Atkisson, Helen Louise

1923 - 2015  (92 years)

• Name	Atkisson, Helen Louise
  		Ralph and Alice Smith and Ed, Leo, and Helen Atkisson The back says....Ralph, Alice Smith, Ed, Leo and Helen Atkisson Contributed by Donna Elie
  		Helen Louise (Atkisson) Strother Thompson Price (1923-2015) Contributed by Donna Elie
  Birth	17 May 1923	Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  Burial	Bethel Cemetery, West Liberty, Jasper County, Illinois   [2]
  Census		1940 Census, Clay City (Village), Clay County, Illinois, page 02b 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-3) (Village), image 05, page 02b The writing in the 1940 Federal census for Clay City, Illinois is sometimes difficult to read. Ancestry.com has attempted to index this census, but there are many transcription errors.
  Reference Number	ATKI.H003
  _FGRAVE	211423365
  Death	1 Nov 2015	Burgin Manor Nursing Home, Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  	Helen L. (Atkisson) Price, 92, of Olney and formerly of West Liberty, died Sunday, November 1, 2015, at Burgin Manor in Olney.
  Burial	Y  [1]
  		Headstone, Thompson, Helen L. Strother-Price
  Person ID	I18958	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	29 May 2021

  
  

  Father	Atkisson, Eugene Virgil,   b. 22 Oct 1887, Liberal, Seward County, Kansas d. 21 Feb 1964, Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Frye, Maggie A.,   b. 1883, Tennessee d. 28 May 1972 (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	1911	Clay County, Illinois   [3, 4, 5, 6]
  Family ID	F1269	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Strother, Morris Vern,   b. 19 Jul 1919, El Dorado, Butler County, Kansas d. 24 Nov 1964, Missoula, Missoula County, Montana (Age 45 years)
  Marriage	1940
  Children	+ 1. Strother, Morris Eugene,   b. 16 Dec 1943, Flora, Clay County, Illinois d. 7 Apr 2000, Lewiston, Montmorency County, Michigan (Age 56 years)
  Family ID	F8583	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Price
  Family ID	F8585	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

  Family 3	Thompson, Donald Ray,   b. 5 Oct 1908, Sycamore Valley, Monroe County, Ohio d. 19 Dec 1959, West Liberty, Jasper County, Illinois (Age 51 years)
  Marriage	Y  [2]
  Children	> 1. Thompson, L. > 2. Thompson, D. > 3. Thompson, G.   4. Thompson, T. > 5. Thompson, P. > 6. Thompson, R.
  Family ID	F8584	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 17 May 1923 - Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Burial - - Bethel Cemetery, West Liberty, Jasper County, Illinois Death - 1 Nov 2015 - Burgin Manor Nursing Home, Olney, Richland County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Helen L. (Atkisson) Price, 92, of Olney and formerly of West Liberty, died Sunday, November 1, 2015, at Burgin Manor in Olney. Private family services will be held at a later date. Cremation rites will be accorded. Thrasher Family Funeral Home in Olney is in charge of arrangements. Helen was born May 17, 1923 in Clay City, the daughter of Eugene and Maggie (Fry) Atkisson. Helen was a hairdresser out of her home for more than 30 years. She was Methodist by faith. She was also a member of the Newton Library Book Club. She enjoyed sewing and quilting. She will be sadly missed by her family, friends and all who knew her. She is survived by a son, Leo Thompson and wife, Judy of Weatherford, Texas; four daughters, Donna Keen of Mattoon, Glenda Truitt and husband, Ted of Plainfield, Indiana, Peggy Jausel and husband, Russell of Olney and Ruth Furry and husband, Keith of Mattoon; 10 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Helen was preceded in death by her parents, Eugene and Maggie Atkisson; one son, Morris Strother; three brothers, Leo, Edward and Leland Atkisson; one sister, Faye Atkisson Huffman; and a grandson, Patrick Elie. The Olney Daily Mail, November 5, 2015

  
  

• Sources

  [S5087] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Price, Helen L. (Atkisson), 92, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/211423365/helen-louise-thompson), none. (Reliability: 2). [S5088] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Thompson, Helen L. Strother-Price, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/211423365/helen-louise-thompson), none. (Reliability: 2). [S1158] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-3) (Village), image 05, page 2b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00053?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.asp), none. (Reliability: 2). [S37] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0003) (Village), image 13, page 7a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6224/4584337_00604?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fd), none. (Reliability: 2). [S1157] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Atkisson, Maggie A. and Eugene V., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24144943/eugene-v-atkisson), none. (Reliability: 2). [S1159] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, Enumeration District 3, Page 3B, (http://search.ancestry.com/content/viewer.aspx?dbid=6061&path=Illinois.Clay.Clay.0003.6) (Reliability: 2).