Marie Akers, 93, died Thursday, January 27th, 2000. Marie was a native of Roanoke, VA, and had been a resident of Newport News, VA for more than 25 years. Marie Akers was preceded in death by her husband, Shelby V. Akers. Survivors include her daughter, Marie A. Crist; seven grandchildren, Shelby Dillon, Alice Parks, Amy Zieman, Dawn Crist, Sara McCarty, Stephen Crist and Adam Crist; and six great-grandchildren.