Sanford Archie Lakins was born on July 11, 1958, in Prague, Oklahoma, and departed this life on Friday, May 13, 2016, at his home in Paden, Oklahoma, at the age of 57.

Sanford is the son of Archie and Mattie Carmen Lakins, was a resident of Paden.

He loved fishing and playing cards, but most of all he loved to work.

His parents and brother, Terry, preceded Sanford in death.

Survivors include sons, Jeremy Lakins of Vero Beach, Florida and Roy York and his wife, La’Rin of Houston; sisters, Stephanie Brewer of Oklahoma City and Vicki Davis of Stroud; and grandchildren, Samuel, Sadie, Kemper and Randi Mae.