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View Tree for Louella AtkinsonLouella Atkinson (b. 03 Sep 1906, d. 12 Nov 1992)

Louella Atkinson (daughter of James Albert Atkinson and Annie Elizabeth Childress)3544, 3545, 3546, 3547 was born 03 Sep 1906 in Hasse, Comanche, Texas3548, 3549, 3550, 3551, and died 12 Nov 1992 in Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas3552, 3553, 3554, 3555. She married Alpheus Nathan Whitaker on 23 Dec 1925 in Woodson, Throckmorton, Texas.

 Includes NotesNotes for Louella Atkinson:
!BIRTH: Comanche, Co., TX; Vol. 18; p. 453; (Delayed)

BIRTH: Lou Ella Atkinson, female, single birth, legt., born 3 Sep 1906 at
Hasse, Comanche, TX; Father: J. A. Atkinson, white, age 30, farmer, born in IL;
Address: Comanche, Co., TX; Mother: Annie Elizabeth Childress, white, age 29,
housewife, born in MS; Address: Comanche Co., TX; 3 children born to this
mother are now living; Informant: J. A. Atkinson, 7 Mar 1951

!MARRIAGE: Throckmorton Co., TX

!LETTER: Lou Ella Whitaker, Feb 1961, Throckmorton, TX

LETTER: ...Lou Ella Atkinson, born in Hasse, Comanche, TX, 3 Sep 1906. Md.
to Nathan Whitaker 23 Dec 1925. Two children: Doris Fay Whitaker, born 6 Aug
1927, at Woodson, TX.; Nathan Duane Whitaker was born 18 Aug 1933, at Woodson,
TX.; My grandchildren: Nathan Duane Whitaker, Jr. was born in Abilene, TX, 23
Jun 1959; Doris's Family: Sharon Anita Horton was born 29 Jan 1949 at Dallas,
TX. Kay Eyvonne Horton was born 2 Jun 1950 at Wichita Falls, TX. Alicia
Crawford was born 5 May 1953 at Corpus Christi, TX. Nancy June Crawford was
born 18 Feb 1958 at Kensington, Maryland at Walter Reed Hospital in D. C. If
you ever get any thing from the Atkinsons from England I sure would like to
have it. I just know one was a Dr. and one an English Lord, but I don't know
how to write over there to find out any more.

!ANNIVERSARY: "Throckmorton Tribune"; Throckmorton, TX; Nov. 27, 1975

ANNIVERSARY: "To Celebrate 50th" - The children and their families of Mr.and
Mrs. Nathan Whitaker invite you to join them in celebrating the fiftieth
wedding anniversary of their parents on Sunday afternoon, Dec. 7, at the
Throckmorton Country Club. Calling hours will be from two until four thirty
o'clock.
Louella and Nathan were married December 23, 1925 at Woodson, Texas. They
have lived in this county most of their lives and in the town of Throckmorton
for the past 34 years.
Children are Mr. & Mrs. Owen Crawford of Corpus Christi and Mr. & Mrs. Buck
Whitaker of Lubbock. The couple has seven grandchildren and three great
grandchildren.

!FAMILY HISTORY: "Throckmorton County Texas"; 1983

HISTORY: The J. A. Atkinson family moved from Comanche County to Throckmorton
in 1914. I have one sister that died at the age of 3 years, and I have three
brothers that are all dead. I am the only one of my family that is living.
The Alpheus Whitaker family came from Hamilton County to Throckmorton County
in the year 1908. They had ten children. One girl died at the age of 2 yrs.
There were three girls and six boys. Only three boys are living now, Nathan,
Frank and Bill, out of the family.
Nathan and I married in 1925, Dec. 23. We lived on a farm near Woodson for
16 years. We moved to Throckmorton 1941 and are still living here in one of
the oldest homes in town, the old May Blacksher home. We moved here in 1953.
We have two children, a daughter and a son. Doris Fay and Nathan Duane
(Buck). They both graduated from high school here in Throckmorton. Doris
graduated from North Texas State College in Denton, Texas, and Duane of
Midwestern College in Wichita Falls, Texas.
Doris and her husband Owen have four daughters. Sherry lives in Houston,
Texas and has two children. Kay also lives in Houston and has two children,.
Alicia lives in Corpus Christi and has no children. Nancy, from Corpus, has
one son.
Duane and wife Barbara have three children. Ramona is still living at home.
She is the youngest. A daughter (Denise) Mrs. Ron Packer, living in Lubbock,
TX. And they have one son. Duane lives in Hollywood, Calif. and he is in show
business which he lives very much. (by Lou Ella Whitaker)

!OBITUARY: "Throckmorton Tribune"; Throckmorton, TX; Nov 1992

OBITUARY: Lou Ella Whitaker - Funeral services for Lou Ella Whitaker, an
86-year old former Throckmorton resident, were held on Friday, November 13,
1992, at 10 A.M., at First Baptist Church in Throckmorton, with Reverand Cliff
Lester, pastor, officiating.
Burial followed in Woodson Cemetery under the direction of Morehart
Mortuary.
Mrs. Whitaker died Thursday morning, November 12, 1992, in a Lubbock
hospital.
She was born Lou Ella Atkinson on 3 Sep 1906, in Comanche County (TX). She
moved to Throckmorton County at the age of 2. She attended schools in Woodson.
She married Nathan Whitaker in Throckmorton on 23 Dec 1925. He preceded her
in death on 16 Feb 1985.
She was a housewife and a member of the First Baptist Church in
Throckmorton. She moved to Lubbock in 1986 from Throckmorton.
Survivors include one son, Buck Whitaker of Lubbock; one daughter, Doris
Crawford of Corpus Christi; six grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and
two great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, three brothers, and one
grandchild.
The family requests that memorials be made to West Texas Rehabilation
Center. Memorials may be left at Morehart Mortuary.
Pallbearers were Frank Atkinson, James Atkinson, Kenneth Atkinson, L. B.
Atkinson, Ray Gene Atkinson and Wilbur Atkinson.
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!BIRTH: Comanche, Co., TX; Vol. 18; p. 453; (Delayed)

BIRTH: Lou Ella Atkinson, female, single birth, legt., born 3 Sep 1906 at
Hasse, Comanche, TX; Father: J. A. Atkinson, white, age 30, farmer, born in IL;
Address: Comanche, Co., TX; Mother: Annie Elizabeth Childress, white, age 29,
housewife, born in MS; Address: Comanche Co., TX; 3 children born to this
mother are now living; Informant: J. A. Atkinson, 7 Mar 1951

!MARRIAGE: Throckmorton Co., TX

!LETTER: Lou Ella Whitaker, Feb 1961, Throckmorton, TX

LETTER: ...Lou Ella Atkinson, born in Hasse, Comanche, TX, 3 Sep 1906. Md.
to Nathan Whitaker 23 Dec 1925. Two children: Doris Fay Whitaker, born 6 Aug
1927, at Woodson, TX.; Nathan Duane Whitaker was born 18 Aug 1933, at Woodson,
TX.; My grandchildren: Nathan Duane Whitaker, Jr. was born in Abilene, TX, 23
Jun 1959; Doris's Family: Sharon Anita Horton was born 29 Jan 1949 at Dallas,
TX. Kay Eyvonne Horton was born 2 Jun 1950 at Wichita Falls, TX. Alicia
Crawford was born 5 May 1953 at Corpus Christi, TX. Nancy June Crawford was
born 18 Feb 1958 at Kensington, Maryland at Walter Reed Hospital in D. C. If
you ever get any thing from the Atkinsons from England I sure would like to
have it. I just know one was a Dr. and one an English Lord, but I don't know
how to write over there to find out any more.

!ANNIVERSARY: "Throckmorton Tribune"; Throckmorton, TX; Nov. 27, 1975

ANNIVERSARY: "To Celebrate 50th" - The children and their families of Mr.and
Mrs. Nathan Whitaker invite you to join them in celebrating the fiftieth
wedding anniversary of their parents on Sunday afternoon, Dec. 7, at the
Throckmorton Country Club. Calling hours will be from two until four thirty
o'clock.
Louella and Nathan were married December 23, 1925 at Woodson, Texas. They
have lived in this county most of their lives and in the town of Throckmorton
for the past 34 years.
Children are Mr. & Mrs. Owen Crawford of Corpus Christi and Mr. & Mrs. Buck
Whitaker of Lubbock. The couple has seven grandchildren and three great
grandchildren.

!FAMILY HISTORY: "Throckmorton County Texas"; 1983

HISTORY: The J. A. Atkinson family moved from Comanche County to Throckmorton
in 1914. I have one sister that died at the age of 3 years, and I have three
brothers that are all dead. I am the only one of my family that is living.
The Alpheus Whitaker family came from Hamilton County to Throckmorton County
in the year 1908. They had ten children. One girl died at the age of 2 yrs.
There were three girls and six boys. Only three boys are living now, Nathan,
Frank and Bill, out of the family.
Nathan and I married in 1925, Dec. 23. We lived on a farm near Woodson for
16 years. We moved to Throckmorton 1941 and are still living here in one of
the oldest homes in town, the old May Blacksher home. We moved here in 1953.
We have two children, a daughter and a son. Doris Fay and Nathan Duane
(Buck). They both graduated from high school here in Throckmorton. Doris
graduated from North Texas State College in Denton, Texas, and Duane of
Midwestern College in Wichita Falls, Texas.
Doris and her husband Owen have four daughters. Sherry lives in Houston,
Texas and has two children. Kay also lives in Houston and has two children,.
Alicia lives in Corpus Christi and has no children. Nancy, from Corpus, has
one son.
Duane and wife Barbara have three children. Ramona is still living at home.
She is the youngest. A daughter (Denise) Mrs. Ron Packer, living in Lubbock,
TX. And they have one son. Duane lives in Hollywood, Calif. and he is in show
business which he lives very much. (by Lou Ella Whitaker)

!OBITUARY: "Throckmorton Tribune"; Throckmorton, TX; Nov 1992

OBITUARY: Lou Ella Whitaker - Funeral services for Lou Ella Whitaker, an
86-year old former Throckmorton resident, were held on Friday, November 13,
1992, at 10 A.M., at First Baptist Church in Throckmorton, with Reverand Cliff
Lester, pastor, officiating.
Burial followed in Woodson Cemetery under the direction of Morehart
Mortuary.
Mrs. Whitaker died Thursday morning, November 12, 1992, in a Lubbock
hospital.
She was born Lou Ella Atkinson on 3 Sep 1906, in Comanche County (TX). She
moved to Throckmorton County at the age of 2. She attended schools in Woodson.
She married Nathan Whitaker in Throckmorton on 23 Dec 1925. He preceded her
in death on 16 Feb 1985.
She was a housewife and a member of the First Baptist Church in
Throckmorton. She moved to Lubbock in 1986 from Throckmorton.
Survivors include one son, Buck Whitaker of Lubbock; one daughter, Doris
Crawford of Corpus Christi; six grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and
two great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, three brothers, and one
grandchild.
The family requests that memorials be made to West Texas Rehabilation
Center. Memorials may be left at Morehart Mortuary.
Pallbearers were Frank Atkinson, James Atkinson, Kenneth Atkinson, L. B.
Atkinson, Ray Gene Atkinson and Wilbur Atkinson.


More About Louella Atkinson:
Fact 1: 19 Jan 1996, DALLA.3556, 3557, 3558, 3559
Fact 2: 13 Nov 1992, Woodson Cem, Woodson, Throckmorton, TX.3560, 3561, 3562, 3563
Fact 4: 01 Mar 1996, DALLA.3564, 3565, 3566, 3567
Fact 5: 17 May 1996, DALLA.3568, 3569, 3570, 3571

More About Louella Atkinson and Alpheus Nathan Whitaker:
Marriage: 23 Dec 1925, Woodson, Throckmorton, Texas.
Unknown-Ending: 17 May 1996, DALLA.

Children of Louella Atkinson and Alpheus Nathan Whitaker are:
  1. Bucky Whitaker.
  2. +Doris Fay Whitaker, b. 06 Aug 1927, Woodson, Throckmorton, Texas3572, 3573, 3574, 3575.
  3. +Nathan Duane Whitaker, b. 18 Aug 1933, Woodson, Throckmorton, Texas3576, 3577, 3578, 3579.
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