SEAFORD - Darlene Akerly Walls passed away Wednesday, May 7, 2014 at home. Darlene was born in Salisbury, Md., daughter of the late Lester and Beatrice (Payne) Akerly. She was a cashier with Redner's Warehouse Markets for many years, retiring several years ago. Darlene had been actively involved in and was a former member of First State Antique Tractor Association, Eastern Shore Threshermen and Collectors Association, and Delaware Mobile Surf-Fisherman. She was an avid reader and graduate of the Milton High School Class of 1966. She is survived by her husband of 48 years, Robert G. Walls; a daughter, Michelle Walls, of Seaford; a son, Robert Scott Walls and wife Christina, of Ft. Drum, N.Y.; four grandchildren, Ronald Kime, Ashley Walls, Joshua Walls and Amber Felts; and three sisters, Nancy Ioli, of Great Falls, Va., April Hippensteel, of Hanover, Pa. and Joan Reamer, of Sierra Vista, Ariz. A funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, May 12, 2014 in the chapel of Short Funeral Services, 416 Federal Street, Milton, with visitation from 12:00-1:00 p.m. Burial will be in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Milton.