Lowndes-Berrien County GaArchives Obituaries.....Touchton, Evelyn Atkinson February 12, 2009 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Shirley McMillan Durden http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00025.html#0006039 February 19, 2013, 9:06 pm The Berrien Press - February 18, 2009 Evelyn Atkinson Touchton, 95, of Valdosta died Feb. 12, 2009 in Lakeland following a lengthy illness. Born in Veazey, Greene Co., GA, on May 19, 1913, she was the daughter of the late Frederick William Atkinson, Sr. and Mary Lou Hutchinson. She was postmaster at Barretts for a number of years. She helped her husband with the family farming operation, was a teacher and a member of NARFE and the Lowndes County Farm Bureau. She was a member of New Bethel Baptist Church where she taught Sunday School for many years. Survivors are her daughters, Evelyn (Lyn) Young of Ray City, Sallie V. Exum of Barretts; grandchildren and their spouses, Evelyn and Greg Werbaneth of Kansas City, MO, Carol and Marvin Jones of Columbia, SC, Larry and Lisa Young of Ray City; daughter-in-law, Inez Steedley; foster grandchildren, Francine and Dennis Pickard, Freddie Steedley, Debbie and John Wingert, all of Valdosta; brothers and sisters-in-law, Frederick and Dottie Atkinson of Valdosta, Julian Atkinson of West Lafayette, LA., Sallie Boyette of Valdosta; numerous great grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Mrs. Touchton was preceded in death by her husband, J.O. Touchton, foster son, Jimmie Steedley, two sons-in-law, Larry Young, Sr. and John Henry Exum, sister, Virginia McDonald, brothers, Monroe Atkinson and Wellington Atkinson. Funeral services were held on Feb. 15 at 2 p.m. at New Bethel Baptist Church with the Revs. Mike Fountain and Jim Schappaugh officiating. Interment was in New Bethel Cemetery. Carson McLane Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/lowndes/obits/t/touchton2907nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/gafiles/ File size: 2.2 Kb