Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Atkinson, Odell E., 1963 

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ODELL ELEY ATKINSON 

ODELL E. ATKINSON SUCCUMBS AT 72 

  WINDSOR - Odell Eley Atkinson, 72, farmer and life-long resident of Isle of 
Wight County, died Thursday at his home near here following a long illness.

  He was a son of the late Wiley and Mrs. Annie Eley Atkinson.  He was a 
member of Ationch Christian Church. 

  Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Emmanuel W. Crocker of Hampton, a son, 
William J. Atkinson of Windsor; a sister, Mrs. Annie Landing of Dare; a 
brother, Presley O. Atkinson of Portsmouth, and five grandchildren. 

  Funeral services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Saturday at Antioch Christian 
Church.  Burial will be in the church cemetery. 

  The body will be taken from the Bullock Funeral Home to the church at 2 p.m. 

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Odell Atkinson Rites Saturday Near Smithfield 

  SMITHFIELD - Funeral services for Odell Eley Atkinson will be conducted 
Saturday at 3 p.m. in Antioch Christian Church.  Burial will be in the church 
cemetery.  The body will be taken from the Bullock Funeral Home to the church 
at 2 p.m. 

  Mr. Atkinson, 72, retired farmer, died Thursday in his home near Windsor 
after a long illness. 

  A native of Isle of Wight County, he was a son of Wiley and Mrs. Annie Eley 
Atkinson.  He was a member of Antioch Christian Church. 

  He is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Emmanuel W. Crocker of Hampton; a son, 
William J. Atkinson of Windsor; a sister, Mrs. Annie Landing of Dare; a 
brother, Presley O. Atkinson of Portsmouth; and five grandchildren. 


Odell Eley ATKINSON, retired farmer, 
b. 24 Apr 1891, Isle of Wight Co., d. 5 Sep 1963, at home, near Windsor, 
interred in Antioch Christian Church Cemetery*, near Windsor, 7 Sep 1963, 
"Daily Press" (Newport News, VA), Fri., Sep. 6, 1963, p. 44; 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 41, No. 214, Fri., Sep. 6, 1963, p. 2 

*Additional information: 

Antioch list, an extension of the Southampton County Historical Society 
   {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/cemeteries/antioch.txt 
   Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} 
   Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} report #20: 
   http://www.iwchs.com/Cemetery-Reports.html 

A photo of his gravestone is posted with Find a Grave Memorial #104764071. 

D.Cert. 26403 (Windsor #44) 


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