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John Lester Akes

Birth	:	29 Jun 1893 Leon, Decatur County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	31 Mar 1973 Springfield, Greene County, Missouri, USA
Burial	:	Mentor Municipal Cemetery, Mentor, Lake County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.6822014, -81.3163986
Description	:	John L. Akes, Billings, Mo., son of Henry G. and Hester Ann (Smith) Akes was born near Leon, Decatur County, Iowa June 29, 1893 and died March 31,1973, age 79 years, 9 months. He attended Union Ridge school then two years at Decatur High, after which he was engaged in farming until his entrance into the Armed Forces in 1917 where he served honor ably in the 26th Division overseas until his discharge in April 1919. He became a member of the American Legion soon after its inception and was a charter member of the Creston Post of VFW ... Read More	John L. Akes, Billings, Mo., son of Henry G. and Hester Ann (Smith) Akes was born near Leon, Decatur County, Iowa June 29, 1893 and died March 31,1973, age 79 years, 9 months. He attended Union Ridge school then two years at Decatur High, after which he was engaged in farming until his entrance into the Armed Forces in 1917 where he served honor ably in the 26th Division overseas until his discharge in April 1919. He became a member of the American Legion soon after its inception and was a charter member of the Creston Post of VFW He was united in marriage to Irene C. Reynolds, October 19, 1917, who with two brothers, C. L., Freewater, OR; Bryan W., Cheyenne, WY; and one sister, Mrs J. J.(Chloie) Smith, Salem, OR survive. His parents five brothers and one sister preceded him in death. Because of his military experience and character he was commissioned a United States Marshal during the Railroad Strike of 1922. After this, he became a machinist for the Burlington Railroad at Creston, Iowa for 16 years, then machinist 1st class at Rock Island Arsenal, also for 16 year until a heart and lung condition forced his disability retirement in 1954. For the past eight years, he was an invalid cared for in his home. April 1924, he was received into the Catholic Church, receiving the last rites at St. John's Hospital, Springfield, MO. Rosary services were conducted by Father Jerry Eschbacher, Billings, MO, April 1, 1973 with Funeral Mass at Leon, Iowa April 3, Monsignor Paul Connelly, celebrant. Burial was in the Leon Cemetery.

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John Lester Akes death on 31 Mar 1973 in Springfield, Greene County, Missouri, USA
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Latitude: 41.6822014
Longitude: -81.3163986

Family Members:

Parent

Henry Granville Akes

(1852 - 1914)

Hester Ann Smith Akes

(1854 - 1918)

Spouse

Irena Catherine Reynolds Akes

(1896 - 1998)

Siblings

Amanda Jane Akes Detrick

(1876 - 1964)

Georges Washington Akes

(1878 - 1921)

(1882 - 1962)

(1885 - 1946)

(1890 - 1960)

(1890 - 1910)

Flowers:

US Army 1917-1919 26th Division. He was involved in a poison gas attack and suffered from this disability for the rest of his life

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