Hazel Colleen Akin passed away Sept 4, 2025. She was born Dec. 21, 1938 in Chandler, OK to Henry Clayton and Hazel Lee (Simpson) Jones. She graduated from Shawnee High School. Colleen married Fred Jack Akin on Oct. 3, 1956 in Reno, NV. and they made their home in Shawnee.
She owned and operated a dress shop in Shawnee and later worked a clothing store in lady’s fashion. She operated the Highlander Center Laundry with her mother for more than 15 years. She loved volunteering at the nursing home, where she would sing karaoke, and played drums for the Senior Center Band.
Colleen is preceded in death by; her parents; her husband, Fred Akin; and her brother, Leroy Jones.
Those left to cherish her memory are, her daughter, DeAnna Thomas of Tulsa; son-inlaw, Chuck Thomas of Tulsa; son, Dean Akin of Shawnee; grandchildren, Matt Thomas and wife Theresa, Lindsey Thomas, Spencer Thomas, and Andrew McKinney and wife Mallory; great grandchildren, Mia Thomas, Madison Thomas, Emma McKinney, and Ava McKinney; her pups, Toby and Beau, and several nieces, nephews and other extended family and friends. Service were held Sept. 8, 2025 at Resthaven Memorial Park in Shawnee, with Reverend Mike Craig officiating under the direction of Cooper Funeral Home of Tecumseh.
