The Mitchell Atkinson Family of Texas:Information about William Alvin Atkinson
William Alvin Atkinson (b. 26 Sep 1901, d. 10 Feb 1977)
William Alvin Atkinson (son of James Albert Atkinson and Annie Elizabeth Childress)4957, 4958, 4959, 4960, 4961 was born 26 Sep 1901 in Hasse, Comanche, Texas4962, 4963, 4964, 4965, 4966, and died 10 Feb 1977 in Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas4967, 4968, 4969, 4970, 4971.He married Odessa Lafanta Wright on 15 Apr 1925 in Throckmorton, Throckmorton, Texas, daughter of Keaton James Wright and Dilla Dito Shaw.
Notes for William Alvin Atkinson:
!MARRIAGE:Stephens Co., TX; Bk. 7; p. 65
MARRIAGE: W. A. Atkinson & Odessa Wright 15 Apr 1925
(Md. in Throckmorton, Throckmorton, TX. & recorded in Stephens Co., TX)
!ANNIVERSARY: Newspaper; 1975
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. ...
!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.
!BURIAL: Woodson Cem.; Woodson, Throckmorton, TX
TOMBSTONE: W. A. "Shorty" Atkinson, b. 1901, d. 1977
(Double stone with wife, Odessa)
[Wright Import GEDCOM.FTW]
[Mitch Atkinson 1-12-01.FTW]
[Mitch Backup.FTW]
!MARRIAGE:Stephens Co., TX; Bk. 7; p. 65
MARRIAGE: W. A. Atkinson & Odessa Wright 15 Apr 1925
(Md. in Throckmorton, Throckmorton, TX. & recorded in Stephens Co., TX)
!ANNIVERSARY: Newspaper; 1975
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. ...
!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.
!BURIAL: Woodson Cem.; Woodson, Throckmorton, TX
TOMBSTONE: W. A. "Shorty" Atkinson, b. 1901, d. 1977
(Double stone with wife, Odessa)
[Shaw Import GEDCOM.FTW]
[Mitch Atkinson 1-12-01.FTW]
[Mitch Backup.FTW]
!MARRIAGE:Stephens Co., TX; Bk. 7; p. 65
MARRIAGE: W. A. Atkinson & Odessa Wright 15 Apr 1925
(Md. in Throckmorton, Throckmorton, TX. & recorded in Stephens Co., TX)
!ANNIVERSARY: Newspaper; 1975
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. ...
!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.
!BURIAL: Woodson Cem.; Woodson, Throckmorton, TX
TOMBSTONE: W. A. "Shorty" Atkinson, b. 1901, d. 1977
(Double stone with wife, Odessa)
More About William Alvin Atkinson:
Fact 1: 25 Jul 1978, PROVO.4972, 4973, 4974, 4975, 4976
Fact 2: 12 Feb 1977, Woodson Cem, Woodson, Throckmorton, TX.4977, 4978, 4979, 4980, 4981
Fact 4: 11 Oct 1978, PROVO.4982, 4983, 4984, 4985, 4986
Fact 5: 11 Nov 1978, PROVO.4987, 4988, 4989, 4990, 4991
More About William Alvin Atkinson and Odessa Lafanta Wright:
Marriage: 15 Apr 1925, Throckmorton, Throckmorton, Texas.
Unknown-Ending: 09 Sep 1997, DALLA.
Children of William Alvin Atkinson and Odessa Lafanta Wright are:
- +James Keaton Atkinson, b. 09 Jan 1926, Woodson, TX4992, 4993, 4994, 4995, 4996, d. 27 Jan 1998, Breckenridge, TX4997, 4998, 4999, 5000, 5001.
- +Kenneth Atkinson, b. 16 Dec 1927, Woodson, Texas5002, 5003, 5004, 5005, 5006, d. 2007, Snyder, Texas.
- +Ray Gene Atkinson, b. 20 Dec 1929, Woodson, Throckmorton, Texas5007, 5008, 5009, 5010, 5011.
- +Frank Allen Atkinson, b. 13 Sep 1932, Woodson, Throckmorton, Texas5012, 5013, 5014, 5015, 5016.
- +Lester Buford Atkinson, b. 17 Jan 1935, Woodson, Texas5017, 5018, 5019, 5020, 5021.
- +Wilburn Lee Atkinson, b. 30 Nov 1938, Woodson, Throckmorton, Texas5022, 5023, 5024, 5025, 5026.
- +Donna Ruth Atkinson, b. 24 Oct 1946, Breckenridge, Stephens, Texas5027, 5028, 5029, 5030, 5031.