Acker, Donald Marvyn (1924-195?)

ACKER HAVENS-BROWN, WISSLER, HANCOCK

Posted By: Jan Paulsen (email)
Date: 9/24/2008 at 23:31:47

Atlantic News Telegraph
Unknown Date

Wiotan Dies As Tractor Overturns

DONALD MARVYN ACKER, 27, Wiota farmer, was almost instantly killed about 5 o’clock yesterday afternoon when the farm tractor with which he was mowing weeds overturned in a ditch near his home a mile and three-quarters south of Wiota on County K. Acker was suffocated when the steering wheel of the overturned tractor landed on his abdomen, pinning him under the machine.

He was dead when found about five minutes after the accident by JOHNNY JIPSEN, a neighbor. Mr. Arker was traveling north on County K, along the edge of the road, with the sickle bar on the mower dropped over the embankment into a ditch.

The accident victim, the son of A. M. and JOY WISSLER ACKER, was born Dec. 21, 1924, on the Franklin township farm where he had resided all of his life. He was graduated from the Wiota high school in 1942 and was married to MARJORIE HAVENS BROWN at St. Joseph, Mo., Oct 3, 1948. He was a member of the Wiota Methodist church.

Surviving are the widow, three children, TAMARA, ALLEN and COLLEEN, all at home; a sister, MRS. LESTER HANCOCK of Boston, Mass., and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arleigh Acker of Wiota.

Funeral services will be held Monday at 2 p. m. at the Roland funeral home, the Rev. M. D. Summerbell of Greenfield and Cal Linderman of Lyman officiating. The remains will be at the funeral home until the service hour and interment will be in the Atlantic cemetery.