Alvin A. Searls, 86, of Akron, Iowa, died Sunday, Aug. 5, 2007, at Hillcrest Health Care in Hawarden.

Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Immanuel Lutheran Church, E.L.C.A. in Akron. The Rev. Dawn Quame will officiate. Burial will follow in the Riverside Cemetery in Akron. Visitation will be after 4: p.m. Tuesday, with the family present after 5 p.m., and a prayer service at 6 p.m., all at the church. The Carlsen Funeral Home -- Schroeder Chapel in Akron is in charge of arrangements.