Sr. passed away on Saturday, April 12, 2025, in Lawton, Oklahoma. He was born in Roderfield, West Virginia on February 22, 1942, to David Lindsay, Sr. and Mary (McClure) Akins. At an early age he moved with his family to Massachusetts. On October 5, 1964, he married Patricia Ann Cason and from this union seven children were born.

Donald served in the U. S. Marine Corps from January 1965 until January 1974. During this time, he served in Vietnam and earned one of his two Purple Hearts. From 1974 until 1978 he served as a Federal Chaser. In March of 1978 he left the Marine Corps and joined the U. S. Army where he served until his retirement in May of 1986. Following his retirement from active duty he became the owner and operator for North American Van lines for the next 15 years. He became a member of Friendship Baptist Church in 2010 and remained an active member until his passing. Donald always said that he had three bosses that kept him in order Kitty, Tamara, and Tiffany.

Donald is survived by children, Sonya Maddox of Lawton, Oklahoma, Donald L. Hill of Clayton, North Carolina, Latonia M. Akins of Boston, Massachusetts, Donald Lee Akins, Jr. of Ontario, Canada, Sheree Akins-Purser of Orlando, Florida, Mary C. Akins of Columbus, Ohio, and his sister, Sharon A. Akins.

He leaves to mourn his passing a host of grandchildren, great grandchildren, great great grandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins, his beloved Masonic Family, and special friend, Sue..

He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife of 25 years, son, David Lindsay Akins, III and brother, David Lindsay Akins, Jr..