Roanoke Times
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DATE: TUESDAY, December 14, 1993 TAG: 9312140246
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: C-2 EDITION: METRO
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DATELINE: MARION LENGTH: Short
OBIT AKER, MRS. MILDRED KNOWLES
AKER, Mrs. Mildred Knowles, 93, of Marion, widow of Walter S. D. Aker, died
Sunday, December 12, 1993, in Frances Marion Manor Nursing Home. Mrs. Aker
retired from Southwestern State Hospital, with 36 years of service. She was
superintendent of night nursing. She was an active member of the Marion
Baptist Church, working in the Primary Department. She is survived by one
granddaughter, Mary Ann Davis of Scottsboro, Ala.; one grandson, Donald W.
Hash of Dublin; four sisters-in-law, Alice Holman and Lenora Pennington, both
of Marion, Clatie Cook of Federalsburg, Md., and Josephine Ansell of
Baltimore, Md.; four great-grandchildren, Tyrell and Shawn Hash, both of
Dublin, and Robin and Jason Davis, both of Scottsboro, Ala.; several nieces
and nephews. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, December 15, at 2 p.m.,
at Seaver-Brown Chapel, with Dr. William A. Slater officiating. The family
will receive friends Tuesday, from 7 to 9 p.m. at Seaver-Brown Chapel.
Seaver-Brown Funeral Service is in charge of the arrangements.
by CNB