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View Tree for Duke AtkinsonDuke Atkinson (b. 22 May 1912, d. 11 Jun 1971)

Duke Atkinson (son of James Albert Atkinson and Annie Elizabeth Childress)1818, 1819, 1820, 1821 was born 22 May 1912 in Hasse, Comanche, Texas1822, 1823, 1824, 1825, and died 11 Jun 1971 in Clyde, Callahan, Texas1826, 1827, 1828, 1829. He married Clara Mittie Morris on 12 Jul 1933 in Throckmorton, Throckmorton, Texas.

 Includes NotesNotes for Duke Atkinson:
!BIRTH: Comanche Co., TX; Vol. 3; p. 2; #1775

BIRTH: Baby Adkinson, male, white, legt., alive, born 22 May 1912, near Hasse,
Comanche, TX; Father: Jim Adkinson, American, farmer; Mother: (?) American;
Residence of parents: near Hasse, Comanche, TX; Physician: P. S. Smith, Hasse,
TX; Filed for record between 27 Aug 1911 and 12 Dec 1913 (His name was Duke
Atkinson.)

!MARRIAGE: Throckmorton Co., TX; Vol. 3; p. 10; #1153; Duke Atkinson & Miss
Clara Morris 12 Jul 1933

!DEATH: Callahan Co., TX; Vol. 7; p. 590

DEATH: Duke Atkinson, male, white, Md.; Occupation: Retired Civil Service; War
Veteran; World War II, age 59, died 11 June 1971 in ambulance; F. M. Rd. Clyde,
Callahan, TX; Residence: 118 Ridgeway St., Clyde, Callahan, TX; Length of stay
in Clyde: 7 yrs.; Born 22 May 1912 in Comanche Co., TX; U. S. Citizen; Social
Security #458-05-5972; Father: J. A. Atkinson; Mother: Annie Elizabeth
Childress; Informant: Mrs. Clara Atkinson; Cause of death: Heart attack
(apparent) due to natural causes; Buried 15 Jun 1971 at Woodson Cem., Woodson,
Throckmorton, TX; Funeral Director: Bailey Funeral Home

!OBITUARY: Newspaper; June 1971

OBITUARY: CLYDE -- Funeral for Duke Atkinson, 59, who died Friday night at a
Baird hospital, will be at 4 p.m. Tuesday in the First Baptist Church here.
The Rev. Wendell Shiery of Hamlin will officiate, assisted by the Rev.
Glenn Ward, pastor of Cherry Heights Baptist Church. Burial will be in Woodson
Cemetery directed by Bailey Funeral Home.
Mr. Atkinson was born May 22, 1912 in Comanche County. He married Clara
Morris in Throckmorton in 1933. He had lived in Throckmorton, Abilene and
Mineral Wells before moving to Clyde in 1964.
Survivors include his wife; three sons, Charles of Fort Worth, Bennett of
Abilene and Dannie with the U. S. Army in Germany; two daughters, Mrs. R. W.
Hardin of Mineral Wells and Mrs. John Rockmore of Oklahoma; a brother, W. A. of
Jean; a sister, Mrs. A. N. Whitaker of Throckmorton; and 18 grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Emmett, Ronny and James Autrey, and Kenneth, William
and L. B. Atkinson.

!BURIAL: Woodson Cem.; Woodson, Throckmorton, TX

TOMBSTONE: Double Stone with wife, Clara;
Duke Atkinson; b. 22 May 1912, d. _______
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!BIRTH: Comanche Co., TX; Vol. 3; p. 2; #1775

BIRTH: Baby Adkinson, male, white, legt., alive, born 22 May 1912, near Hasse,
Comanche, TX; Father: Jim Adkinson, American, farmer; Mother: (?) American;
Residence of parents: near Hasse, Comanche, TX; Physician: P. S. Smith, Hasse,
TX; Filed for record between 27 Aug 1911 and 12 Dec 1913 (His name was Duke
Atkinson.)

!MARRIAGE: Throckmorton Co., TX; Vol. 3; p. 10; #1153; Duke Atkinson & Miss
Clara Morris 12 Jul 1933

!DEATH: Callahan Co., TX; Vol. 7; p. 590

DEATH: Duke Atkinson, male, white, Md.; Occupation: Retired Civil Service; War
Veteran; World War II, age 59, died 11 June 1971 in ambulance; F. M. Rd. Clyde,
Callahan, TX; Residence: 118 Ridgeway St., Clyde, Callahan, TX; Length of stay
in Clyde: 7 yrs.; Born 22 May 1912 in Comanche Co., TX; U. S. Citizen; Social
Security #458-05-5972; Father: J. A. Atkinson; Mother: Annie Elizabeth
Childress; Informant: Mrs. Clara Atkinson; Cause of death: Heart attack
(apparent) due to natural causes; Buried 15 Jun 1971 at Woodson Cem., Woodson,
Throckmorton, TX; Funeral Director: Bailey Funeral Home

!OBITUARY: Newspaper; June 1971

OBITUARY: CLYDE -- Funeral for Duke Atkinson, 59, who died Friday night at a
Baird hospital, will be at 4 p.m. Tuesday in the First Baptist Church here.
The Rev. Wendell Shiery of Hamlin will officiate, assisted by the Rev.
Glenn Ward, pastor of Cherry Heights Baptist Church. Burial will be in Woodson
Cemetery directed by Bailey Funeral Home.
Mr. Atkinson was born May 22, 1912 in Comanche County. He married Clara
Morris in Throckmorton in 1933. He had lived in Throckmorton, Abilene and
Mineral Wells before moving to Clyde in 1964.
Survivors include his wife; three sons, Charles of Fort Worth, Bennett of
Abilene and Dannie with the U. S. Army in Germany; two daughters, Mrs. R. W.
Hardin of Mineral Wells and Mrs. John Rockmore of Oklahoma; a brother, W. A. of
Jean; a sister, Mrs. A. N. Whitaker of Throckmorton; and 18 grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Emmett, Ronny and James Autrey, and Kenneth, William
and L. B. Atkinson.

!BURIAL: Woodson Cem.; Woodson, Throckmorton, TX

TOMBSTONE: Double Stone with wife, Clara;
Duke Atkinson; b. 22 May 1912, d. _______


More About Duke Atkinson:
Fact 1: 12 Jan 1973, LOGAN.1830, 1831, 1832, 1833
Fact 2: 15 Jun 1971, Woodson Cem, Woodson, Throckmorton, TX.1834, 1835, 1836, 1837
Fact 4: 06 Mar 1973, LOGAN.1838, 1839, 1840, 1841
Fact 5: 09 Apr 1973, LOGAN.1842, 1843, 1844, 1845

More About Duke Atkinson and Clara Mittie Morris:
Marriage: 12 Jul 1933, Throckmorton, Throckmorton, Texas.

Children of Duke Atkinson and Clara Mittie Morris are:
  1. +Charles D Atkinson, b. 06 Jul 1934, Throckmorton, Throckmorton, Texas1846, 1847, 1848, 1849.
  2. +Mavis LeNoir Atkinson, b. 17 Sep 1936, Woodson, Throckmorton, Texas1850, 1851, 1852, 1853.
  3. +Bennett Wayne Atkinson, b. 01 Dec 1938, Woodson, Throckmorton, Texas1854, 1855, 1856, 1857.
  4. +Flora Eleene Atkinson, b. 23 Aug 1941, Gorman, Eastland, Texas1858, 1859, 1860, 1861.
  5. Larry Anstein Atkinson, b. 14 Jan 1943, Miami, Gila, Arizona1862, 1863, 1864, 1865, d. 23 Jul 1943, Miani, Gila, Arizona1866, 1867, 1868, 1869.
  6. +Dannie O'Neil Atkinson, b. 06 Aug 1944, Olney, Young, Texas1870, 1871, 1872, 1873.
  7. Ronald Duane Atkinson, b. 22 Aug 1951, Olney, Young, Texas1874, 1875, 1876, 1877, d. 05 May 1966, Baird, Callahan, Texas1878, 1879, 1880, 1881.
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