Willie Akers, 78, of Dana died Wednesday, September 22, at his home following an extended illness. Born June 16, 1898, he was a son of the late Andy and Maudie Boyd Akers.
He was a retired employee of United Fuel Gas Company. Surviving him are his widow, Mrs. Kate Branham Akers; three sons, Dewey, Lee, and Adrien Akers, all of Dana; two daughters, Miss Ida Akers, also of Dana, Mrs. Inis Burton, of Catlettsburg ; a sister, Mrs. Della Samona, of Dana ; 20 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
Funeral rites were conducted at 10 a.m. Saturday from the Little Salem Regular Baptist Church at Dana by ministers of the Regular Baptist Church. Burial was made in the Boyd cemetery there under direction of Hall Brothers Funeral Home.
Floyd County Times
29 September 1976 Edition
He was a retired employee of United Fuel Gas Company. Surviving him are his widow, Mrs. Kate Branham Akers; three sons, Dewey, Lee, and Adrien Akers, all of Dana; two daughters, Miss Ida Akers, also of Dana, Mrs. Inis Burton, of Catlettsburg ; a sister, Mrs. Della Samona, of Dana ; 20 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
Funeral rites were conducted at 10 a.m. Saturday from the Little Salem Regular Baptist Church at Dana by ministers of the Regular Baptist Church. Burial was made in the Boyd cemetery there under direction of Hall Brothers Funeral Home.
Floyd County Times
29 September 1976 Edition
Willie Akers, 78, of Dana died Wednesday, September 22, at his home following an extended illness. Born June 16, 1898, he was a son of the late Andy and Maudie Boyd Akers.
He was a retired employee of United Fuel Gas Company. Surviving him are his widow, Mrs. Kate Branham Akers; three sons, Dewey, Lee, and Adrien Akers, all of Dana; two daughters, Miss Ida Akers, also of Dana, Mrs. Inis Burton, of Catlettsburg ; a sister, Mrs. Della Samona, of Dana ; 20 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
Funeral rites were conducted at 10 a.m. Saturday from the Little Salem Regular Baptist Church at Dana by ministers of the Regular Baptist Church. Burial was made in the Boyd cemetery there under direction of Hall Brothers Funeral Home.
Floyd County Times
29 September 1976 Edition
He was a retired employee of United Fuel Gas Company. Surviving him are his widow, Mrs. Kate Branham Akers; three sons, Dewey, Lee, and Adrien Akers, all of Dana; two daughters, Miss Ida Akers, also of Dana, Mrs. Inis Burton, of Catlettsburg ; a sister, Mrs. Della Samona, of Dana ; 20 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
Funeral rites were conducted at 10 a.m. Saturday from the Little Salem Regular Baptist Church at Dana by ministers of the Regular Baptist Church. Burial was made in the Boyd cemetery there under direction of Hall Brothers Funeral Home.
Floyd County Times
29 September 1976 Edition
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