Roosevelt "June" Akins Jr.

Roosevelt "June" Akins Jr., 58, Dallas, Texas departed this life on May 26. Survivor mother Sophia L. Akins; daughter Octavia Harness; four grandchildren; one great-grandson; aunt, Herma Lee Wright; siblings, Larry Akins, Darlene Salaam; special siblings/cousins, Robert Irby, Bobby Irby, Diane Mitchell. Funeral services 11 a.m., Saturday, June 4, Palarm Chapel Baptist Church, Mayflower. Visitation 1-5 p.m. Friday at funeral home. Interment: Palarm Cemetery. Services entrusted to Larry G. Acklin Funeral Home, 910 Walnut Street, Conway. 501-327-1124. www.larrygacklinfuneralhomes.com.