Isle of Wight County-Portsmouth City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Atkinson, Presley O. Sr., 1971 

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PRESLEY ATKINSON SR. 

  PORTSMOUTH - Presley Otto Atkinson Sr., 76, of 613 Dinwiddie St., died 
Sunday night in a hospital. 

  A native of Windsor, he was the husband of the late Mrs. Geneva C. Atkinson 
and a son of William and Mrs. Annie Atkinson. 

  He was a retired automobile salesman and a member of Antioch Christian 
Church. 

  He is survived by a son, Presley O. Atkinson Jr. of Portsmouth; and two 
grandsons. 

  A funeral service will be held Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. in Antioch Christian 
Church Cemetery by Dr. Thomas J. Powers.  Snellings Funeral Home has charge. 


Presley Otto* ATKINSON, Sr., of Portsmouth, retired automobile salesman, 
b. 8 Dec 1896, Windsor, Isle of Wight Co., d. 25 Apr 1971, Portsmouth, 
interred in Antioch Christian Church Cemetery*, near Windsor, 28 Apr 1971, 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 49, No. 100, Tues., Apr. 27, 1971, p. 8 

*Additional information: 

Antioch list, an extension of the Southampton County Historical Society 
   {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/cemeteries/antioch.txt 

Mistakenly transcribed as Presley D. ATKINSON, Sr.: 
   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 #104763059, 
   which lists him as Presley Odel ATKINSON, Sr. 

His mother & several of his brothers, including Odell Eley ATKINSON, 
   are also buried there. 

D.Cert. 71-010998 

His second wife, Geneva Clara (MITCHELL ROMINGER) ATKINSON (1904 - 1964) 
   is buried with her first husband in Crewe Cemetery, Crewe, Nottoway Co. 
   (Find a Grave Memorial #113986860) 


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