William Alvin Atkinson

1901 - 1977  (75 years)

• Name	William Alvin Atkinson  [1]
  Birth	26 Sep 1901	Hasse, Comanche County, Texas   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	10 Feb 1977	Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas   [1]
  Notes	The son of James Albert ATKINSON and Annie Elizabeth CHILDRESS. OBITUARY: Newapaper; Feb 1977 OBITUARY: Graham, TX -- Services for William Alvin "Shorty" Atkinson, 75, of Jean, TX, who died Thursday in a Wichita Falls hospital, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Morrison Funeral Home. Burial will be in Woodson, Tex. Cemetery. Atkinson was born Sept. 26, 1901, in Hasse, TX. He was a long-time resident of Young County who married Odessa Wright in 1925 in Throckmorton, TX. He was a member of Jean Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife; six sons, James of Merkel, TX., Kenneth of Carlsbad, N. M., Ray of Snyder, Frank of Jal, N. M., L. B. of Breckenridge, TX., and Wilburn of Olney, TX., a daughter, Mrs. Donna Rials of Ft. Worth; a sister, Mrs. Nathan Whitaker of Throckmorton, and several grandchildren. (Courtesy of Mitchell Atkinson)
  Person ID	I5106	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Family	Odessa Lafanta Wright,   b. 22 Jul 1905, Texas d. 19 Oct 1994, Breckenridge, Stephens County, Texas (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	15 Apr 1925	Throckmorton, Throckmorton County, Texas
  	ANNIVERSARY ANNOUNCEMENT: Atkinsons plan 50th Anniversary Mr. & Mrs. W. A. Atkinson of Jean, TX., will be honored on the occasion of their golden wedding anniversary at a reception given from 2 P.M. to 4 P.M. Sunday, April 20, at First National Bank Community Room in Graham. Miss Odessa Wright and W. A. (Shorty) Atkinson were united in marriage on April 16, 1925 at the home of Rev. N. Z. Abbott at Throckmorton. The Atkinsons lived most of their life at Woodson. In 1952 they moved near Jean and in 1968 moved to Jean. Hosting the affair will be their children, daughter-in-law and son-in-law and their 23 grandchildren. Children are Mr. & Mrs. James Keaton Atkinson of Merkel, Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Atkinson of Monahans, Mr. & Mrs. Gene Atkinson of Snyder, Frank Allen Atkinson of New Mexico and Mrs. L. B. Atkinson of Eastland; also Mr. & Mrs. Wilburn Lee Atkinson of Snyder and Mr. & Mrs. Bobby Rials of Wichita Falls. ... (Courtesy of Mitchell Atkinson)
  Children	1. James Keaton Atkinson,   b. 9 Jan 1926, Woodson, Throckmorton County, Texas d. 27 Jan 1998, Breckenridge, Stephens County, Texas (Age 72 years)   2. Living   3. Living   4. Living   5. Living   6. Living   7. Living
  Family ID	F9403	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	11 May 2007

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 26 Sep 1901 - Hasse, Comanche County, Texas Marriage - 15 Apr 1925 - Throckmorton, Throckmorton County, Texas Death - 10 Feb 1977 - Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S586] Atkinson, Mitchell "The Mitchell Atkinson Family Tree of Texas" http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/a/t/k/Mitchell-R-Atkinson/.