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Billy “Bill” Joe Akers, 75, Raymore, Mo., died Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012, at his home.
Bill was born Feb. 15, 1937, in Reeds Spring, Mo., the son of Elven and Pauline (Smythe) Akers. He grew up and graduated from high school in Branson. His senior year of high school, they were state champs in basketball. Bill received a BA from Drury College in Springfield; a Masters degree in education from CMSU, Warrensburg, and a Doctorate EDD from the University of Missouri in Columbia. Bill was a U. S. Marines veteran, serving from 1957-1959. He married Karen Kay Dame on Aug. 11, 1962, in Warsaw.
Bill’s first teaching/coaching job was in Warsaw. He was the principal at Raymore-Peculiar High School from 1971-1980; Superintendent of Schools in Fayette, from 1980-1990 and Superintendent of Schools at Cass-Midway Schools from 1991-1994. Bill was an avid golfer and was a member of Twin Pines Country Club in Harrisonville, Mo.
Bill was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, J. B. Akers.
He is survived by his wife, Karen Akers of the home; two daughters, Kristen Reese and husband, Bill, Fayette, and Heather Akers, Raymore; two brothers, Edd Akers and wife, Karen, and Terry Akers, all of Branson; one sister, Erma Higgins and husband, Lloyd, Branson; one granddaughter, Tiffany Essenpries and husband, Nick, Adrian, Mo., and two great-grandchildren, Mackenzie and Haley.
Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 22, at Lee’s Summit Bible Church, 1200 NE Colbern Road, Lee’s Summit, MO 64086. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the school athletic association of choice. (Cremation).
(Arrangements under the direction of Atkinson Funeral Home, Harrisonville, MO. Online condolences may be made to atkinsonfuneralhome.com).
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