This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Atchley, Hall, Dodd, Coffey, Walker, Smith, Fuchs, Keathley Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5YB.2ACE/3558 Message Board Post: Elec A. Atchley was born August 11, 1902 in Greer County, Indian Territory, to Sally and Newton Daniel Atchley and passed away January 25, 1995 in the Sayre Memorial Hospital at the age of 92 years, 5 months and 14 days. Elec was raised in Roosevelt and Granite, Oklahoma and he moved to Elk City, Oklahoma and he married Bertha Hall on February 17, 1926 in Elk City. They moved to Arkansas before moving to Sweetwater in 1931 to make their home and raise their family. Bertha passed away in 1976 and Elec married Beulah O. Dodd Coffey on June 22, 1976 in Sweetwater, Oklahoma where they remained to make their home. Elec had served on the Sweetwater School Board for a number of years and was a member of the Sweetwater First Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents, both wives, 1 son Lendon, 1 daughter Lillian, 3 brothers and 1 sister. He is survived b y 4 daughters/sons in law, Rena and Henry Walker, Atoka, Oklahoma Wilma and Wayford Smith, Collingwood, Ontario, Donnaleta and Y.C. Fuchs, and Sue and James Keathley, all of Sweetwater; 2 step sons/daughters in law J.R. and Ellen Coffey, Burkburnett, Exas and Dr. Maurice and Freda Coffey, Tulsa, Oklahoma; 18 grandchildren; 23 great grandchildren; 1 great great granddaughter, and a host of other relatives and friends. Services were at 2;00 p.m. Saturday, January 28, 1995 at the Sweetwater First Baptist Church officiated by Ed Wrather, and assisted by C.R. Tucker. Interment was in the Buffalo Cemetery, under the direction of Rose Chapel Funeral Service. Cheyenne Star, Cheyenne, Ok