Monticello, Kentucky
11 Jul 1963
Bessie A. Atkinson, daughter of Millard and Betty Catron Atkinson, was born February 6, 1902 at Hidalgo, Ky.
In 1920 she married Asberry Whitt of Middletown, Ohio. To this union six children were born. Asberry died in the early thirties.
She married Frances Fairchilds in 1941. No children were born to this union. They moved to Phoenix, Arizona in 1958. June 4, 1963, she passed away.
She is survived by her husband of Phoenix, four daughters, Nita Williamson of Chino Valley, Arizona; Mrs. Goldie Donathon of Dayton, O., Mrs. Anna Cluxton of Franklin, Ohio, and Mrs. Lola Deck of Pacifica, California. One son, Robert Whitt of Dayton, Ohio.
Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Atkinson of Houston, Texas; Eight brothers and five sisters; and thirteen grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Friday, June 7th, at 2:00 p.m. in Hampton Funeral Home, Prescott, Arizona. Brooks Copeland of the Church of Christ officiated. Burial was in the Odd Fellows Cemetery of Prescot, Arizona.
Monticello, Kentucky
11 Jul 1963
Bessie A. Atkinson, daughter of Millard and Betty Catron Atkinson, was born February 6, 1902 at Hidalgo, Ky.
In 1920 she married Asberry Whitt of Middletown, Ohio. To this union six children were born. Asberry died in the early thirties.
She married Frances Fairchilds in 1941. No children were born to this union. They moved to Phoenix, Arizona in 1958. June 4, 1963, she passed away.
She is survived by her husband of Phoenix, four daughters, Nita Williamson of Chino Valley, Arizona; Mrs. Goldie Donathon of Dayton, O., Mrs. Anna Cluxton of Franklin, Ohio, and Mrs. Lola Deck of Pacifica, California. One son, Robert Whitt of Dayton, Ohio.
Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Atkinson of Houston, Texas; Eight brothers and five sisters; and thirteen grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Friday, June 7th, at 2:00 p.m. in Hampton Funeral Home, Prescott, Arizona. Brooks Copeland of the Church of Christ officiated. Burial was in the Odd Fellows Cemetery of Prescot, Arizona.
Family Members
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William Jackson Atkinson
1900–1973
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Rachel Pearl Atkinson Montgomery
1904–1998
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Mary Lucinda Atkinson Seabourn
1906–1998
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Charles Wesley "Charlie" Atkinson
1908–1993
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Henry Hamilton "Ham" Atkinson
1910–1980
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Vena Vera Atkinson Alexander
1912–2002
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Jesse S Atkinson
1918–2011
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Joseph Harrison Atkinson
1920–2005
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John Shelby Atkinson
1925–2004
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