Dewey R. Akers (1909-1959) - Find a Grave Memorial

Dewey R. Akers Veteran

Birth

7 Sep 1909

Fort Gay, Wayne County, West Virginia, USA

Death

5 Apr 1959 (aged 49)

Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA

Burial

Ward Cemetery

Cedar Grove, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Add to Map

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Dewey Akers was the son of William and Susan Akers. Dewey and his sister Ida Mae Roupe, and Ida's daughter Eva Mae Roupe all drowned as a result of a boating accident on the Kanawha River near Hugheston, WV.

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WEST VIRGINIA
BTRY G 72 CA BN (AA)
WORLD WARD II

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William "Sheepie" Akers

1878–1945

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West Virginia, U.S., Deaths Index, 1853-1973

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William "Sheepie" Akers

Oscar Willard "Red" Akers

Ida Mae Akers Roope

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Oscar Willard "Red" Akers

Ida Mae Akers Roope

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