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(Contributor: Pam Witherow)
Joseph Akers Dies Suddenly at Home
Paris, Mo., Dec. 3. — Joseph Leslie Akers, 63, formerly of Paris, died suddenly Thursday morning in his home at Richmond Heights. Funeral services will be held here Saturday afternoon in the Speed and Blakey funeral home. Burial will be in the Paris cemetery.
Mr. Akers was born in Monroe county and spent most of his life here. He was formerly employed as telegraph operator by the Wabash railroad at Paris. He was a local chairman and general treasurer of the O. R. T. He was employed by the Wabash railroad as telegraph operator and leverman in St. Louis at the time of his death.
Surviving are his widow, the former Miss Nell Nichols of Paris; a son, Dr. Elwyn Akers of Texas; five sisters, Mrs. Chris Overfelt, Mrs. Thomas Evans and Mrs. Curtis Dixon, all of Madison, and Mrs. Fred Evans and Mrs. Ben Durvin, both of Holliday, and three brothers, Leonard of Detroit, Dallas of Newark, N. J., and William of Monroe City.
Page 13 of Quincy Herald Whig, published in Quincy, Illinois on Friday, December 3rd, 1948
(Contributor: Pam Witherow)
(Contributor: Pam Witherow)
Joseph Akers Dies Suddenly at Home
Paris, Mo., Dec. 3. — Joseph Leslie Akers, 63, formerly of Paris, died suddenly Thursday morning in his home at Richmond Heights. Funeral services will be held here Saturday afternoon in the Speed and Blakey funeral home. Burial will be in the Paris cemetery.
Mr. Akers was born in Monroe county and spent most of his life here. He was formerly employed as telegraph operator by the Wabash railroad at Paris. He was a local chairman and general treasurer of the O. R. T. He was employed by the Wabash railroad as telegraph operator and leverman in St. Louis at the time of his death.
Surviving are his widow, the former Miss Nell Nichols of Paris; a son, Dr. Elwyn Akers of Texas; five sisters, Mrs. Chris Overfelt, Mrs. Thomas Evans and Mrs. Curtis Dixon, all of Madison, and Mrs. Fred Evans and Mrs. Ben Durvin, both of Holliday, and three brothers, Leonard of Detroit, Dallas of Newark, N. J., and William of Monroe City.
Page 13 of Quincy Herald Whig, published in Quincy, Illinois on Friday, December 3rd, 1948
(Contributor: Pam Witherow)
MO d/c 42014
(Contributor: Pam Witherow)
Joseph Akers Dies Suddenly at Home
Paris, Mo., Dec. 3. — Joseph Leslie Akers, 63, formerly of Paris, died suddenly Thursday morning in his home at Richmond Heights. Funeral services will be held here Saturday afternoon in the Speed and Blakey funeral home. Burial will be in the Paris cemetery.
Mr. Akers was born in Monroe county and spent most of his life here. He was formerly employed as telegraph operator by the Wabash railroad at Paris. He was a local chairman and general treasurer of the O. R. T. He was employed by the Wabash railroad as telegraph operator and leverman in St. Louis at the time of his death.
Surviving are his widow, the former Miss Nell Nichols of Paris; a son, Dr. Elwyn Akers of Texas; five sisters, Mrs. Chris Overfelt, Mrs. Thomas Evans and Mrs. Curtis Dixon, all of Madison, and Mrs. Fred Evans and Mrs. Ben Durvin, both of Holliday, and three brothers, Leonard of Detroit, Dallas of Newark, N. J., and William of Monroe City.
Page 13 of Quincy Herald Whig, published in Quincy, Illinois on Friday, December 3rd, 1948
(Contributor: Pam Witherow)
(Contributor: Pam Witherow)
Joseph Akers Dies Suddenly at Home
Paris, Mo., Dec. 3. — Joseph Leslie Akers, 63, formerly of Paris, died suddenly Thursday morning in his home at Richmond Heights. Funeral services will be held here Saturday afternoon in the Speed and Blakey funeral home. Burial will be in the Paris cemetery.
Mr. Akers was born in Monroe county and spent most of his life here. He was formerly employed as telegraph operator by the Wabash railroad at Paris. He was a local chairman and general treasurer of the O. R. T. He was employed by the Wabash railroad as telegraph operator and leverman in St. Louis at the time of his death.
Surviving are his widow, the former Miss Nell Nichols of Paris; a son, Dr. Elwyn Akers of Texas; five sisters, Mrs. Chris Overfelt, Mrs. Thomas Evans and Mrs. Curtis Dixon, all of Madison, and Mrs. Fred Evans and Mrs. Ben Durvin, both of Holliday, and three brothers, Leonard of Detroit, Dallas of Newark, N. J., and William of Monroe City.
Page 13 of Quincy Herald Whig, published in Quincy, Illinois on Friday, December 3rd, 1948
(Contributor: Pam Witherow)
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