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Herbert Winfield AKERS, Jr.

Male 1926 - 2007


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  • Suffix  Jr. 
    Born  29 Jun 1926  Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender  Male 
    Died  8 Jan 2007  Rockville, Frederick Co., Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID  I11810  Johnson Hindin Tree
    Last Modified  17 Mar 2013 

    Father  Herbert Winfield AKERS,   b. 8 Jul 1901, Somerset Co, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Aug 1945, Norfolk City, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother  Shirley E. Tucker,   b. 12 Jan 1900, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Mar 1988, Norfolk City, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID  F5027  Group Sheet

    Family  Lola May Beeler 
    Children 
     1. Robert AKERS
     2. Susan AKERS
     3. Herbert Winifield AKERS, III,   b. Bef 2007
    Family ID  F5028  Group Sheet

  • Notes 
    • The following is a portion of the obituary that appeared in The Virginian-Pilot and The Ledger-Star, Norfolk, Virginia on December 26, 2007 and was available on the website of the funeral home that handled his arrangements at www.pumphreyfuneralhome.com in 2013:

      Herbert Winfield Akers (age 80)

      Authority on Business Mail Management

      Herbert Winfield Akers, nationally recognized expert on business mail management, passed away on Monday, January 8, 2007 at Shady Grove Adventist Hospital in Rockville, MD after a long illness. He was born in Hampton, VA, grew up in Norfolk and served in the United States Army Air Corps in 1945. He also worked in the import/export shipping business and held a Customhouse Broker's License. He joined Pitney-Bowes in 1956 as a salesman and served in various management positions during an 18-year career, including Manager of Government Sales in Washington, DC. In 1974 he joined the U.S. Postal Service at its headquarters in Washington, DC as a customer programs manager in the Marketing Department. During his 15-year career with the USPS he managed the Postmaster General's Mailer's Technical Advisory Committee. He was the author of two widely respected books on business mail management and a nationally sought-after speaker on the subject. Mr. Akers was an accomplished woodworker and authored several published articles on woodworking. In addition, he enjoyed traveling, gourmet cooking, photography and was an avid model railroad enthusiast. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, the former Lola May Beeler; a son, Robert (Judith) of Crystal Lake, IL; a daughter, Susan Wright of Falls Church, VA; four grandchildren, Christian (Emily) of Los Angeles, CA, Ellen McGuyer (Murray) of Los Angeles, CA, Matt Wright of Arlington, VA, Caitlin Wright of Burke, VA and a sister, Shirley Lincoln of Norfolk, VA. He was preceded in death by his parents, Shirley Tucker and Herbert Winfield and his son, Herbert Winfield III. The family will receive friends at PUMPHREY'S COLONIAL FUNERAL HOME, 300 West Montgomery Avenue (Rte 28 just off I-270, exit 6-A) Rockville, MD on Friday, January 12, from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 PM. A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at St. Mary's Catholic Church, 520 Veirs Mill Rd., Rockville, MD on Saturday, January 13, at 10:30 AM. In lieu of flowers contributions in his memory may be made to the Capital Hospice, 6565 Arlington Blvd., Suite 500, Falls Church, VA 22042 or to the Big Brothers & Big Sisters of McHenry County (BBBS), 4318-B Crystal Lake Rd., McHenry, IL 60050. Please view and sign the family guest book at www.pumphreyfuneralhome.com.