Martha Akers, 84, of Bardstown, formerly of Bloomfield, died Jan. 17, 2000, at Colonial Health and Rehab Center in Bardstown. She was the former Martha Gray, a native of Cynthiana. She was preceded in death by her husband, Astor K. Akers; her parents, John Ira and Mary Elizabeth Darnell Gray; two brothers, Dave Gray and James Carl Gray; and a sister, Mary Eliz- abeth Wierbaugh. Survivors include a son, Alan Kent Akers Sr. of Bardstown; two grandsons; a sister, Dru Wear- en of Harrodsburg; and two brothers, John Ira Gray Jr. of Florence and Julian Gray of Cynthiana. Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery in Bloomfield.