Alma LoRene Seckel Akins passed away on July 9th, 2023, in Denton, TX.
She was born on Mar. 7, 1937, to Alma Fredericka Laura (Otto) and George Franz Seckel in Tecumseh, OK.
She met Jack Walton Akins at the McLoud Blackberry Festival, and they were married on Jan. 21, 1955, at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Shawnee, OK. They had three children: Julia Lo-Rene, Jack “Bud” Walton, and Timothy Paul. Jack passed away in 2010, and now they are reunited.
LoRene graduated from Oklahoma Baptist University in 1968 and became a public school teacher. She went on to complete a Master of Science in education in 1983 from Oklahoma State University and then teach adult business education at the Gordon Cooper Technology Center in Shawnee, where she helped organize the center’s Oklahoma Education Association chapter.
LoRene is preceded in death by her parents Alma Fredericka Laura (Otto) and George Franz Seckel; siblings Milton Seckel, Kenneth Seckel, Rose Marie (Seckel) Sturgis, Lloyd Seckel, and Jimmy Seckel; her husband Jack Walton Akins and his siblings, Ray Akins, Polly (Akins) Capps, Grace (Akins) Wallis, and Walter Akins, Jr; as well as great-granddaughters Madyson Avery Akins and Naomi Alma Akins.
LoRene is survived by her daughter Julia Akins Clark and husband Nick; son Jack “Bud” Walton Akins Jr. and wife Connie; son Timothy Paul Akins and wife Debbie; seven grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; several other family members and friends; and her beloved Corgi Oakley.
Services will be held at Argyle Methodist Church at 1 p.m. on Saturday, July 15th, 2023 officiated by Associate Pastor Jennifer Stevens. This service can be live streamed for those who cannot attend.
A celebration of LoRene’s life will be held in Oklahoma, Sunday, Aug. 6, 2023 at Harvest Creek Venue, 10165 N Harrison Ave, Shawnee. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made in LoRene’s honor to Up Ministry, a nonprofit organization that provides assistance to at-risk kids in the Argyle, Denton, and neighboring communities. Donate Here www.upministrytx.com.
