 1919 - 2013 (94 years)
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| Name |
Cling, Betty Claire [1] |
| Born |
7 Apr 1919 |
Eddyville, Wapello County, Iowa, USA  [2] |
| Gender |
Female |
| Residence |
27 Dec 1996 |
West Liberty, Muscatine County, Iowa, USA [3] |
| Died |
14 Apr 2013 |
West Liberty, Muscatine County, Iowa, USA [2, 4] |
| Buried |
Oak Ridge Cemetery, West Liberty, Muscatine, Iowa, USA [4] |
| Person ID |
I57186 |
Sackett |
| Last Modified |
19 Feb 2021 |
| Father |
Cling, Victor Ellsworth, b. 27 Aug 1891, Kossuth County, Iowa, USA , d. 21 Sep 1925, Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, USA (Age 34 years) |
| Mother |
McMahan, Ethel, b. 7 Nov 1890, Eddyville, Mahaska County, Iowa, USA , d. Apr 1966, West Liberty, Muscatine County, Iowa, USA (Age 75 years) |
| Married |
25 Sep 1915 |
Mahaska County, Iowa, USA [5] |
| Children |
| + | 1. Cling, Betty Claire, b. 7 Apr 1919, Eddyville, Wapello County, Iowa, USA , d. 14 Apr 2013, West Liberty, Muscatine County, Iowa, USA (Age 94 years) |
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| Family ID |
F22126 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Akers, Ralph Merland, b. 5 Feb 1916, Tarkio, Atchison, Missouri, USA , d. 10 Aug 1991, Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa, USA (Age 75 years) |
| Married |
12 Oct 1941 |
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA [1, 4, 6] |
| Children |
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| Last Modified |
19 Feb 2021 |
| Family ID |
F22124 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Event Map |
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 | Born - 7 Apr 1919 - Eddyville, Wapello County, Iowa, USA |
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 | Married - 12 Oct 1941 - Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA |
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 | Residence - 27 Dec 1996 - West Liberty, Muscatine County, Iowa, USA |
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| Died - 14 Apr 2013 - West Liberty, Muscatine County, Iowa, USA |
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| Pin Legend |
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| Sources |
- [S1619] Newspapers.com (Reliability: 3), 13 Jan 2020.
The Muscatine Journal (Muscatine, Iowa), 12 Aug 1991, Page 5
Ralph Akers
WEST LIBERTY -- Ralph M. Akers, 75, died Saturday morning, Aug. 10, 1991, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City, following an extended illness.
Services will be at 11 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 13, at First Church United in West Liberty. Burial, will military honors,, will be at the Oak Ridge Cemetery.
Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the West Liberty Chapel of the Barker Funeral Home. There will be a Masonic service at 8 p.m.
A memorial fund has been established.
Mr. Akers was born Feb. 5, 1916, at Tarkio, Mo., a son of Joseph and Adella Carman Akers. On Oct. 12, 1941, he was married in Minneapolis, to Betty Cling.
Survivors include his wife, Betty; one son, Joseph V. Akers, of West Liberty; one brother, Fred Akers, of San Diego; two grandsons, Bret and Brad Akers.
He was preceded in death by a brother.
He attended college at the University of Missouri and moved to Iowa in 1936. He first farmed south of Eddyville, Iowa.
He was a veteran of World War II, serving with the U.S. Army iN the European Command, and also served in the U.S. Army Reserves for several years.
He was a retired Iowa State Highway Patrol trooper, serving in District 12, from 1948 to 1971. He later worked in security at Louis Rich Foods Comapny (SIC) in West Liberty. He was a member of the First Church United, the Mount Calvary Masonic Lodge No. 95 of West Liberty, KAABA Shrine of Davenport, the Davenport Consistory.
He was also a member of the Iowa State Patrol Association and the Iowa State Troopers Association and a member and past patron of the Lotus Chapter Order of Eastern Star and the West Liberty American Legion.
Transcribed by Ted Smith
- [S884] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, (Ancestry.com) (Reliability: 3), 13 Jan 2020.
Name: Betty C Akers
Social Security Number: 483-16-2179
Birth Date: 7 Apr 1919
Issue year: Before 1951
Issue State: Iowa
Death Date: 14 Apr 2013
Researched by Ted Smith
- [S1619] Newspapers.com (Reliability: 3), 19 Feb 2021.
The Journal Times (Racine, Wisconsin), 31 Dec 1996, Page 18
Mary C. Akers
RACINE -- Mary C. (nee: Thompson) Akers, 91, of New Beginnings Group Home of Racine, passed away on Friday, December 27,1996.
She was born in Astrup, Denmark on September 11, 1905.
Surviving are one daughter and son-in-law, Jean (John) Munch of Racine; three grandchildren, Shelley (Gary) Siegel of Sachse, Texas, Debra Munch, and Jeffrey (Denise) Munch, both of Racine; and one great-granddaughter, Holly Ann Munch. She is further survived by sisters and a brother in Denmark and a sister-in-law, Betty Akers of West Liberty, Iowa. Mary was preceded in death by her husband, J. Keith Akers in 1964.
Interment will be held in Chillicothe, Iowa.
HANSON FUNERAL HOME
3014 Northwestern Avenue 632-4479
Transcribed by Ted Smith
- [S543] Find A Grave (www.findagrave.com) (Reliability: 2), 19 Feb 2021.
Memorial ID 105943333
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/105943333
Betty Claire Cling Akers
Birth 7 Apr 1919
Eddyville, Wapello County, Iowa, USA
Death 14 Apr 2013 (aged 94)
West Liberty, Muscatine County, Iowa, USA
Burial
Oak Ridge Cemetery
West Liberty, Muscatine County, Iowa, USA
Plot Sec U/Lot 16/Sp
West Liberty, Iowa
Betty C. Akers, 94, died Sunday April 14, 2013 at the Simpson Memorial Home in West Liberty.
Funeral service will be held 10:30 A.M. Thursday April 18, 2013 at the First Church United in West Liberty. Visitation will be held Wednesday 4 to 7 P.M. at the First Church United, 1100 North Calhoun St., West Liberty . Burial will be in the Oak Ridge Cemetery, West Liberty. Memorials may be made to West Liberty Fire and Rescue Unit, Ronald McDonald House or University of Iowa Children's Hospital.
Betty was born the daughter of Victor and Ethel Cling. She attended Eddyville High School and later the University of Iowa, William Penn College and Beauty School in Des Moines. On October 12, 1941 Betty was united in marriage to Ralph Akers in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
She had taught in County School near Eddyville, worked as a bookkeeper for the Ford Implement Dealership, Ford Garage, West Liberty Ready Mix and served as the Librarian at the West Liberty Library for over 35 years until her retirement.
She was a member of the First Church United, Eastern Star, Rotary, T.T.T. Society and the American Legion Auxiliary.
She is survived by one son Joe (JoAnne) Akers, two grandchildren: Bret Akers and his significant other Linda Coudron, and Brad (Mindy) Akers all of West Liberty. 6 grandchildren: Gibson Akers, Alie Akers, Abie Akers, Macy Akers, McKinzie Akers and Joseph Akers. She was preceded in death by her parents and husband Ralph.
Henderson Barker Funeral Home
Researched by Ted Smith
- [S1799] Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-1940, (Ancestry.com) (Reliability: 3), 13 Jan 2020.
Name: Ethel McMahan
Gender: Female
Race: American
Age: 24
Birth Year: abt 1891
Birth Place: Eddyville Iowa.
Marriage Date: 25 Sep 1915
Marriage Place: Mahaska, Iowa, USA
Father: J D McMahan
Mother: Jennie Smith
Spouse: V E Cling
Researched by Ted Smith
- [S1728] U.S., Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1970, (Ancestry.com) (Reliability: 3), 13 Jan 2020.
Name: Betty C. Cling
Gender: Female
Event Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 10 Oct 1941
Marriage Place: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Church: Vanderburgh Presbyterian Church
Spouse: Ralph M. Akers
Researched by Ted Smith
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