Akes, John Robert

1952 - 2019  (66 years)

• Name	Akes, John Robert
  		John Robert Akes (1952-2019)
  Birth	29 Nov 1952	Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	AKES.J003
  _FGRAVE	195868304
  Death	5 Jan 2019	Xenia, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Burial	Odd Fellows Cemetery, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois   [2]
  		Headstone, Akes, John Robert
  Person ID	I44455	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	4 Dec 2023

  
  

  Father	Akes, Burl Robert,   b. 12 Oct 1916   d. 28 Sep 1998 (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Frye, Hazel Eleanor
  Family ID	F16691	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Eckleberry, Tammy
  Family ID	F16819	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 29 Nov 1952 - Clay County, Illinois Death - 5 Jan 2019 - Xenia, Clay County, Illinois Burial - - Odd Fellows Cemetery, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Everyone who knew John has memories of his terrific sense of humor and good times spent visiting and laughing with him. He was a 1970 graduate of Flora High School, and had worked at Holland Truck Stop, on a horse farm in Florida, as well as Clay County Industries and Wal-Mart. For years he and family would go to a campsite on Trago Lake that he put a cabin on, and where he liked to fish and relax in the outdoors. He enjoyed hunting and taking care of his dogs over the years, and would cultivate a garden every summer with the hopes of a flourishing crop of vegetables, especially big tomatoes and peppers. John spent a lot of time in his workshop crafting woodworking ideas into reality and was often able to see the possibilities to turn a discarded object into a neat creation. Music was an important part of John’s life since childhood, and he played a variety of instruments including guitar and bass guitar, harmonica, mandolin, keyboard, and even dusted off an old accordion once and a while. He was a founding member and first Commander of the Flora Sons of the American Legion, and he and Tammy have been part of “Santa’s Smiles” in Clay county to help many kids and families have a brighter Christmas. John had a soft heart for pets, and he and Tammy opened their home to the Clay County Animal & Rescue foster program for dogs. An avid St. Louis Cardinals baseball fan, he also loved watching football. He had been a past member of the Eagles, Moose, and Odd Fellows.

  
  

• Sources

  [S13611] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Akes, John Robert, 66, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/195868304/john-robert-akes), none. (Reliability: 2). [S13612] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Akes, John Robert, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/195868304/john-robert-akes), none. (Reliability: 2).