Akes, Charles D. Sr.

1919 - 1997  (78 years)

• Name	Akes, Charles D.
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	18 Jun 1919	Xenia, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	AKES.C001
  _FGRAVE	77451571
  Military Service	World War II, United States Army  [1]
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		United States Army
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  Death	15 Oct 1997	Florida Hospital, Orlando, Orange County, Florida   [1]
  Burial	Saint James Catholic Church Memorial Gardens, Lake Placid, Highlands County, Florida   [2]
  		Headstone, Akes, Charles, Dr
  Person ID	I48070	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	18 Feb 2021

  
  

  Father	Akes, Albert Otis 'Bert',   b. 3 Oct 1880   d. 17 May 1962 (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Westcott, Clela O.,   b. 1883   d. 1964 (Age 81 years)
  Family ID	F1480	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	?, A.P.
  Children	1. Akes, C.D. Jr.   2. Akes, A.   3. Akes, S.C.   4. Akes, G.S.   5. Akes, L.   6. Akes, T.   7. Akes, B.
  Family ID	F17616	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 18 Jun 1919 - Xenia, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  orn in Xenia, Illinois he had been a resident of Lake Placid for the past 15 years moving from Delray Beach, Florida. He was the Medical Director of Emergency Services at Florida Hospital Lake Placid, Medical Director of the Highlands County Emergency Services, U.S. Army WW II Veteran, Licensed Methodist Episcopal Church Minister, member of the V.F.W. Post #3880 in Lake Placid, American Legion Placid Post #25, in Lake Placid, and his favorite charities were Nu-Hope of Highlands County and the Y.M.C.A.

  
  

• Sources

  [S14251] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Akes, Charles D. Sr., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/77451571/charles-d_-akes), none. (Reliability: 2). [S14126] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Akes, Charles, Dr, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/77451571/charles-d_-akes), none. (Reliability: 2).