- Date Of Birth: November 17, 1933
- Date Of Death: October 21, 2014
- State: Indiana
Robert E.Gene Acord, 80 of Fairmount, Indiana died on Tuesday, October 21, 2014, at Marion General Hospital in Marion, Indiana.
Born Friday, November 17, 1933 in Charter Oak, Missouri, he was the son of the late Dayton Acord and the late Frieda Baker Acord. He attended school in Charter Oak, Missouri and served in the Army from 1956-1958. Gene and Bonnie Stinnett were married on December 17, 1955. Bonnie survives in Fairmount. He retired from GM in 1971 and became a truck driver for East Texas Motor Freight of St. Louis and other national carriers retiring in 1999. He was a member of the Light House Assembly of God, the Deer Creek Conservation Club and a former member of the VFW.
He enjoyed hunting squirrel, rabbit, deer and quail. Surviving are sons, Robert Rob Acord of Marion, IN and Michael Wayne (Laurali) Acord of Van Buren, IN, daughter, Sherri Herring of Fairmount, IN; 5 grandchildren; Robert Rob (Elaine) Acord, Lake Charles, LA Ryan Acord, Marion, Deidre Herring, Marion, Stephanie Herring Birmingham, AL, Savannah Acord, Van Buren 3 great grand children, Addison Acord, Aubrey Acord, and Adrianne Gossett Several nieces, nephews, brothers, and sisters.
