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Akers, Carmel Lee

Male 1932 - 2006  (74 years)


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  • Name Akers, Carmel Lee 
    Birth 23 Oct 1932  Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 25 Oct 2006  Owenton, Owen, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    Highlands Regional Medical Center 
    Person ID I17484  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 25 Jan 2014 

    Father Akers, Amos,   b. 26 Apr 1900   d. 6 May 1973, Grethel, Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Hall, Stella Catharine,   b. 24 May 1906, Banner, Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Jul 1994, Grethel, Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years) 
    Marriage 17 Jul 1921  Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F7704  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBirth - 23 Oct 1932 - Floyd, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
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    Highlands Regional Medical Center - 25 Oct 2006 - Owenton, Owen, Kentucky, United States    		 Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • The following obituary transcription from the Floyd County Times was provided by family researcher Dawn Williams via e-mail:

      AKERS, Carmel Lee Author of Halls of Muddy Creek, age, 74, of Grethel, passed away Wednesday, October 25, 2006, at Highlands Regional Medical Center, Prestonsburg. He was born October 23, 1932 in Grethel, the son of the late Amos Akers and Stella Hall Akers. He was a retired school teacher and author. He was a member of the Church of Christ, the Retired Teacher Association, Pikeville Historical Society, and the Betsy Layne Senior Citizens. Survivors include a brother, Donald Akers of New London, Ohio; and two sisters: Virginia Mae Case of Grethel, and Nickie Hall of Harold. Preceding him in death were his parents, and two brothers, Ijellan Akers and Arvil Dwight Akers. Funeral services for Carmel Lee Akers will be conducted Friday, October 27, at 11:00 a.m., at the Hall Funeral Home Chapel, in Martin. Burial will follow in the Lee Alley Cemetery, in Grethel, under the professional care of the Hall Funeral Home. (FCT'S 10-27-2006)