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Three generations around John Mayes
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Martin Maxwell Ackley
1917 — 2003
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John Mayes Ackley
1920 — 2004
Vital Events
Dates and Places
- Born21 APR 1920 · Pryor, Mayes County, Oklahoma
- Died15 SEP 2004 · Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas
- SexMale
Notes
Research Notes
Name: John Mayes Ackley
Address: 1123 East Overcrest Fayetteville, AR
County: Washington
Born: April 21, 1920
Pryor, OK
Death: September 15, 2004
Washington Regional Med Center Fayetteville, AR
Sex: M
Race: White
Age: 84
Widow
Father: Jesse Martin Ackley
Mother: Ruth Ann Wright
Ocupation: Military
Business: Armed Services
Informant: Patty Pummill Relation: Daughter
1224 Southern Heights Place Fayetteville, AR 72701
Informant: Tommi's Cell
Spouse: None Birth:
Remarks:
Church:
John served in the Pacific Theater during World War II and was decorated
for valor and wounds received in combat. Later he graduated from Texas
A&M University earning a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Business Management.
After twenty years in the military he continued his career with the
Department of the Army as the Director of Training (GS-14) for the 122nd
Army Reserve Command completeing 45 years of government service before
retiring to Northwest Arkansas;
He was preceded in death by his wife and mother of his children,
Dorothy Jenneman Ackley and by his second wife, Anna Carolyn Loy Ackley;
two brothers, Martin and Harry Ackley.
He is survived by two daughters, Tommi Louise Perkins and Patricia Jill
Pummill, both of Fayetteville; one son, Martin M. Ackley of Springdale;
and numerous nieces, nephews and grandchildren;
Funeral: September 20, 2004
Fairview Memorial Gardens
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Time: 10:00 A.M.
Type: Memorial Service
Clergy: Mark Linkous
Music:
Service: Regional National Cemetery Improvement Corp. P.O. Box 4221 Fayetteville,
arkansas 72702