-Lived to be 115 years old.
-Lived in Radford, Virginia for over 60 years
-Became an evangelist preacher in 1889. "Fire and Brimstone" Style Gospel
-Briefly, took a job at a furniture store in 1904 to make ends meet. "Churches were poor then, mightily poor, and a preacher could hardly make ends meet."
-Went back to preaching and did so for a total of 97 years.
-Preached in every county in Tennessee and Virginia
-Per Aker's retelling:
In 1933, Aker told his sons he was sick and was taken to the hospital for surgery.
"The doctors said I'd passed away. I was rolled into the dead room".
A nurse, who happened to go into the morgue, noticed Aker's eyes moving; he was revived.
Obituaries:
Lynchburg News & Advance - Tuesday, September 2, 1986
Bedford Bulletin - Wednesday, September 3, 1986
-Lived in Radford, Virginia for over 60 years
-Became an evangelist preacher in 1889. "Fire and Brimstone" Style Gospel
-Briefly, took a job at a furniture store in 1904 to make ends meet. "Churches were poor then, mightily poor, and a preacher could hardly make ends meet."
-Went back to preaching and did so for a total of 97 years.
-Preached in every county in Tennessee and Virginia
-Per Aker's retelling:
In 1933, Aker told his sons he was sick and was taken to the hospital for surgery.
"The doctors said I'd passed away. I was rolled into the dead room".
A nurse, who happened to go into the morgue, noticed Aker's eyes moving; he was revived.
Obituaries:
Lynchburg News & Advance - Tuesday, September 2, 1986
Bedford Bulletin - Wednesday, September 3, 1986
-Lived to be 115 years old.
-Lived in Radford, Virginia for over 60 years
-Became an evangelist preacher in 1889. "Fire and Brimstone" Style Gospel
-Briefly, took a job at a furniture store in 1904 to make ends meet. "Churches were poor then, mightily poor, and a preacher could hardly make ends meet."
-Went back to preaching and did so for a total of 97 years.
-Preached in every county in Tennessee and Virginia
-Per Aker's retelling:
In 1933, Aker told his sons he was sick and was taken to the hospital for surgery.
"The doctors said I'd passed away. I was rolled into the dead room".
A nurse, who happened to go into the morgue, noticed Aker's eyes moving; he was revived.
Obituaries:
Lynchburg News & Advance - Tuesday, September 2, 1986
Bedford Bulletin - Wednesday, September 3, 1986
-Lived in Radford, Virginia for over 60 years
-Became an evangelist preacher in 1889. "Fire and Brimstone" Style Gospel
-Briefly, took a job at a furniture store in 1904 to make ends meet. "Churches were poor then, mightily poor, and a preacher could hardly make ends meet."
-Went back to preaching and did so for a total of 97 years.
-Preached in every county in Tennessee and Virginia
-Per Aker's retelling:
In 1933, Aker told his sons he was sick and was taken to the hospital for surgery.
"The doctors said I'd passed away. I was rolled into the dead room".
A nurse, who happened to go into the morgue, noticed Aker's eyes moving; he was revived.
Obituaries:
Lynchburg News & Advance - Tuesday, September 2, 1986
Bedford Bulletin - Wednesday, September 3, 1986
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