Gertrude E. "Gertie" (Wright) Atkins (1968)

ATKINS, WRIGHT, ROOT, PHEARMAN, HANDEL, HARTMAN

Posted By: Treva Patterson
Date: 4/5/2006 at 18:51:11

The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Wednesday, August 14, 1968
Page 8

GERTRUDE ATKINS DIES AT 75 YEARS

Mrs. Gertrude E. Atkins of Winterset died Tuesday, Aug. 6, at Memorial hospital here. She had been in poor health the last nine months.

Mrs. Atkins was born at Van Meter March 5, 1893, and was 75 years of age at her death. She was a daughter of Frank and Olive Wright. She spent her early life at Van Meter, where she was a member of the United Brethren church.

She was married Feb. 8, 1911 to John R. Atkins of Van Meter. At that time they moved to Adel, where they lived until 1934, when they moved to Winterset.

Later they moved to LaHarpe, Ill., where they lived until Mr. Atkins death on April 9, 1964. She then returned to Winterset.

Survivors include four daughters, Mrs. Ellen Root of Prole, Mrs. Hazel Phearman of Winterset, Mrs. Maxine Handel of Mt. Vernon, Ind., and Mrs. Martha Hartman of San Jose, Calif.; and a son, Maj. John W. Atkins of Rantoul, Ill. She also leaves 17 grandchildren; 20 great grandchildren; and a brother, Lloyd Wright of Des Moines.

Funeral services were held Saturday from the Fisher Funeral home in Van Meter, with burial in the Van Meter cemetery.
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The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Wednesday, August 21, 1968
Page 3

Atkins Service Held At Adel

Among those who were from a distance August 10 to attend the funeral services for Mrs. Gertrude Atkins held at the Fisher Funeral Home in Adel included Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Hartman and children and Arthur Lee of San Jose, California, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph E. Handel of Mt. Vernon, Indiana, Major and Mrs. John Atkins and sons James and Thomas of Rantoul, Illinois, Mrs. Robin Foster of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Wright, Mr. and Mrs. David Frey of Des Moines.

Also, Rev. and Mrs. Shirley Bodwell, Kim and Kelly of Knoxville, Mrs. Nellie Wright and Clyde Wright of Adel, Glenn Atkins of Perry, Mr. and Mrs. George Atkins of Redfield and other relatives and friends from Des Moines, Perry, Adel, Van Meter, Redfield and Earlham.

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