Obit of Mary Lee Atkins (a325) - Grady County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Sandi Carter 18 Jul 2002 ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. ====================================================================== The Chickasha Express-Star 12 June 2002 MARY LEE ATKINS Funeral service for Mary Lee Atkins, 91, of Chickasha, Okla., will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, June 14, 2002, at First Presbyterian Church, Chickasha. Viewing will be held until 8 p.m. on Wednesday, June 12, and from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday, June 13. Mary Lee Atkins was born May 16, 1911, and died on Tuesday, June 11, 2002. Burial will be in Fairlawn Cemetery under the direction of Sevier Funeral Home. ==================== The Chickasha Express-Star No date MARY LEE ATKINS Funeral service for Mary Lee Atkins, 91, of Chickasha, Oklahoma, will be held at 11 a/m/, Friday, June 14, 2002, at the First Presbyterian Church. Mary Lee Atkins was born May 16, 1911, in Ashburn, Georgia, the daughter of Nathan Oliver and Sallie Margaret (Fink) Rhyne, and died Tuesday, June 11, 2002, in Chickasha. She and Thaddie Boyd Atkins were married June 20, 1929, in Atoka, Oklahoma. They were married for 64 1/2 years. He preceded her in death December 6, 1993. Mary enjoyed making quilts for her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. She also enjoyed gardening and loved flowers. She was a seamstress and did alterations for Hicks. Mary was a member of the Presbyterian Church and the American Legion Auxiliary. She was also preceded in death by a son-in-law, Jimmy Allen Hightower, 5 sisters and 3 brothers. Survivors include: 3 sons: Daniel B. Atkins and wife, Frances, of Sulphur, Oklahoma, Vernon Glenn Atkins and wife, Wanda, of McLoud, Oklahoma, Robert Nick Atkins and wife, Judi, of Chickasha, Oklahoma; 3 daughters: Margaret O. VanStrien and husband, Donald, of Hudsonville, Michigan, Bertha M. Hightower of Chickasha, Oklahoma, Annie M. Wudi and husband, Gene, of Stratford, Oklahoma; 1 brother, Virgil Rhyne and wife, Marie, of Coalgate, Oklahoma; 1 sister, Ethel Ennis, of Coalgate, Oklahoma; 26 grandchildren, 66 great grandchildren, 5 great, great grandchildren. Interment will be in the Fairlawn Cemetery under the direction of Sevier Funeral Home.