Atkisson, Edward Eugene

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• Reference Number: ATKI.E004
• _FGRAVE: 13917370
• Military Service: World War II, USS Bunker Hill (CV-17), United States Navy

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Edward Eugene Atkisson
BIRTH 13 Mar 1918
Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, USA
DEATH 9 Apr 2006 (aged 88)
Bellville, Austin County, Texas, USA
BURIAL
Oak Knoll Cemetery
Bellville, Austin County, Texas, USA
MEMORIAL ID 13917370 · View Source
MEMORIAL
PHOTOS 1
FLOWERS 2
Funeral services for Edward Atkisson, 88, of Belville, TX were held Tuesday, April 11, 2006 from St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Bellville, TX with Rev. Bob Gribble officiating. Interment was at Oak Knoll Cemetery in Bellville.

Edward Eugene Atkisson was born March 13, 1918 in Clay City, Illinois. Born to Maggie Fry and Eugene V. Atkisson. Graduated from Clay County Schools. Veteran of World War II - Served aboard the U.S.S. Bunker Hill CV 17. Graduated from Texas University in Austin with a degree in Mechanical Engineering.

Married Jeanette Batla Sept. 5, 1948 in Bellville, Texas. Retired from Reed Rock Bit Co. (Baker Hughes) in 1982 after thirty-one years as Special Field Engineering Representative, living in Houston, TX, Mt. Vernon, IL, Midland, TX and Oklahoma City, OK.

Member of St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Bellville, where he served on the Vestry and as Head Usher. Life member of B.P.O.E. No. 979 Brenham, V.F.W. Post 6522 Bellville, U.S.S. Bunker Hill Aircraft Carrier Association, Bellville General Hospital Auxiliary.

Edward Eugene Atkisson died Sunday, April 9, 2006 in Bellville, TX.

He is survived by his wife Jeanette of Bellville, Son John Atkinson of Oklahoma City, OK and sister Helen Price of West Liberty, Illinois.

Preceded in death by Father, Mother, 2 brothers, Leland, Leo and 1 sister Fay Atkisson Huffman.

Charities - Bellville Hospital Auxiliary PO Box 977, Bellville, TX 77418 or St. Mary's Episcopal Church, 24 N. Masonic, Bellville, TX 77418. Funeral arrangements under the direction of Knesek Family Funeral Chapels, 842 E. Main St., Bellville, TX 77418 (979) 865-3121.
Published in The Oklahoman on 4/11/2006.

Military Service:
Served in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater aboard the Aircraft Carrier USS Bunker Hill (CV-17)

Source: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2011302

Family/Spouse: Batla, Jeanette I.. Jeanette was born in 1920; died in 2011. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Occupation: Farmer
• Reference Number: ATKI.E001
• _FGRAVE: 24144943
• Funeral: Easley-Padgett Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois

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Birth:
The 1940 Census indicates he was born in Illinois.

Eugene married Frye, Maggie A. in 1911 in Clay County, Illinois. Maggie was born in 1883 in Tennessee; died on 28 May 1972; was buried in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: FRYE.M002
• _FGRAVE: 24144946
• Census: 16 Apr 1930, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois; 1930 Census, Clay City (Village), Clay County, Illinois, page 07a
• Census: 4 Apr 1940, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois; 1940 Census, Clay City (Village), Clay County, Illinois, page 02b

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Birth:
The 1920 census says she was born in Virginia

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• Reference Number: ATKI.S003

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• Reference Number: ATKI.J002

John + McKain, Elizabeth. Elizabeth was born in 1806; died on 24 Aug 1876 in Clinton, Vermillion County, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: MCKA.E001