Daniel Frazier Elkins Sr. of Arlington, Texas was born January 20, 1932 in Morrison, Tennessee to George and Kathryn (nee Kallenbach) Elkins. Dan, aka 'Pops', died of natural causes, January 20, 2022 at Arlington Memorial Hospital with his daughter Jaunitta by his side. Dan was preceded in death by his parents, his brothers Ted, George, Charles and Dick and his wife Marie (nee Oates). He will be missed by all who knew him, but especially by his children Kathrine (Arnold) Miller, of McHenry, Illinois, Daniel (Lynette) Elkins Jr. of Arlington, Cannon (Kim O'Gorman) Elkins of Grand Prairie and Jaunitta (Bill) Taylor of Arlington. He is further survived by his 'pretty good'  grandchildren, who he adored, Branden (Sharla) Elkins, Whitney (Christian Admire) Elkins & Laura (Josh) Rudder, Matthew (Hanna) Miller & Kevin (Kelly Laxgang) Miller, Kenny (Dora) O'Gorman, Matt O'Gorman, Payden (April) Taylor, Eden Taylor, Jonas Taylor, Aisley Taylor and Alyece Elkins, his also adored 'great' grandchildren, Braden and Harper Elkins, Ivan, Clarissa and Jacob O'Gorman and Olivia Miller, as well as extended family and friends.

Dan graduated from Harlingen High School in Harlingen, Texas in 1950. After High School he joined the military, serving in the Navy from 1952 - 1956 then reenlisting and serving again from 1960 - 1968. He then transferred branches, serving in the Air Force and Texas Air National Guard from 1968 - 1977. For his service to his country, he was appointed an Admiral in the Texas Navy in 1970 by then Governor Preston Smith.

Following his graduation from Dallas Baptist College in 1979, he worked for several years as the Custodian for Turnpike Christian School and Turnpike Church of Christ in Grand Prairie, where he was affectionately referred to as 'Mr. Dan'. He was more recently a devoted member of the St. Peter & St. Paul Anglican Church of Arlington. A celebration of his life will be held Friday, March 11, 2022 at 11:00 at CrossPoint Church of Christ in Grand Prairie. His grandsons will serve as honorary pall bearers.  Inurnment will be at a later date at Dallas National Cemetery. He was so loved he should have lived forever, but he died on his 90th birthday because, as he would say,

"It's in the book, and I wrote the book."