Heakins

Reaford E. "Curt" Heakins, 77, of Saxonburg died Friday at his home.

Born Oct. 26, 1928, in Indianola, Allegheny County, he was the son of Curtis J. and Minnie Cook Heakins.

He served in the Army during the Korean War and received a bronze star. He retired in 1982 as a foreman at Gulf Research in Harmarville after 36 years.

Mr. Heakins was a member of the Saxonburg Memorial Presbyterian Church, the Saxonburg VFW Post 7376 and the Saxonburg American Legion Post 683.

He enjoyed hunting and fishing.

Surviving are his wife, Carol Raymoth Heakins, whom he married Aug. 3, 1951; two sons, Ronald E. (Diane) Heakins of Murrysville and Curtis S. (Lori) Heakins of Saxonburg; a daughter, Mrs. Michael (Patricia) McGee of Cabot; two brothers, Earl Heakins of Cheswick and Donald Heakins of North Carolina; and two sisters, Ethel Cook of Colorado and LaVerne Wilson of McKeesport. Five grandchildren and a great-granddaughter also survive.

<B>HEAKINS</B> — Friends of Reaford E. "Curt" Heakins, who died Friday, June 16, 2006, will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the <B>Fox Funeral Home</B>, 410 W. Main St., Saxonburg. Services will be held at 1 a.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will follow at the Saxonburg Memorial Church Cemetery.Memorial donations may be made to the Saxonburg Memorial Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 466, Saxonburg, PA 16056.Information also is available at www.foxfuneralhomeinc.com.