George Akers Dies Feb. 4, 2017

George Hillry Akers, 90, of Collegedale, Tennessee, passed away Saturday, February 4, 2017.

He was the son of the late Hillry B. and Kitty H. Akers and was preceded in death by his son, Douglas Allen Akers, and sister, Miriam Dalecki. The Akers family lived all over the United States but spent a majority of their time in Berrien Springs, Michigan at Andrews University, where Akers mentored education students and was the first Dean of the School of Education. The Akers retired to Collegedale, Tennessee in 2003.

His full obituary is available here.

Service information follows:

Funeral Service

Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017
3:30 p.m.
Collegedale Seventh-day Adventist Church
4829 College Drive East
Collegedale, Tennessee 37315

Visitation 1

Friday, Feb. 10, 2017
5–7 p.m.
Chattanooga Funeral Home, Valley View Chapel
7414 Old Lee Highway
Chattanooga, Tennessee 37421

Visitation 2

Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017
2:30–3:30 p.m.
Collegedale Seventh-day Adventist Church
4829 College Drive East
Collegedale, Tennessee 37315

Burial

Rose Hill Cemetery
Berrien Springs, Michigan