Edgar Thomas "Pug" Akers, 82, passed away Tuesday, December 19, 2017 at his home in Fairlawn. He was a U. S. Army veteran serving during the Korean Conflict and was retired from the Radford Army Ammunitions Plant. Pug was preceded in death by the love of his life, his wife Shirley Ann Dudley Akers; his parents, James Walter and Emma Russell Akers; daughter, Cynthia Yvonne Akers; and 3 brothers. Survivors include his son and daughter-in-law, Tommy and Lisa Akers of Fairlawn; grandson and his wife, Corey and India Akers of San Francisco, Calif.; granddaughter, Kalynn Akers of Dublin; great grandson, Kyler Gray; sister, Charlotte Boyd of Fairlawn; several nieces and nephews; and special canine companion, "Jet". Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, December 22, 2017 at the Mullins Funeral Home in Radford with Rev. Lester Kennedy officiating. Interment will follow in Rockford Cemetery in Pulaski County where members of VFW Post #776 will conduct military graveside rites. The family will receive friends Thursday evening from 5 until 7 p.m. at the funeral home. The Akers family is in the care of Mullins Funeral Home & Crematory in Radford, Virginia. www.mullinsfuneralhome.com Visitation Thursday, December 21, 2017 05:00 PM - 07:00 PM Mullins Funeral Home 120 West Main Street Radford,VA 24141 Funeral Friday, December 22, 2017 11:00 AM Mullins Funeral Home 120 West Main Street Radford,VA 24141 Interment with Military Honors Friday, December 22, 2017 Rockford UMC Cemetery 6867 Viscoe Road Radford,VA 24141