Roanoke Times
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DATE: SUNDAY, August 22, 1993 TAG: 9308230246
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: E-2 EDITION: METRO
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DATELINE: BLACKSBURG LENGTH: Short
OBIT EDWARDS, LURA AKERS
EDWARDS, Lura Akers, 98, of Blacksburg, died Friday, August 20, 1993, in
the Montgomery Regional Hospital. Mrs. Edwards was born in Floyd County on May
2, 1895, to the late John W. and Mary E. Akers. She was preceded in death by
her husband, Peter R. Edwards. Surviving are one brother, Willie Akers of
Virginia Beach; one sister-in-law, Alva Akers of Christiansburg; several
nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Monday, August 23, 1993, at
2 p.m. in the McCoy Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. Ellis Meredith
officiating. Interment will follow in the Westview Cemetery. The family will
receive friends Sunday evening from 7 to 9 at McCoy Funeral Home, Blacksburg.
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