Laura Waldene (McCaslin) Atkinson, age 88 years and 3 months, passed away in Austin, Texas in the presence of family on Friday, April 1, 2016. She was born December 26, 1927, to Rev. & Mrs. John Walter McCaslin (Walter & Maggie) in Austin, Texas.
Laura was a graduate of Austin High School and Nixon Clay Business College. She was employed by the University Printing Division, the Internal Revenue Service and the Veterans Administration where she retired.
She surrendered her life to Christ at an early age. During her lifetime she was a Church Organist and Pianist. She also sang in a Gospel Trio at a local Austin Radio Station. At the time of her death, she was a member of Red River Church in Austin, Texas.
Laura married Rufus Lee Atkinson on July 27, 1951, at the Austin Gospel Tabernacle with Rev. W.J. Lucas officiating.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Rev. Walter & Maggie McCaslin, brothers, Jake and Marvin, sisters, Bernice and Jeanette, and her daughter-in-law, Renee Atkinson.
She is survived by her husband, Rufus Lee Atkinson; three sons, Rufus Lee (Lee) Atkinson, Jr. and his wife, Betty, Keith W. Atkinson and his wife, Melinda, Joel Dean Atkinson and his wife, Jennifer; her grandchildren, Nathan and his wife, Sunni, John and his wife, Betsy, Lucas, Samuel, Alexandria, and Isaac, Justin and his wife, Leslie, Joelli, Jodin, Jenna, & Julia; her great-grandchildren, Ethan, Seth, Georgia, Micah, Brooke, & Maesa; two sisters, Alice Bryant and Mary Blackmon; her brother, Everett McCaslin.
The family will receive friends at Harrell Funeral Home, 4435 Frontier Trail, Austin, Texas.
A funeral service will be held at Austin Cornerstone Church, 1101 Reinli St., Austin, Texas. Interment will follow in Greenwood Cemetery.
(Harrell Funeral Home)
Laura was a graduate of Austin High School and Nixon Clay Business College. She was employed by the University Printing Division, the Internal Revenue Service and the Veterans Administration where she retired.
She surrendered her life to Christ at an early age. During her lifetime she was a Church Organist and Pianist. She also sang in a Gospel Trio at a local Austin Radio Station. At the time of her death, she was a member of Red River Church in Austin, Texas.
Laura married Rufus Lee Atkinson on July 27, 1951, at the Austin Gospel Tabernacle with Rev. W.J. Lucas officiating.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Rev. Walter & Maggie McCaslin, brothers, Jake and Marvin, sisters, Bernice and Jeanette, and her daughter-in-law, Renee Atkinson.
She is survived by her husband, Rufus Lee Atkinson; three sons, Rufus Lee (Lee) Atkinson, Jr. and his wife, Betty, Keith W. Atkinson and his wife, Melinda, Joel Dean Atkinson and his wife, Jennifer; her grandchildren, Nathan and his wife, Sunni, John and his wife, Betsy, Lucas, Samuel, Alexandria, and Isaac, Justin and his wife, Leslie, Joelli, Jodin, Jenna, & Julia; her great-grandchildren, Ethan, Seth, Georgia, Micah, Brooke, & Maesa; two sisters, Alice Bryant and Mary Blackmon; her brother, Everett McCaslin.
The family will receive friends at Harrell Funeral Home, 4435 Frontier Trail, Austin, Texas.
A funeral service will be held at Austin Cornerstone Church, 1101 Reinli St., Austin, Texas. Interment will follow in Greenwood Cemetery.
(Harrell Funeral Home)
Laura Waldene (McCaslin) Atkinson, age 88 years and 3 months, passed away in Austin, Texas in the presence of family on Friday, April 1, 2016. She was born December 26, 1927, to Rev. & Mrs. John Walter McCaslin (Walter & Maggie) in Austin, Texas.
Laura was a graduate of Austin High School and Nixon Clay Business College. She was employed by the University Printing Division, the Internal Revenue Service and the Veterans Administration where she retired.
She surrendered her life to Christ at an early age. During her lifetime she was a Church Organist and Pianist. She also sang in a Gospel Trio at a local Austin Radio Station. At the time of her death, she was a member of Red River Church in Austin, Texas.
Laura married Rufus Lee Atkinson on July 27, 1951, at the Austin Gospel Tabernacle with Rev. W.J. Lucas officiating.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Rev. Walter & Maggie McCaslin, brothers, Jake and Marvin, sisters, Bernice and Jeanette, and her daughter-in-law, Renee Atkinson.
She is survived by her husband, Rufus Lee Atkinson; three sons, Rufus Lee (Lee) Atkinson, Jr. and his wife, Betty, Keith W. Atkinson and his wife, Melinda, Joel Dean Atkinson and his wife, Jennifer; her grandchildren, Nathan and his wife, Sunni, John and his wife, Betsy, Lucas, Samuel, Alexandria, and Isaac, Justin and his wife, Leslie, Joelli, Jodin, Jenna, & Julia; her great-grandchildren, Ethan, Seth, Georgia, Micah, Brooke, & Maesa; two sisters, Alice Bryant and Mary Blackmon; her brother, Everett McCaslin.
The family will receive friends at Harrell Funeral Home, 4435 Frontier Trail, Austin, Texas.
A funeral service will be held at Austin Cornerstone Church, 1101 Reinli St., Austin, Texas. Interment will follow in Greenwood Cemetery.
(Harrell Funeral Home)
Laura was a graduate of Austin High School and Nixon Clay Business College. She was employed by the University Printing Division, the Internal Revenue Service and the Veterans Administration where she retired.
She surrendered her life to Christ at an early age. During her lifetime she was a Church Organist and Pianist. She also sang in a Gospel Trio at a local Austin Radio Station. At the time of her death, she was a member of Red River Church in Austin, Texas.
Laura married Rufus Lee Atkinson on July 27, 1951, at the Austin Gospel Tabernacle with Rev. W.J. Lucas officiating.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Rev. Walter & Maggie McCaslin, brothers, Jake and Marvin, sisters, Bernice and Jeanette, and her daughter-in-law, Renee Atkinson.
She is survived by her husband, Rufus Lee Atkinson; three sons, Rufus Lee (Lee) Atkinson, Jr. and his wife, Betty, Keith W. Atkinson and his wife, Melinda, Joel Dean Atkinson and his wife, Jennifer; her grandchildren, Nathan and his wife, Sunni, John and his wife, Betsy, Lucas, Samuel, Alexandria, and Isaac, Justin and his wife, Leslie, Joelli, Jodin, Jenna, & Julia; her great-grandchildren, Ethan, Seth, Georgia, Micah, Brooke, & Maesa; two sisters, Alice Bryant and Mary Blackmon; her brother, Everett McCaslin.
The family will receive friends at Harrell Funeral Home, 4435 Frontier Trail, Austin, Texas.
A funeral service will be held at Austin Cornerstone Church, 1101 Reinli St., Austin, Texas. Interment will follow in Greenwood Cemetery.
(Harrell Funeral Home)
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