Shirley Jean Akers

SERVICES: 1:00 p.m. Wednesday August 26, 2015 at the First Baptist Church Versailles, IN OFFICIATING CLERGY: Rev. Dan Cash FINAL RESTING PLACE: Cliff Hill Cemetery Versailles, IN VISITATION: 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Tuesday at Jewell-Rittman Family Funeral Home and 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. Wednesday at the church MEMORIAL CONTRIBUTIONS: Our Hospice of South Central Indiana or Cliff Hill Cemetery Shirley Jean Akers, 91, of Chappa Drive, died at 1:43 p.m. Thursday, August 20, 2015, at Silver Oaks Health Campus. Shirley was born May 5, 1924 in Osgood, the daughter of Harry and Marie Wagner Brown. She married Charles Dormand Akers December 11, 1948. Charles preceded her in death August 4, 2006. Shirley was formerly employed as Deputy Clerk of Ripley County for eight years and retired in 1985 from Indiana Vocational Rehabilitation Services after 17 years service as a secretary. Since moving to Columbus in 1998, she attended First Baptist Church and was a member of the Hannah Missionary Circle. Shirley was also a member of Versailles Baptist Church, Versailles Order of Eastern Star #333, and a 67 year member of the Versailles American Legion Auxiliary. Survivors include her son, David (Karen) Akers of Columbus; daughter, Donna Sue (Ed) Schneider of Columbus; grandchildren, Matthew (Tasha) Akers, Rebecca (Daron) Brown, Mark Schneider and Julie (Brian) Doty; and great-grandchildren, Nicole Akers, Lindsay Akers, Sam Brown and Sydney Brown. She was preceded in death by her parents; and her husband, Charles.