Harold David Akers, Senior, 88, of Christiansburg, passed away at his home Tuesday, March 3, 2020.
He was retired from the United States Postal Service, was an honorary member of the Christiansburg Fire Department and served in the Air Force. In more than 30 years with the postal service, he worked on the railroad, in the downtown Christiansburg office and as a rural mail carrier. After his retirement, he served as a magistrate for Montgomery County.
A lifelong resident of Christiansburg, he was a member of the Christiansburg Fire Department for 46 years, serving as secretary-treasurer for 26 years. During his time in the fire services, he served as the Secretary of the Virginia State Firefighters Association for 26 years and was Past President of the Southwest Virginia Firefighters Association.
He was also a member of the Christiansburg Hunting Club and the Montgomery County Game and Fish Club. He was preceded in death by his parents, George L. (Fess) and Blanche Myers Akers; his wife Eulene Wilson Akers; his mother-in-law Hilda B. Wilson, his brother Freddie L. Akers; his step-daughter Debra Myers, and a step-son, John Keith Midkiff.
Survivors include his wife, Barbara Midkiff Akers; a daughter, Martha Lynn Akers; a son Harold David Akers, Jr.; a daughter-in-law, Debbie Price Akers, a grandson, Tanner Akers; a step-son Eddie Midkiff and his wife, Vicki, a granddaughter, Tracy Litton; a grandson, G. E. Midkiff; four great-grandchildren; a sister, Janice Akers Jones; a brother, (L. J.) Jack Akers; a sister-in-law, Martha G. Akers; nieces and nephews Cindy Porterfield Hawley, Barry Akers, Lori Jones Parry, Laura Ellen Via; and his caregivers who cared and comforted him as family, Mary Kilby, Ann Mills and Happy Tolbert.
The family will receive friends at Horne’s Funeral Home in Christiansburg from 1 – 2 p.m., today, March 7, 2020. The service will be at Horne’s at 2 p.m., followed by the burial at Sunset Cemetery in Christiansburg.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that contributions be made to the Christiansburg Fire Department, 110 Depot Street, Christiansburg, Virginia 24073 or the Hospice of New River Valley, 701 Randolph Street, Radford, VA, 24142.
