Mackey “Doc” Akley, loving husband, father, and grandfather of Chesapeake, Ohio, and formerly of Kenova, West Virginia, went home to be with the Lord Wednesday Oct 11, 2017. Mac was born in Lawrence County, Ohio and graduated from Rome High School. He was a retired supervisor with American Water Company, an Army veteran who served in the Korean War, a former member of the Huntington Area Chamber of Commerce, a member of the Kenova Police Civil Service Commission, served as president of the Utility Local Union, and was an active member of the Kellogg Independent Holiness Church of God. He was predeceased by his wife Alma “Patty” Akley, daughter Sharon Kay Akley, and step-son Christopher Gue . He is survived by his loving wife Manya Akley, sisters Grace Williams and Helen Freeman, step-daughter Jacqueline Perdue and husband Harold; step-son Adam Gue; granddaughter Natalie Bevins and husband Tom; grandson Don Michael Perdue and wife Pamela; great-grandchildren Whitley Mayo and husband Dakota Stanley; Lacey Bevins; Savannah Thomas and husband Kasey; and Madison, Jordan, and Aiden Perdue; great-great-grandchildren Kaleigh and Paxton Mayo, as well as a host of nieces, nephews, and close family members. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. on Saturday, October 14 at Hall’s Funeral Home in Proctorville, Ohio. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. at the funeral home on Sunday, October 15, by Pastor Roger Mooney. Burial will follow at the Rome Cemetery, Proctorville, Ohio. In lieu of flowers, family requests donations be made to Kellogg Independent Holiness Church of God, P.O. Box 9433, Huntington, WV 25704. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.timeformemory.com/hall.
