TX TX - Ruby Akers, 75, Sherman, Jan 1986

[Kat]

http://www.heralddemocrat.com/hd/News/7-26-2010-Ruby-Akers

Updated Sunday, July 25, 2010 7:34 PM

Ruby Akers was 75 years old when she disappeared. She was reported to have walked away from the Sherman Nursing Center in the middle of a cold, but sunny January day, wearing only a green and red shirt with matching green pants. The sweater she constantly wore, even indoors at the home, was folded and left on her bed, and her eyeglasses and dentures were in their places on the nightstand...

...Sherman police had considerable help from law enforcement at the city, county and state levels, according to Carey and to Mrs. Akers grandson, Daniel Akers, who still seeks an answer in spite of the passage of time. Bob Akers, Mrs. Akers' son and Daniel Akers' father, died never knowing what happened, and he was never able to bury his mother, and he never found away to fill that void, Daniel Akers said...

... That emptiness is there, someone you are used to seeing every single day of your life, is gone, instantly. Even to this day, there's no tombstone, no grave to go visit. There are so many things that don't add up, but no way to investigate," Akers lamented...

A lengthy in depth article about Ruby Akers. Well written IMHO. Worth reading, especially the anonymous phone calls the family got afterwards.

Ruby is not listed on any missing adult sites that I can find.

She is not listed in the NamUs database either.

Prayers for her Grandson Daniel.

 

[Richard]

It has been 25 years since Ruby Akers went missing. She would be 100 years old now.

 

[Coffee56]

Ruby Akers – The Charley Project

The Doe Network: Case File 2944DFTX

 

[CastlesBurning]

Bumping for Ruby...it's now been 35 years.

 

[Justin537]

She's on NamUs now at The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

 

[summergirl1]

It's too bad the anonymous callers didn't stand by their information about how the nursing home supposedly accidentally killed her and then covered up her death, unless they were just repeating rumors or the calls were a hoax. Rumors can be ridiculous. But if the nursing home really did that they were very shady. Accidentally killing someone is bad enough, but not unheard of when it comes to nursing homes and hospitals, etc, but covering it up to that extent is far worse.

 

[cheemsg]

This is her father, John Littrell, died in 1971. So Ruby's maiden name is Littrell.
John Buford Littrell obituary - Newspapers.com™

 

[Richard]

Ruby Akers​

Name: Ruby Akers
Missing Since: January 1986
Location Last Seen: Sherman, Texas

Physical Description​

Date of Birth: Circa 1911
Age: 75 years old (at the time she went missing)
Gender: Female
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Stitches in finger. Medical: She had moments of confusion, but was not diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. Still very functional.
Dentals: Dentures.

LINK:

2944DFTX - Ruby Akers

 

[John/Jane Doe]

Ruby Akers – The Charley Project

 

[Pennysmom1]

Jan 26, 2024 Herald Democrat

What happened to Ruby Akers? - Herald Democrat

By Jerrie Whiteley, Herald Democrat The Sherman Police Department has 15 cold cases some dating back around 40 years that it is seeking the public’s… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close

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<<Family members told press at the time of her disappearance that she was only in the nursing center temporarily because she had fallen and dislocated her shoulder. She had been at the home about two months when she disappeared.

While the family said she did sometimes get confused, she had not been diagnosed with dementia at the time.

They had even been with her at the nursing center on the day of disappearance, according to the previously published story.

Her grandson Daniel Akers said they had lunch and then had to go to a funeral in Bells. When they got back from the funeral, they were notified that Ruby Akers was missing from the nursing center.>>

<<Newspaper reports from that time said then Sherman Police Chief J.D. Pickens had every member of the Sherman Police Department, including himself and reserves, out searching. In the beginning, they concentrated the search around Baker Park. A Department of Public Safety helicopter was brought in to search the nearby creek bed, which was described as having steep embankments and heavy foliage. Other helpers walked the banks and heavily wooded areas along with the streets and alleys near the nursing center. Still other people drove around all looking for her.

Police investigated every lead, but none led them to Ruby Akers.>>

2944DFTX - Ruby Akers

Distinguishing Marks/Features: Stitches in finger. Medical: She had moments of confusion, but was not diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. Still very functional.

Identifiers​

Dentals: Dentures.
Fingerprints: Unknown
DNA: Unknown