William Akers, lifelong resident of Helena, Arkansas passed away Thursday, May 20, 2010. He was the son of the late Alma McCoy Akers and Frank Miller Akers of Helena.
He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Dorothy Jean Yoakum Akers; three sons, Dan Akers of Searcy, Arkansas, Murray Akers of Owasso, Oklahoma, and George Christopher Akers of Cabot, Arkansas; two daughters, Debbie Akers Galloway of Helena, and Jeannie Akers Davis of Austin, Arkansas; ten grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. He is also survived by one sister, Mrs. Miliose Akers Lyford of Little Rock, Arkansas.
Mr. Akers was a retired employee of Union Texas Petroleum Company. He was a decorated fighter pilot who served in World War II and a long time member of the Air Force Reserve. He was a lifelong member of the First United Methodist Church.
Burial in Maple Hill Cemetery in Helena.
He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Dorothy Jean Yoakum Akers; three sons, Dan Akers of Searcy, Arkansas, Murray Akers of Owasso, Oklahoma, and George Christopher Akers of Cabot, Arkansas; two daughters, Debbie Akers Galloway of Helena, and Jeannie Akers Davis of Austin, Arkansas; ten grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. He is also survived by one sister, Mrs. Miliose Akers Lyford of Little Rock, Arkansas.
Mr. Akers was a retired employee of Union Texas Petroleum Company. He was a decorated fighter pilot who served in World War II and a long time member of the Air Force Reserve. He was a lifelong member of the First United Methodist Church.
Burial in Maple Hill Cemetery in Helena.
William Akers, lifelong resident of Helena, Arkansas passed away Thursday, May 20, 2010. He was the son of the late Alma McCoy Akers and Frank Miller Akers of Helena.
He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Dorothy Jean Yoakum Akers; three sons, Dan Akers of Searcy, Arkansas, Murray Akers of Owasso, Oklahoma, and George Christopher Akers of Cabot, Arkansas; two daughters, Debbie Akers Galloway of Helena, and Jeannie Akers Davis of Austin, Arkansas; ten grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. He is also survived by one sister, Mrs. Miliose Akers Lyford of Little Rock, Arkansas.
Mr. Akers was a retired employee of Union Texas Petroleum Company. He was a decorated fighter pilot who served in World War II and a long time member of the Air Force Reserve. He was a lifelong member of the First United Methodist Church.
Burial in Maple Hill Cemetery in Helena.
He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Dorothy Jean Yoakum Akers; three sons, Dan Akers of Searcy, Arkansas, Murray Akers of Owasso, Oklahoma, and George Christopher Akers of Cabot, Arkansas; two daughters, Debbie Akers Galloway of Helena, and Jeannie Akers Davis of Austin, Arkansas; ten grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. He is also survived by one sister, Mrs. Miliose Akers Lyford of Little Rock, Arkansas.
Mr. Akers was a retired employee of Union Texas Petroleum Company. He was a decorated fighter pilot who served in World War II and a long time member of the Air Force Reserve. He was a lifelong member of the First United Methodist Church.
Burial in Maple Hill Cemetery in Helena.
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