Mary Akes

Mary Estes Akes, 83, died Monday, Jan. 19. She was born in Tennessee, the daughter of the late Laurence Bradford Estes Jr. and Lidy Kate King Estes. Ms. Akes was a bookkeeper for Napa Motor Parts before retiring. Memorial Services were held on Friday, Jan. 23, at First United Methodist Church in Savannah, with Dr. Ed Britt officiating. She is survived by a daughter, Amy Kay Simmons of Savannah; a sister; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Earl Alton Akes Sr.; a son, Earl Alton Akes Jr.; three brothers, Laurence Bradford Estes Jr., Warner Moore Estes, and Thomas Bradford Estes.