Obituary from Post Register (Idaho Falls, ID) - 31 May 2003:
ST. ANTHONY - Max Atwell Atkinson, 79, of St. Anthony died May 29, 2003, at his home of cancer.
He was born July 2, 1923, in El Segundo, California, to Thomas Atwell Atkinson and Millie Lake. He grew up and attended school in El Segundo. When he was 12, his family returned to the family farm at Lyman. He attended Lyman School and graduated from Madison High School in Rexburg in 1940.
During World War II, he served in the navy seabees and participated in the invasion of Saipan, Tinian, Leyte. He was signal man on a Navy ship.
On September 4, 1947, he married Bonnie Park in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple. They farmed in Lyman, Heyburn and St. Anthony. He obtained a masters degree in history at BYU in Provo, Utah in 1966. He taught at the State Youth Training Center in St. Anthony and at Ricks College for 20 years. After retirement, he taught in the Ricks Elderhostel program for 10 years.
He was an active member of the LDS church where he served as a Boy Scout leader, in the bishopric, as bishop and on the high council. In 1989, he and his wife served a mission for the LDS church in Nauvoo, Ill. He was an ordinance worker and sealer in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple. As St. Anthony Stake historian, he and his wife authored a book on the history of the St. Anthony Stake.
For his service to the Boy Scouts of America, he received the Scouter of the Year award from the Fort Henry District of the Teton Peaks Council in 1968.
He was scorekeeper and timekeeper at Ricks College football and basketball games for 19 years. He was a member of the Idaho Democratic Party, and for many years, he served as an election judge in Fremont County. He worked as the Fremont county chairman for Congressman Richard Stallings' election campaign during three elections. He was past president of the Farmers Friend Canal Company, a former member or the Idaho Geographic Names Advisory Board and an active member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Survivors include his wife of St. Anthony; three daughters, Nikki (John) Voelkel of Lakeview Ore., Jill (Wayne) Downs of Cedar Hills, Utah, Kim (Darius) Abegglen of St. Anthony; son, David (Coleen) Atkinson of St. Anthony; two sisters, Gwen Sutton of Newdale and Marva (Arnold) Briggs of Rigby; one brother, Larry (Marilyn) Atkinson of Lyman; sister-in-law, Mickey Atkinson of Gooding; 22 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Tom; a son, Leslie; and a grandson.
Funeral Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, June 3, at the St. Anthony LDS Stake Center with Bishop Robert Charlton of the St. Anthony second ward officiating. Burial will be in the Sutton Cemetery in Archer.
ST. ANTHONY - Max Atwell Atkinson, 79, of St. Anthony died May 29, 2003, at his home of cancer.
He was born July 2, 1923, in El Segundo, California, to Thomas Atwell Atkinson and Millie Lake. He grew up and attended school in El Segundo. When he was 12, his family returned to the family farm at Lyman. He attended Lyman School and graduated from Madison High School in Rexburg in 1940.
During World War II, he served in the navy seabees and participated in the invasion of Saipan, Tinian, Leyte. He was signal man on a Navy ship.
On September 4, 1947, he married Bonnie Park in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple. They farmed in Lyman, Heyburn and St. Anthony. He obtained a masters degree in history at BYU in Provo, Utah in 1966. He taught at the State Youth Training Center in St. Anthony and at Ricks College for 20 years. After retirement, he taught in the Ricks Elderhostel program for 10 years.
He was an active member of the LDS church where he served as a Boy Scout leader, in the bishopric, as bishop and on the high council. In 1989, he and his wife served a mission for the LDS church in Nauvoo, Ill. He was an ordinance worker and sealer in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple. As St. Anthony Stake historian, he and his wife authored a book on the history of the St. Anthony Stake.
For his service to the Boy Scouts of America, he received the Scouter of the Year award from the Fort Henry District of the Teton Peaks Council in 1968.
He was scorekeeper and timekeeper at Ricks College football and basketball games for 19 years. He was a member of the Idaho Democratic Party, and for many years, he served as an election judge in Fremont County. He worked as the Fremont county chairman for Congressman Richard Stallings' election campaign during three elections. He was past president of the Farmers Friend Canal Company, a former member or the Idaho Geographic Names Advisory Board and an active member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Survivors include his wife of St. Anthony; three daughters, Nikki (John) Voelkel of Lakeview Ore., Jill (Wayne) Downs of Cedar Hills, Utah, Kim (Darius) Abegglen of St. Anthony; son, David (Coleen) Atkinson of St. Anthony; two sisters, Gwen Sutton of Newdale and Marva (Arnold) Briggs of Rigby; one brother, Larry (Marilyn) Atkinson of Lyman; sister-in-law, Mickey Atkinson of Gooding; 22 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Tom; a son, Leslie; and a grandson.
Funeral Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, June 3, at the St. Anthony LDS Stake Center with Bishop Robert Charlton of the St. Anthony second ward officiating. Burial will be in the Sutton Cemetery in Archer.
Obituary from Post Register (Idaho Falls, ID) - 31 May 2003:
ST. ANTHONY - Max Atwell Atkinson, 79, of St. Anthony died May 29, 2003, at his home of cancer.
He was born July 2, 1923, in El Segundo, California, to Thomas Atwell Atkinson and Millie Lake. He grew up and attended school in El Segundo. When he was 12, his family returned to the family farm at Lyman. He attended Lyman School and graduated from Madison High School in Rexburg in 1940.
During World War II, he served in the navy seabees and participated in the invasion of Saipan, Tinian, Leyte. He was signal man on a Navy ship.
On September 4, 1947, he married Bonnie Park in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple. They farmed in Lyman, Heyburn and St. Anthony. He obtained a masters degree in history at BYU in Provo, Utah in 1966. He taught at the State Youth Training Center in St. Anthony and at Ricks College for 20 years. After retirement, he taught in the Ricks Elderhostel program for 10 years.
He was an active member of the LDS church where he served as a Boy Scout leader, in the bishopric, as bishop and on the high council. In 1989, he and his wife served a mission for the LDS church in Nauvoo, Ill. He was an ordinance worker and sealer in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple. As St. Anthony Stake historian, he and his wife authored a book on the history of the St. Anthony Stake.
For his service to the Boy Scouts of America, he received the Scouter of the Year award from the Fort Henry District of the Teton Peaks Council in 1968.
He was scorekeeper and timekeeper at Ricks College football and basketball games for 19 years. He was a member of the Idaho Democratic Party, and for many years, he served as an election judge in Fremont County. He worked as the Fremont county chairman for Congressman Richard Stallings' election campaign during three elections. He was past president of the Farmers Friend Canal Company, a former member or the Idaho Geographic Names Advisory Board and an active member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Survivors include his wife of St. Anthony; three daughters, Nikki (John) Voelkel of Lakeview Ore., Jill (Wayne) Downs of Cedar Hills, Utah, Kim (Darius) Abegglen of St. Anthony; son, David (Coleen) Atkinson of St. Anthony; two sisters, Gwen Sutton of Newdale and Marva (Arnold) Briggs of Rigby; one brother, Larry (Marilyn) Atkinson of Lyman; sister-in-law, Mickey Atkinson of Gooding; 22 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Tom; a son, Leslie; and a grandson.
Funeral Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, June 3, at the St. Anthony LDS Stake Center with Bishop Robert Charlton of the St. Anthony second ward officiating. Burial will be in the Sutton Cemetery in Archer.
ST. ANTHONY - Max Atwell Atkinson, 79, of St. Anthony died May 29, 2003, at his home of cancer.
He was born July 2, 1923, in El Segundo, California, to Thomas Atwell Atkinson and Millie Lake. He grew up and attended school in El Segundo. When he was 12, his family returned to the family farm at Lyman. He attended Lyman School and graduated from Madison High School in Rexburg in 1940.
During World War II, he served in the navy seabees and participated in the invasion of Saipan, Tinian, Leyte. He was signal man on a Navy ship.
On September 4, 1947, he married Bonnie Park in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple. They farmed in Lyman, Heyburn and St. Anthony. He obtained a masters degree in history at BYU in Provo, Utah in 1966. He taught at the State Youth Training Center in St. Anthony and at Ricks College for 20 years. After retirement, he taught in the Ricks Elderhostel program for 10 years.
He was an active member of the LDS church where he served as a Boy Scout leader, in the bishopric, as bishop and on the high council. In 1989, he and his wife served a mission for the LDS church in Nauvoo, Ill. He was an ordinance worker and sealer in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple. As St. Anthony Stake historian, he and his wife authored a book on the history of the St. Anthony Stake.
For his service to the Boy Scouts of America, he received the Scouter of the Year award from the Fort Henry District of the Teton Peaks Council in 1968.
He was scorekeeper and timekeeper at Ricks College football and basketball games for 19 years. He was a member of the Idaho Democratic Party, and for many years, he served as an election judge in Fremont County. He worked as the Fremont county chairman for Congressman Richard Stallings' election campaign during three elections. He was past president of the Farmers Friend Canal Company, a former member or the Idaho Geographic Names Advisory Board and an active member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Survivors include his wife of St. Anthony; three daughters, Nikki (John) Voelkel of Lakeview Ore., Jill (Wayne) Downs of Cedar Hills, Utah, Kim (Darius) Abegglen of St. Anthony; son, David (Coleen) Atkinson of St. Anthony; two sisters, Gwen Sutton of Newdale and Marva (Arnold) Briggs of Rigby; one brother, Larry (Marilyn) Atkinson of Lyman; sister-in-law, Mickey Atkinson of Gooding; 22 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Tom; a son, Leslie; and a grandson.
Funeral Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, June 3, at the St. Anthony LDS Stake Center with Bishop Robert Charlton of the St. Anthony second ward officiating. Burial will be in the Sutton Cemetery in Archer.
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