Register-Herald, The
Monday, Aug. 15, 2011
William E. ‘Bill' Akers
FAYETTEVILLE — William Edward "Bill" Akers, 88, of Fayetteville passed away Saturday, August 13, 2011, at Plateau Medical Center, Oak Hill.
Born on February 13, 1923, at Fayetteville, he was the son of the late Other Lee and Aldena Hoback Akers.
Mr. Akers was a member of Fayetteville United Methodist Church. He was a U.S. Marine veteran of WWII and fought in the battle of Iwo Jima, a past commander of American Legion Post 149, and a Civilian Conservation Corps member.
He was a retired electrician for the Fayette County Board of Education. He was a former partner with his cousins, Bob and Benny Akers, in Akers Electric Service in Fayetteville. Mr. Akers was an avid hunter and fisherman with a great story-telling ability.
Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his sisters, Dorothy Baker and Camilla Akers; grandson, Nathan Anthony Mullins; and two brothers-in-law, Andy Baker and Lex Cowsert.
Left with many wonderful memories and stories to cherish will be his wife of 65 years, Doris Wickline Akers of Fayetteville; three children: Peggy Mullins of Fayetteville, Mark Akers and wife, Jay, of Fayetteville, and Jane O'Leary and husband, Barry, of Beckley; three sisters: Connie Witt and husband, John, of Fayetteville, Patricia Cowsert of Indian Head Beach, FL, and Kay Phillips and husband, Joe, of Fayetteville; brother: Michael Akers and wife, Betty, of Gwinn, MI; five grandchildren: Lee Ann Pittman, Clayton and Emily Akers, Destiny (Richie) Spearen and Isaiah (Sara) Brubaker; great-grandchildren: Sam and Emma Pittman, Maddie Pritt, Willie and Tucker Spearen, and Anthony Brubaker; and a host of other family and friends.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, August 16, 2011, at Fayetteville United Methodist Church with Rev. Clare Sulgit-Horn officiating. Burial will follow at Huse Memorial Park, Fayetteville, with military rites conducted by American Legion Post 149.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. on Monday, August 15, 2011, at Dodd-Payne-Hess Funeral Home, Fayetteville.
Memorials may be made in Mr. Akers' memory to the Fayetteville United Methodist Church Building Fund, 120 High Street, Fayetteville, WV 25840.
For those wishing to express their condolences to Mr. Akers' family, you may do so by visiting our website at www.doddpaynehessfuneralhome.com.
Dodd-Payne-Hess Funeral Home, 350 W. Maple Ave., Fayetteville, will be assisting the family.
Monday, Aug. 15, 2011
William E. ‘Bill' Akers
FAYETTEVILLE — William Edward "Bill" Akers, 88, of Fayetteville passed away Saturday, August 13, 2011, at Plateau Medical Center, Oak Hill.
Born on February 13, 1923, at Fayetteville, he was the son of the late Other Lee and Aldena Hoback Akers.
Mr. Akers was a member of Fayetteville United Methodist Church. He was a U.S. Marine veteran of WWII and fought in the battle of Iwo Jima, a past commander of American Legion Post 149, and a Civilian Conservation Corps member.
He was a retired electrician for the Fayette County Board of Education. He was a former partner with his cousins, Bob and Benny Akers, in Akers Electric Service in Fayetteville. Mr. Akers was an avid hunter and fisherman with a great story-telling ability.
Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his sisters, Dorothy Baker and Camilla Akers; grandson, Nathan Anthony Mullins; and two brothers-in-law, Andy Baker and Lex Cowsert.
Left with many wonderful memories and stories to cherish will be his wife of 65 years, Doris Wickline Akers of Fayetteville; three children: Peggy Mullins of Fayetteville, Mark Akers and wife, Jay, of Fayetteville, and Jane O'Leary and husband, Barry, of Beckley; three sisters: Connie Witt and husband, John, of Fayetteville, Patricia Cowsert of Indian Head Beach, FL, and Kay Phillips and husband, Joe, of Fayetteville; brother: Michael Akers and wife, Betty, of Gwinn, MI; five grandchildren: Lee Ann Pittman, Clayton and Emily Akers, Destiny (Richie) Spearen and Isaiah (Sara) Brubaker; great-grandchildren: Sam and Emma Pittman, Maddie Pritt, Willie and Tucker Spearen, and Anthony Brubaker; and a host of other family and friends.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, August 16, 2011, at Fayetteville United Methodist Church with Rev. Clare Sulgit-Horn officiating. Burial will follow at Huse Memorial Park, Fayetteville, with military rites conducted by American Legion Post 149.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. on Monday, August 15, 2011, at Dodd-Payne-Hess Funeral Home, Fayetteville.
Memorials may be made in Mr. Akers' memory to the Fayetteville United Methodist Church Building Fund, 120 High Street, Fayetteville, WV 25840.
For those wishing to express their condolences to Mr. Akers' family, you may do so by visiting our website at www.doddpaynehessfuneralhome.com.
Dodd-Payne-Hess Funeral Home, 350 W. Maple Ave., Fayetteville, will be assisting the family.
Register-Herald, The
Monday, Aug. 15, 2011
William E. ‘Bill' Akers
FAYETTEVILLE — William Edward "Bill" Akers, 88, of Fayetteville passed away Saturday, August 13, 2011, at Plateau Medical Center, Oak Hill.
Born on February 13, 1923, at Fayetteville, he was the son of the late Other Lee and Aldena Hoback Akers.
Mr. Akers was a member of Fayetteville United Methodist Church. He was a U.S. Marine veteran of WWII and fought in the battle of Iwo Jima, a past commander of American Legion Post 149, and a Civilian Conservation Corps member.
He was a retired electrician for the Fayette County Board of Education. He was a former partner with his cousins, Bob and Benny Akers, in Akers Electric Service in Fayetteville. Mr. Akers was an avid hunter and fisherman with a great story-telling ability.
Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his sisters, Dorothy Baker and Camilla Akers; grandson, Nathan Anthony Mullins; and two brothers-in-law, Andy Baker and Lex Cowsert.
Left with many wonderful memories and stories to cherish will be his wife of 65 years, Doris Wickline Akers of Fayetteville; three children: Peggy Mullins of Fayetteville, Mark Akers and wife, Jay, of Fayetteville, and Jane O'Leary and husband, Barry, of Beckley; three sisters: Connie Witt and husband, John, of Fayetteville, Patricia Cowsert of Indian Head Beach, FL, and Kay Phillips and husband, Joe, of Fayetteville; brother: Michael Akers and wife, Betty, of Gwinn, MI; five grandchildren: Lee Ann Pittman, Clayton and Emily Akers, Destiny (Richie) Spearen and Isaiah (Sara) Brubaker; great-grandchildren: Sam and Emma Pittman, Maddie Pritt, Willie and Tucker Spearen, and Anthony Brubaker; and a host of other family and friends.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, August 16, 2011, at Fayetteville United Methodist Church with Rev. Clare Sulgit-Horn officiating. Burial will follow at Huse Memorial Park, Fayetteville, with military rites conducted by American Legion Post 149.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. on Monday, August 15, 2011, at Dodd-Payne-Hess Funeral Home, Fayetteville.
Memorials may be made in Mr. Akers' memory to the Fayetteville United Methodist Church Building Fund, 120 High Street, Fayetteville, WV 25840.
For those wishing to express their condolences to Mr. Akers' family, you may do so by visiting our website at www.doddpaynehessfuneralhome.com.
Dodd-Payne-Hess Funeral Home, 350 W. Maple Ave., Fayetteville, will be assisting the family.
Monday, Aug. 15, 2011
William E. ‘Bill' Akers
FAYETTEVILLE — William Edward "Bill" Akers, 88, of Fayetteville passed away Saturday, August 13, 2011, at Plateau Medical Center, Oak Hill.
Born on February 13, 1923, at Fayetteville, he was the son of the late Other Lee and Aldena Hoback Akers.
Mr. Akers was a member of Fayetteville United Methodist Church. He was a U.S. Marine veteran of WWII and fought in the battle of Iwo Jima, a past commander of American Legion Post 149, and a Civilian Conservation Corps member.
He was a retired electrician for the Fayette County Board of Education. He was a former partner with his cousins, Bob and Benny Akers, in Akers Electric Service in Fayetteville. Mr. Akers was an avid hunter and fisherman with a great story-telling ability.
Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his sisters, Dorothy Baker and Camilla Akers; grandson, Nathan Anthony Mullins; and two brothers-in-law, Andy Baker and Lex Cowsert.
Left with many wonderful memories and stories to cherish will be his wife of 65 years, Doris Wickline Akers of Fayetteville; three children: Peggy Mullins of Fayetteville, Mark Akers and wife, Jay, of Fayetteville, and Jane O'Leary and husband, Barry, of Beckley; three sisters: Connie Witt and husband, John, of Fayetteville, Patricia Cowsert of Indian Head Beach, FL, and Kay Phillips and husband, Joe, of Fayetteville; brother: Michael Akers and wife, Betty, of Gwinn, MI; five grandchildren: Lee Ann Pittman, Clayton and Emily Akers, Destiny (Richie) Spearen and Isaiah (Sara) Brubaker; great-grandchildren: Sam and Emma Pittman, Maddie Pritt, Willie and Tucker Spearen, and Anthony Brubaker; and a host of other family and friends.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, August 16, 2011, at Fayetteville United Methodist Church with Rev. Clare Sulgit-Horn officiating. Burial will follow at Huse Memorial Park, Fayetteville, with military rites conducted by American Legion Post 149.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. on Monday, August 15, 2011, at Dodd-Payne-Hess Funeral Home, Fayetteville.
Memorials may be made in Mr. Akers' memory to the Fayetteville United Methodist Church Building Fund, 120 High Street, Fayetteville, WV 25840.
For those wishing to express their condolences to Mr. Akers' family, you may do so by visiting our website at www.doddpaynehessfuneralhome.com.
Dodd-Payne-Hess Funeral Home, 350 W. Maple Ave., Fayetteville, will be assisting the family.
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