Dorcas Rosser Akers, lovingly known as "Shug,"went to be with the Lord on December 22, 2022 peacefully at home.

Dorcas was born in 1938 in Broadway, NC. Growing up in rural North Carolina , she worked hard at home, helping with tobacco harvesting. She was also an active member of her high school and part of a championship girls basketball team.

In 1958, she married her "other half," William R. Akers, Sr. and was blessed with two children. She poured her love and care into her husband and children. In March 1980, she fulfilled her life-long dream of becoming a nurse and worked the 11 – 7am shift at Riverside Regional for 17 years.

She was an avid reader, church league softball pitcher, and long time member of Immanuel Baptist Church in Newport News, VA. She and Bill were inseparable and enjoyed many road trips, seeing their favorite gospel music groups, and visiting relatives. After his death in 2009, she enjoyed attending weekly Bible studies and hosting card games with her ladies group.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Flynn and Catherine Rosser; her sisters, Joan Griffin, Vivian Wooten, Mabel McDuffie; her husband William R. Akers Sr.; and her son William (Billy) Akers Jr.

Left to honor her memory are her daughter Chris Wissmann (Mark), and her daughter in law Lisa Davis (Wes); her grandchildren, Hannah, Bethany, Jonathan, Matthew, Brittany, Kandice (Cainan), Travis; great-grandchildren, Caroline and Kennedy; her sisters, Lillian Barrett, Mary Catherine Thomas; her brother Robert Rosser; and many nieces and nephews.

A memorial service will be held at Immanuel Baptist Church, 69 Saunders Road, Newport News, on Saturday, January 21, 2023 at 1 PM with Pastor Garrett Spitz officiating. Burial was private.

Memorial donations may be made to Immanuel Baptist Church's Capital Improvements Fund.