Scot E. Akers

Born in Kennett, the son of Robert D. and Nancy Terry Akers, he was a police officer with the Jonesboro Police Department. He had received a degree as a medical laboratory technologist. He attended the Southwest Church of Christ in Jonesboro.

In 1988 he married Shelly Henry of Kennett.

He was preceded in death by his father, Robert D. Akers; paternal grandfather, P.H. Akers; and maternal grandfather, Everett Terry.

Survivors include his wife and two daughters, Brooke and Caitlin of the home; mother, Nancy Akers of Memphis; paternal grandmother, Nelldean Akers of Piggott; maternal grandmother, Ora B. Terry of Kennett; two sisters, Stephanie Lee of Memphis and Amy Andrews of Barrie, Ontario, Canada; four uncles, Tommy Terry of Kennett, Johnny Akers of San Bernadino, Calif., David Akers of Pheonix, Ariz., and Michael Akers of Piggott; and two aunts, Marilyn Low of Piggott and Brenda Dicus of Kennett.

Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 22, 2004, at the Emerson Memorial Chapel in Jonesboro with Mike Martin and Jimmy Adcox officiating. The eulogy was given by Sgt. Cooper Taylor of the Jonesboro Police Department.

A committal service was held at 1 p.m. in the Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Kennett.

Active pallbearers were the Jonesboro Police Department Honor Guards. Honorary pallbearers were members of the Jonesboro Police Department.