Alfred Leon Acker, age 83, of Carrollton, AL passed away February 16, 2021 at DCH Regional Medical Center. Graveside services will be 11:00 am Saturday, February 20, 2021 at Marvin Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery with Rev. Rodney Hedrick officiating and Skelton Funeral Home of Reform directing. Visitation will follow the service in the church Fellowship Hall. The family requests masks be worn and social distancing observed.
Alfred was preceded in death by his first wife, JoAnn Price Acker; daughter, Diane Shepherd; his parents and nine siblings.
He was a loving husband, father and grandfather who is survived by his wife, Janice Acker; sons, Allen Livingston, Kenneth Acker (Gail), William Acker (Susan), Mike Birmingham (Hazel), Kerry Birmingham (Mary Ann) and Clint Grayson; daughters, Debra Noland (Johnny) and Jana Davis (Wilson); son-in-law, Danny Joe Shepherd; nineteen grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren.
Alfred was born March 5, 1937 in Carrollton, Alabama to the late Thomas and Tamsel Cook Acker. He worked for Pate Lumber Company for 42 years. Alfred was a member of Marvin Chapel United Methodist Church and a lifelong resident of Pickens County. He was an avid hunter and fisherman, competing in coon hunting competitions throughout the state. He also enjoyed many years of coaching his granddaughters in Dixie Youth Softball.
Pallbearers will be Patrick Noland, Lance Acker, Lee Acker, Daniel Birmingham, Guin Smith, Lin Pate, Bobby Wilkins and Olan Clay.
Honorary Pallbearers include former employees of Pate Lumber Company, Frank and Betty Pate, Robert and Betty Webb and Bobby Brock.
In lieu of flowers the family requests memorials to St. Jude Children's Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.