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G. W. Atkins © Enid Morning News 06-1983 Submitted by: Jo Aguirre
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Services for G. W. (Bill) Atkins, 71, will be at 10 AM Tuesday at the first United Methodist Church with Dr. William B. Oden and the Rev. Charles Lynch officiating. Burial will follow in the Douglas Cemetery in Douglas under the direction of the Henninger – Allen Funeral Home.
Atkins died Saturday morning in an Oklahoma City hospital.
He was born in Cleo Springs on October 1, 1911, to William and Mary Else Atkins. He graduated from Douglas high school in 1931 and attended Northwestern Oklahoma State University in Alva.
He married Mildred (Sallie) LeGrand in Enid on Christmas Day in 1937.
In 1976 he retired from Vance Air Force Base, where he was supervisor of base maintenance.
He was a member of the First United Methodist Church.
He was preceded in death by two sisters, two brothers and his parents.
Survivors include: his wife, of the home; two daughters, Betty Atkins of Muskogee and Mrs. David (Gerry) Gray of Arlington, Texas; three grandchildren, one brother, Arthur Atkins of St. Joseph Missouri and one sister, Myrtle Schlottach of Amarillo, Texas.
Contributions in his memory may be made to the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, heart division, and to the First Methodist Church. The funeral home is custodian of the funds.
Mildred H. Atkins © Enid Morning News 03-1995 Submitted by: Jo Aguirre
The funeral for Mildred H. "Sallie" Atkins, 81, will be at 10:30 AM Friday at the First United Methodist Church. The Rev. Drs. Robert B. Montgomery and Irving L. Smith will officiate. Burial will follow in the Douglas Cemetery under direction of Henninger – Allen Funeral Home.
She was born April 22, 1913, in Douglas to Stephen and Ida Campbell LeGrand and died Tuesday, March 21, 1995, at Arlington, Texas.
She married G. W. "Bill" Atkins Christmas Day 1937 in Enid. He died June 25, 1983.
She was a member of the First United Methodist Church and Circle 1 of the United Methodist Women.
Surviving are two daughters, Elizabeth "Betty" Atkins of Bull Head City, Arizona, and Gerry gray of Arlington, Texas; one brother, Richard LeGrand of Covington; and three grandchildren.
Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by three sisters and three brothers.
Memorials may be made through the funeral home to the church in Enid and/or Arlington, Texas.
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