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Atkisson, Edward Eugene

Atkisson, Edward Eugene

Male 1918 - 2006  (88 years)


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  • Name Atkisson, Edward Eugene 
    Ralph and Alice Smith and Ed, Leo, and Helen Atkisson
    Ralph and Alice Smith and Ed, Leo, and Helen Atkisson
    The back says....Ralph, Alice Smith, Ed, Leo
    and Helen Atkisson


    Contributed by Donna Elie
    Birth 13 Mar 1918  Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Census
    1940 Census, Clay City (Village), Clay County, Illinois, page 02b


    1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-3) (Village), image 05, page 02b


    The writing in the 1940 Federal census for Clay City, Illinois is sometimes difficult to read. Ancestry.com has attempted to index this census, but there are many transcription errors.
    Reference Number ATKI.E004 
    _FGRAVE 13917370 
    Military Service World War II, USS Bunker Hill (CV-17), United States Navy  [4
    Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007

    On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans.

    Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event.

    This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. …
    USS Bunker Hill (CV-17), United States Navy
    USS Bunker Hill (CV-17), United States Navy
    United States Navy
    World War II Honoree, Atkisson, Edward Eugene (1918-2006)
    World War II Honoree, Atkisson, Edward Eugene (1918-2006)
    United States Navy
    United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959)

    In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
    World War II
    (1939-1945)
    Death 9 Apr 2006  Bellville, Austin County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Oak Knoll Cemetery, Bellville, Austin County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I18956  Carl Wayne Gray Research
    Last Modified 28 Jun 2023 

    Father Atkisson, Eugene Virgil,   b. 22 Oct 1887, Liberal, Seward County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Feb 1964, Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Frye, Maggie A.,   b. 1883, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 May 1972 (Age 89 years) 
    Marriage 1911  Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 5
    Family ID F1269  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Batla, Jeanette I.,   b. 1920   d. 2011 (Age 91 years) 
    Family ID F18142  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 13 Mar 1918 - Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 9 Apr 2006 - Bellville, Austin County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Oak Knoll Cemetery, Bellville, Austin County, Texas Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Documents At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.

  • Notes 
    • 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.

  • Sources 
    1. [S1158] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-3) (Village), image 05, page 2b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00053?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.asp), none. (Reliability: 2).

    2. [S37] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0003) (Village), image 13, page 7a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6224/4584337_00604?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fd), none. (Reliability: 2).

    3. [S1159] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, Enumeration District 3, Page 3B, (http://search.ancestry.com/content/viewer.aspx?dbid=6061&path=Illinois.Clay.Clay.0003.6) (Reliability: 2).

    4. [S14800] World War II Honoree, Edward Eugene Atkisson, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2011302) (Reliability: 2).

    5. [S1157] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Atkisson, Maggie A. and Eugene V., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24144943/eugene-v-atkisson), none. (Reliability: 2).