Ninth Generation

19030. Bertha May Coffey was born on 23 February 1929 in Watauga Co., NC.⁴⁶³²⁶ Bertha died on 29 November 2010 at the age of 81 at Mallard Bay Care Center in Cambridge, Dorchester Co., MD and was buried at Eastern Shore Veterans Cemetery in Hurlock, Dorchester Co., MD on 2 December 2010.^46327,46328

Obituary, The Star Democrat, Easton, MD, Wed., Dec. 1, 2010

CAMBRIDGE Bertha Mae Akers of Cambridge passed away Monday, Nov. 29, 2010, at Mallard Bay Care Center. She was 81.

She was born Feb. 23, 1929, in Watauga County, N.C., and was a daughter of the late Mack and Esther McCroskey Coffey. When she was 8 years old, she moved to Mercer County, W.Va., where she attended Matoaka High School. On Oct. 7, 1946, she married Vencil G. Akers.

Mrs. Akers worked at Dorchester General Hospital for 31 years, where she worked as admissions supervisor for 13 years and in the billing department. She retired Dec. 27, 1997.

She enjoyed country and gospel music, shopping, gardening, reading, computer and the love of her family. Mrs. Akers was a member of the First Baptist Church in Cambridge for many years.

She is survived by her husband of 64 years, Vencil G. Akers of Cambridge; one daughter, Teresa Mayo and husband Chip of Raleigh, N.C.; grandchildren, Renee Akers and fiancé Tom Murphy, Rebecca Dodson and husband John, and Jenna Smith and husband Jonathan, Will Mayo, Andrew Mayo, Allie Mayo and Julie Mayo; great-grandchildren, Ryan Akers, Jack Dodson and Peyton Smith; two sisters, Margaret Farley and Virginia Bailey; a brother, Steven Coffey; and several nieces and nephews.

Besides her parents, Mrs. Akers was preceded in death by a son, Jerry Akers; two brothers, Lonnie R. Coffey and Edward Coffey; and a sister, Nellie Coffey.

A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 2, at the Maryland Veterans Cemetery Chapel with the Rev. Steven A. Trice officiating. There will be no viewing.

Honorary pallbearers will be Mark Robbins, Kenny Robbins, Robin Hall, Brandon Hall, Bobby Hughes, Wylie Burton and Wallace Willin.

Memorial contributions can be made to the First Baptist Church, 501 Glenburn Ave., Cambridge, MD 21613; or Faith Baptist Fellowship, 108 Teal Lane, Cambridge, MD 21613

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Obituary from My Eastern Short MD on-line at http://bit.ly/1ApWCBN
Posted on Friday, Dec, 3, 2010

CAMBRIDGE Bertha Mae Akers, 81, of Cambridge passed away Monday, Nov. 29, 2010 at Mallard Bay Care Center. She was born in Watauga County, N.C., Feb. 23, 1929, a daughter of the late Mack and Esther McCroskey Coffey.

When she was 8, her family moved to Mercer County, W. Va., where she attended Matoaka High School. On October 7, 1946 she married Vencil G. Akers.

Mrs. Akers worked at Dorchester General Hospital for 31 years, serving as admissions supervisor for 13 years and in the billing department. She retired Dec. 27, 1997. She enjoyed country and gospel music and was a member of the First Baptist Church in Cambridge for many years.

She is survived by her husband of 64 years, Vencil G. Akers of Cambridge; daughter Teresa Mayo and husband Chip of Raleigh, N.C.; grandchildren Renee Akers and fiancée Tom Murphy, Rebecca Dotson and husband John, Jenna Smith and husband Jonathan, Will Mayo, Andrew Mayo, Allie Mayo and Julie Mayo; great grandchildren Ryan Akers, Jack Dotson and Peyton Smith; sisters Margaret Farley and Virginia Bailey; brother Steven Coffey and several nieces and nephews. Son Jerry Akers, brothers Lonnie and Edward Coffey and sister Nellie Coffey are deceased.

A funeral service was held Thursday at the Eastern Shore Veterans Cemetery Chapel with Rev. Steven A. Trice officiating. Honorary pallbearers were Mark Robbins, Kenny Robbins, Robin Hall, Brandon Hall, Bobby Hughes, Wylie Burton and Wallace Willin.

Memorial contributions may be made to the First Baptist Church, 501 Glenburn Ave., Cambridge, MD, 21613 or to Faith Baptist Fellowship, 108 Teal Lane, Cambridge, MD, 21613.

Arrangements are in the care of the Thomas Funeral Home, P.A., Cambridge.

Bertha May Coffey and Vencil Garland Akers were married on 7 October 1946. Vencil Garland Akers, son of Walter McKivley Akers and Hazel Hodge, was born on 11 March 1926 in Mercer Co., WV. Vencil enlisted in the US Army on 23 August 1944 at Huntington, Cabell Co., WV.⁴⁶³²⁹ Vencil died in Cambridge, Dorchester Co., MD on 5 May 2017 and was buried at Maryland Eastern Shore Veterans Cemetery in Hurlock, Dorchester Co., MD on 10 May 2017 .^46330,46331

Obituary, The Star Democrat, Easton, MD, Tue., May 9, 2017

Vencil G. Akers, 91, of Cambridge passed away on Friday, May 5, 2017 at his home. He was born in Mercer County, West Virginia on March 11, 1926 and was a son of the late Walter and Hazel Hodge Akers.

He attended Matoaka High School. After serving in the U.S. Army during WW II, stationed in Europe, he received his G.E.D. On October 7, 1946, he married the former Bertha Coffey, who passed away on November 29, 2010. Mr. Akers had a long career with Esskay Meat Company and later was employed with Airpax. He enjoyed woodworking, watching sports especially the Orioles and the Ravens. Mr. Akers was a member of the Cambridge Elks, American Legion Post 91 and Choptank Memorial Post 7460 VFW. A special thank you to Coastal Hospice, his caregivers and especially Connie Insley.

He is survived by a daughter Teresa Mayo and husband Chip of Wilmington, NC, grandchildren Renee Murphy and husband Tom, Rebecca Dodson and husband John, Jenna Smith and husband Jonathan, Will Mayo, Andrew Mayo, and Julie Mayo, six great grandchildren, a sister Wanda Lindner of Cambridge and a brother Kent Akers of West Virginia and several nieces and nephews. Besides his parents and his wife, Mr. Akers is preceded in death by a son Jerry Akers and a brother Gaythel Akers.

A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 11 am at the Maryland Eastern Shore Veterans Cemetery with Rev. Joel Beiler officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to Coastal Hospice Foundation, P.O. Box 1733, Salisbury, MD 21802. Arrangements are in the care of the Thomas Funeral Home, P.A. in Cambridge.

Bertha May Coffey and Vencil Garland Akers had the following children:

22034	i.	Jerry Garland Akers was born on 5 September 1947 in Dayton, Montgomery Co., OH. He died in a military aircraft crash on 9 April 1986 at the age of 38 in Georgia and was buried at Eastern Shore Veterans Cemetery in Hurlock, Dorchester Co., MD in April 1986.46332,46333,46334
+22035	ii.	Theresa Akers.