Vivian Minnie Cook / Sims / Akins

1923-1999

Vivian Minnie (Cook) Sims Akins died at her home in Stillwater, Okla. on Monday May 17, 1999.

Services will be held in Strode Chapel on Friday May, 21, 1999 with Jerry Kruckenburgofficiating. Burial will be in Grandview Cemetery in Tahlequah, Oklahoma at 3:00 p.m.

Mrs. Akins was born Dec. 31, 1923 in Tahlequah, Oklahoma to Samuel Wilburn and Rosa Bell (Hancock) Cook. She attended schools in Tahlequah and Bartlesville, Oklahoma.

On Aug. 28, 1939 she married James Robert Sims who died in 1949.

She married Herman Cornell "Carl Akins in June 1953 in Tulsa, Okla. Mr. Akins died in 1988.

In 1963 Mrs. Akins moved to Enid, Okla. where she remained until 1984 at which time she moved to Stillwater, Okla.  

In addition to her husbands she was preceded in death by one son Jerry James Sims, three brothers, Murriel Leo Cook, Donald Rae Cook and Marion Park Cook, two sisters, one grandson, Carl Dean Dwinell, one granddaughter Rhonda Kay Woods, and one Great granddaughter Ashley.

Survivors include, three (actually only 2) sons, Wendell Robert Sims of OK, Ira Earl Sims of OK and 6 daughters, Mrs. Stella Simsof Calif., Mrs. Naomi Sims Eubanks of OK. Leola Sims Choate of OK. Mrs. Sandra Warrington of OK. Mrs. Roberta Sims Babbs of OK. and Mrs. Glenda Sue Akins Warren of KS. 45 Grandchildren, 10 Great grandchildren, four brothers, Samuel Wilburn Cook, Jr. of Miami, Ok. Carl Eugene Cook of Okla. City, Ok., Charles Luther Cook of Stillwater, Ok. and William Arthur Cook of Grand Prairie, Tx. Two sisters, Mrs Ruth Ann Cook Bogar White of Neb. and Mrs. Betty Jean Cook Tautfest of OK.

Pallbearers are grandsons, David Dennis, Murl Ray Medley, Jr. Robert Dwinell, Wayne Eldon Medley, Steven Dittmeyer and Billy Joe Dwinell Honorary pallbearers are Gene Babb and Ray Babb, Jr.