Lucille Josephine Akers

  General Notes:

See general notes on her brother for various census facts.

The 1940 Federal Census for Higland Ward, Roanoke, Virginia, District 119-22, page 358A, dated April 2, 1940 records Lucille J. Akers (33 - VA) living at 1320 Salem Avenue. Also in the household are Bernice A. Rutledge (48 - VA) and her sister Sally W. Rutledge (53 - VA). Lucille is employed as a Stenographer for the Steam Rail Road earning $1,494 working 44 weeks during the last year while Sally is employed as a Saleswoman for a Retail Milnery (sic) earning $588 working 49 weeks during the last year.
Note: Sally and Bernice are Lucille's mother's sisters.

The 1960 Roanoke City Directory records:
Lucille J. Akers sten N & W h1929 Canterbury rd SW
The 1992 Roanoke City Directory records:
Lucille J. Akers Birth Date Jan 5, 1907 Address 1929 Canterbury rd SW
Note: After the move from 1320 Salem Avenue to 1929 Canterbury Rd., Lucille's aunts, Bernice and Sallie Rutledge, continued to live with her.

Obituary for Lucille Josephine Akers:
Lucille Josephine Akers of Roanoke, died Friday, October 4, 1996. Miss Akers was retired from the N & W Railway with over 45 years of service. She was a lifelong member of Calvary Baptist Church. Surviving are a niece, Mrs. Sandra Akers Ivey, Pine Knoll Shores, N.C.; two great nephews, Jeffrey D. Hagen, Charleston, S.C., Matthew R. Hagen of Morehead City, N.C.; also a number of cousins, including Mrs. Frances Jo Harkins, Merritt Island, Fla. Services will be at the graveside in Fairview Cemetery, 10 a.m. Monday. Dr. Harry Y. Gamble will officiate. Friends may call at Oakey's Roanoke Chapel from 10 a.m. Sunday, where the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m.

The SSDI records:
Lucille J. Akers
SSN: 719-05-2267
Born: 5 Jan 1907
Died: 4 Oct 1996
State (Year) SSN issued: Railroad Board (Issued Through) (Before 1951)