Pennsylvania Certificate of Death, File No. 22576, Registered No. 8
Place of Death: Blair Co. Bellwood, 332 S. 2nd St.
Name of Deceased: MISS ELIZABETH AKERS
Date of Death: 3-26-1953
Sex: Female
Color or Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: Sept. 10, 1866
Age: 86
Occupation: Newspaper - Retired
Birthplace: Mercersburg, Pa.
Citizen of what country: U.S.A.
Father's Name: J. Benson Akers
Mother's Maiden Name: Henrietta Gallagher
Informant's own signature: Martha Bowers, Bellwood
Cause of Death: Cerebral Thrombosis, due to Arteriosclerosis
Name of Cemetery: Logan Valley, Bellwood, Pa.
Address: 332 South Second Street, Bellwood, Pa.


Elizabeth Akers
Lizzie Akers
1866-1953
Courtesy of the Cyber Hymnal™


Born: Sep­tem­ber 6, 1866, Mer­cers­burg, Penn­syl­van­ia.

Died: March 26, 1953, Bell­wood, Penn­syl­van­ia.

Buried: Lo­gan Val­ley Cem­e­tery, Bell­wood, Penn­syl­van­ia.

Lizzie was the daugh­ter of Rev­er­end Jo­seph Ben­son Ak­ers (1829-89), of the Meth­od­ist Cen­tral Penn­syl­van­ia Con­fer­ence, and Hen­ri­et­ta Gal­li­gher Ak­ers. Liz­zie's mo­ther died when she was sev­en years old, and she de­vel­oped ju­ve­nile arth­ri­tis in her low­er ex­trem­i­ties at age 11. Grad­u­at­ing from Will­iams­port Dick­in­son Sem­in­ary in 1885, she set­tled in Bell­wood, and worked for the Al­toona Trib­une for three de­cades, then served as the Bell­wood tax col­lect­or, and worked as a seams­tress. And, for 64 years, she served in the Cra­dle Roll De­part­ment at the Bell­wood Meth­od­ist Church.

Weary burdened wand'rer,
There is rest for thee,
At the feet of Jesus,
In His love so free;
Listen to His message,
Words forever blest,
Oh, thou heavy laden,
"Come to Me and rest."

Refrain

"Come, oh come to Me,"
"Come, oh come to Me,"
Jesus now is waiting, calling
"Come, oh come to Me."

Bring Him all thy burdens,
All thy guilt and sin,
Mercy's door is open,
Rise and enter in.
Jesus there is waiting,
Patiently for thee,
Hear Him gently calling,
"Come, oh, come to Me."

Refrain

Linger then no longer,
Come just now to Him;
Ere the shadows gather,
And thy light grows dim.
Thou hast long been waiting
For some better time,
But today He's calling,
Come and claim Him thine.

Refrain

He will bid thee welcome,
At the blessèd cross,
Turn to joy thy mourning,
Turn to gold thy dross.
He will lead thee gently,
All along the way,
In the path that shineth,
Unto perfect day.

Refrain

by Lizzie Akers

Pennsylvania Certificate of Death, File No. 22576, Registered No. 8
Place of Death: Blair Co. Bellwood, 332 S. 2nd St.
Name of Deceased: MISS ELIZABETH AKERS
Date of Death: 3-26-1953
Sex: Female
Color or Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth: Sept. 10, 1866
Age: 86
Occupation: Newspaper - Retired
Birthplace: Mercersburg, Pa.
Citizen of what country: U.S.A.
Father's Name: J. Benson Akers
Mother's Maiden Name: Henrietta Gallagher
Informant's own signature: Martha Bowers, Bellwood
Cause of Death: Cerebral Thrombosis, due to Arteriosclerosis
Name of Cemetery: Logan Valley, Bellwood, Pa.
Address: 332 South Second Street, Bellwood, Pa.


Elizabeth Akers
Lizzie Akers
1866-1953
Courtesy of the Cyber Hymnal™


Born: Sep­tem­ber 6, 1866, Mer­cers­burg, Penn­syl­van­ia.

Died: March 26, 1953, Bell­wood, Penn­syl­van­ia.

Buried: Lo­gan Val­ley Cem­e­tery, Bell­wood, Penn­syl­van­ia.

Lizzie was the daugh­ter of Rev­er­end Jo­seph Ben­son Ak­ers (1829-89), of the Meth­od­ist Cen­tral Penn­syl­van­ia Con­fer­ence, and Hen­ri­et­ta Gal­li­gher Ak­ers. Liz­zie's mo­ther died when she was sev­en years old, and she de­vel­oped ju­ve­nile arth­ri­tis in her low­er ex­trem­i­ties at age 11. Grad­u­at­ing from Will­iams­port Dick­in­son Sem­in­ary in 1885, she set­tled in Bell­wood, and worked for the Al­toona Trib­une for three de­cades, then served as the Bell­wood tax col­lect­or, and worked as a seams­tress. And, for 64 years, she served in the Cra­dle Roll De­part­ment at the Bell­wood Meth­od­ist Church.

Weary burdened wand'rer,
There is rest for thee,
At the feet of Jesus,
In His love so free;
Listen to His message,
Words forever blest,
Oh, thou heavy laden,
"Come to Me and rest."

Refrain

"Come, oh come to Me,"
"Come, oh come to Me,"
Jesus now is waiting, calling
"Come, oh come to Me."

Bring Him all thy burdens,
All thy guilt and sin,
Mercy's door is open,
Rise and enter in.
Jesus there is waiting,
Patiently for thee,
Hear Him gently calling,
"Come, oh, come to Me."

Refrain

Linger then no longer,
Come just now to Him;
Ere the shadows gather,
And thy light grows dim.
Thou hast long been waiting
For some better time,
But today He's calling,
Come and claim Him thine.

Refrain

He will bid thee welcome,
At the blessèd cross,
Turn to joy thy mourning,
Turn to gold thy dross.
He will lead thee gently,
All along the way,
In the path that shineth,
Unto perfect day.

Refrain

by Lizzie Akers