Buried in a Mausoleum Gardens.
Lewis Jackson Ackers, 77, prominent Abilene rancher, church leader and television executive, died at his home in Abilene.
Lewis Jackson Ackers, and his son, Dale Ackers, brough television to Abilene in the early 1950s when they established KRBC-TV, after purchasing radio station KRBC from the Reporter Broadcasting Company.
KRBC-TV was the first television to being operation in the Big Country area.
Lewis Jackson Ackers has been a trustee since 1929 of Texas Chrisitan University, from which he received an honorary doctor of law degree in 1950.
Lewis Jackson Ackers was a resident of Abilene, Texas since 1922. He moved here after living at Pomona, California for three years. A native of Breckenridge, he attended Add-Ran College at Waco. Active as a layman in the Disciples of Christ, he was elected chairman of the board of the First Christian Church in 1959. In 1949, he was named to the planning committee for a school of religion at TCU. He was chairman of the elders of the Abilene First Christian Church.
Lewis Jackson Ackers worked as a layman in support of the First Christian Church i Fort Worth dates back to 1924. Since 1942, he has been on the board of trustees of TCU's Brite College of Bible. In 1940, he was president of the Disciples of Christ Texas Foundation.
His work in religion and within the Disciples of Christ carried him throughout the nation, primarily for speaking engagements before men of the Christian Church.
Lewis Jackson Ackers had worked with the Abilene Chamber of Commerce and aided the Boy Scouts.
Lewis Jackson Ackers' work in the Abilene Chamber of Commerce and active interest in livestock was recognized in 1954 when the Abilene Fat Stock Show was dedicated to him. He was past member of the Abilene School Board.
Survived by his wife, the former Sybil Wasson, whom he married in 1910 at Breckenridge, Texas; one son - Dale Ackers; two daughters - Mrs. Jack Andrews and Mrs. Gene L. Cagle; four grandchildren.
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Lewis Jackson Ackers, 77, prominent Abilene rancher, church leader and television executive, died at his home in Abilene.
Lewis Jackson Ackers, and his son, Dale Ackers, brough television to Abilene in the early 1950s when they established KRBC-TV, after purchasing radio station KRBC from the Reporter Broadcasting Company.
KRBC-TV was the first television to being operation in the Big Country area.
Lewis Jackson Ackers has been a trustee since 1929 of Texas Chrisitan University, from which he received an honorary doctor of law degree in 1950.
Lewis Jackson Ackers was a resident of Abilene, Texas since 1922. He moved here after living at Pomona, California for three years. A native of Breckenridge, he attended Add-Ran College at Waco. Active as a layman in the Disciples of Christ, he was elected chairman of the board of the First Christian Church in 1959. In 1949, he was named to the planning committee for a school of religion at TCU. He was chairman of the elders of the Abilene First Christian Church.
Lewis Jackson Ackers worked as a layman in support of the First Christian Church i Fort Worth dates back to 1924. Since 1942, he has been on the board of trustees of TCU's Brite College of Bible. In 1940, he was president of the Disciples of Christ Texas Foundation.
His work in religion and within the Disciples of Christ carried him throughout the nation, primarily for speaking engagements before men of the Christian Church.
Lewis Jackson Ackers had worked with the Abilene Chamber of Commerce and aided the Boy Scouts.
Lewis Jackson Ackers' work in the Abilene Chamber of Commerce and active interest in livestock was recognized in 1954 when the Abilene Fat Stock Show was dedicated to him. He was past member of the Abilene School Board.
Survived by his wife, the former Sybil Wasson, whom he married in 1910 at Breckenridge, Texas; one son - Dale Ackers; two daughters - Mrs. Jack Andrews and Mrs. Gene L. Cagle; four grandchildren.
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Buried in a Mausoleum Gardens.
Lewis Jackson Ackers, 77, prominent Abilene rancher, church leader and television executive, died at his home in Abilene.
Lewis Jackson Ackers, and his son, Dale Ackers, brough television to Abilene in the early 1950s when they established KRBC-TV, after purchasing radio station KRBC from the Reporter Broadcasting Company.
KRBC-TV was the first television to being operation in the Big Country area.
Lewis Jackson Ackers has been a trustee since 1929 of Texas Chrisitan University, from which he received an honorary doctor of law degree in 1950.
Lewis Jackson Ackers was a resident of Abilene, Texas since 1922. He moved here after living at Pomona, California for three years. A native of Breckenridge, he attended Add-Ran College at Waco. Active as a layman in the Disciples of Christ, he was elected chairman of the board of the First Christian Church in 1959. In 1949, he was named to the planning committee for a school of religion at TCU. He was chairman of the elders of the Abilene First Christian Church.
Lewis Jackson Ackers worked as a layman in support of the First Christian Church i Fort Worth dates back to 1924. Since 1942, he has been on the board of trustees of TCU's Brite College of Bible. In 1940, he was president of the Disciples of Christ Texas Foundation.
His work in religion and within the Disciples of Christ carried him throughout the nation, primarily for speaking engagements before men of the Christian Church.
Lewis Jackson Ackers had worked with the Abilene Chamber of Commerce and aided the Boy Scouts.
Lewis Jackson Ackers' work in the Abilene Chamber of Commerce and active interest in livestock was recognized in 1954 when the Abilene Fat Stock Show was dedicated to him. He was past member of the Abilene School Board.
Survived by his wife, the former Sybil Wasson, whom he married in 1910 at Breckenridge, Texas; one son - Dale Ackers; two daughters - Mrs. Jack Andrews and Mrs. Gene L. Cagle; four grandchildren.
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Lewis Jackson Ackers, 77, prominent Abilene rancher, church leader and television executive, died at his home in Abilene.
Lewis Jackson Ackers, and his son, Dale Ackers, brough television to Abilene in the early 1950s when they established KRBC-TV, after purchasing radio station KRBC from the Reporter Broadcasting Company.
KRBC-TV was the first television to being operation in the Big Country area.
Lewis Jackson Ackers has been a trustee since 1929 of Texas Chrisitan University, from which he received an honorary doctor of law degree in 1950.
Lewis Jackson Ackers was a resident of Abilene, Texas since 1922. He moved here after living at Pomona, California for three years. A native of Breckenridge, he attended Add-Ran College at Waco. Active as a layman in the Disciples of Christ, he was elected chairman of the board of the First Christian Church in 1959. In 1949, he was named to the planning committee for a school of religion at TCU. He was chairman of the elders of the Abilene First Christian Church.
Lewis Jackson Ackers worked as a layman in support of the First Christian Church i Fort Worth dates back to 1924. Since 1942, he has been on the board of trustees of TCU's Brite College of Bible. In 1940, he was president of the Disciples of Christ Texas Foundation.
His work in religion and within the Disciples of Christ carried him throughout the nation, primarily for speaking engagements before men of the Christian Church.
Lewis Jackson Ackers had worked with the Abilene Chamber of Commerce and aided the Boy Scouts.
Lewis Jackson Ackers' work in the Abilene Chamber of Commerce and active interest in livestock was recognized in 1954 when the Abilene Fat Stock Show was dedicated to him. He was past member of the Abilene School Board.
Survived by his wife, the former Sybil Wasson, whom he married in 1910 at Breckenridge, Texas; one son - Dale Ackers; two daughters - Mrs. Jack Andrews and Mrs. Gene L. Cagle; four grandchildren.
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