Freestone County, Texas
Obituaries



The Fairfield Recorder - September 17, 2009 edition

Mitchell Atchley

Funeral services for Mitch Atchley, 23, will be held on Thursday, September 17, 
2009, at 2:00 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Teague. Bro Carl Clark of Corinth
Baptist Church in Dew will officiate. Interment will follow the services at Dew 
Cemetery.

Visitation was held on Wednesday at the funeral home.

Mr. Atchley lost his battle with cancer on Monday, September 14, 2009, at his
residence in Dew.

He was born in Fairfield, raised in Dew, and attended Teague and Fairfield High
Schools and was homeschooled before he joined the U.S. Army. He served in the 
Texas National Guard and earned the rank of sergeant. During his service to the
military, Mr. Atchley completed a 13-month tour of duty in Iraq.

He was a proud member of the Dew Volunteer Fire Department and had also worked 
with the Jewett Volunteer Fire Department.

His dream was to become a paramedic and firefighter and he had worked hard in 
training to achieve those goals. Mr. Atchley was training as a rope rescue 
specialist before his health failed. He was proud to have been able to ride 
with the Dallas Fire Department Station 41 on calls.

Mr. Atchley was active in numerous church youth events including the paintball
ministry at First Baptist Church in Teague and was an active member of Corinth
Baptist Church in Dew.

He is survived by his mother, Theresa Underwood and husband Kenneth of Marquez; 
his father, Monte Atchley and wife Tammy of Dew; one brother, Jordan Atchley of
Dew; three stepbrothers, Jordan Witcher, Hayden Hardwick and Colt Hardwick, all
of Dew;

Five stepsisters, Mindi Wooley of Dew, Shelby Ryan and husband David of 
Watertown, New York, Stacy Myrick of Conroe, April Underwood of Groesbeck, and
Kristen Underwood of Tyler; grandparents, Joseph & Charlene Little of Dew; 
numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, and many friends.

Mr. Atchley was preceded in death by his sister, Maegen Atchley; maternal 
grandparents, Lynn & Wanda Herrin; paternal grandparents, Dwight & Norma D. 
Atchley; aunt, Janice Corrigan; and cousin, Danny Corrigan.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be sent to Corinth Baptist
Church, 105 F.M. 489 West, Teague, TX 75860 or the Dew Volunteer Fire 
Department, 112 FCR 477, Teague, TX 75860.