Mildred L. Akers Hinkle, 76, of 225 Valleydale, Bluefield, WV, died March 1, 2000, at a Bluefield WV hospital. Mildred was born in Bland, VA, to Leland Martin Akers and Vivian Dimple Akers. Mildred was preceded in death by her husband, Paul B. Hinkle & her sister, Irene A.Taylor. Mildred's survived by one son, Jerry Hinkle.; two daughters, Lynne French and Paulette Beaver; grandchildren, Kimberly Nipper, and Krista French, and Paul Michael Beaver; & one brother, Raymond Akers; Mildred's burial will be at the Grandview Memory Gardens bd030