Ms. Nafeesah Akbar Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Ms. Nafeesah Akbar passed away on Wednesday, November 11, 2015. Funeral Services for Mrs. Akbar will be held 2:00 PM Thursday, November 19, 2015 at Friendship Baptist Church, 1237 House Street, Columbia, SC. Interment to follow at Promised Land Cemetery, 1740 Cushman Drive, Columbia, SC. Public Viewing is scheduled for Wednesday, November 18, 2015 from 11-7PM at the funeral home. A. A. Dicks Funeral Home Sullivan Chapel are in charge of these services. Ms. Nafeesah Malikah Akbar was born July 2, 1951 in Columbia, SC. She was the fourth of eight children born to the late Sam and Dolly Faust Brown. She departed this life November 11, 2015 peacefully at her home in Columbia, SC. Nafeesah attended the public schools of Richland County to include Booker T. Washington High School. She married Basil W. Akbar on July 2, 1977 and worked in the food service and housekeeping industries for many years. Ms. Akbar lived her life spending lots of time with her family and friends and she was loved by many near and far. Her sons remembers her as a strong person who loved church, the color purple and cooking. Some of her specialties were spaghetti, macaroni and cheese and baked chicken. They stated she was their strength and motivation and would put on any "hat" to love them; whether it was to be a sister, best friend, mom or dad. When Nafeesah wasn't working, she enjoyed watching "In the Heat of the Night" and "Walker Texas Ranger" on television. Ms. Akbar was preceded in death by her parents and two siblings. Left to cherish precious memories are: her sons, Rabih H. Akbar, Wali (Amber) Akbar, Melvin (Terri) Brown and Shah M. A. Brown, Sr.; grandchildren, Malikah Akbar McClinton, Kiera McClinton, Shyia McClinton, Eliah Smith, Destiny Banks, Aleighsha Smith, Shah M. A. Brown, Jr., Levi Laster, Qadree Jones, Akeyah Jones, Elijab Brown, Qudedar Jones, Deaquan Brown, Imon Byrd, Iraj Freeman, Cheyenne Bell, Laci Bell, Michael Cowan, Aries Bell, Asia Shell, Adrian Shell and Ali Akbar; great grandchildren, Ormoni Payne-McClinton, Asanti Payne-McClinton, Noel Conner, Keimarion McClinton, Kemour McClinton, Tatianna McClinton, Candera Byrd, Kaliyah Byrd, Jordyn Byrd and Santana Byrd; four brothers, Abraham (Mary) and Joseph (Valerie) Faust, David (Yvonne) and Michael Brown; a sister Ruth Brown and a host of other loving relatives and friends.

Ms. Nafeesah Akbar

July 2, 1951 - November 11, 2015