PARMA, Mo. -- Ronald Lee "Ron" Eakens, 72, died March 14, 2018, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
Born Jan. 28, 1946, in Malden, son of the late Ben Eakens and Maggie Mollineaux Eakins, he had operated Ron Eakens Used Cars and Auto Salvage and attended Pleasant View General Baptist Church in Risco.
On April 10, 1966, in Risco, he married Earlene Robinson, who survives of Risco.
Other survivors include: two sons and a daughter-in-law, Randy Eakens and Robert and Billie Eakens of Risco; one sister, Golden Thompson of Risco; and four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one son, Ronald Lee Eakens Jr.; one brother, Jerry Eakens; three sisters, Leota Spain, Anna Belle Miller and Brenda Wallis; and one grandson.
Visitation is after 6 p.m Saturday at Bradshaw Funeral Home in Malden, where services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday. Mark Powell and Mark McDowell will officiate.
Burial will follow in the Rosewood Cemetery in Malden.