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PERRY LATIN ATCHISON

Clinton Daily News
January 1989
Perry Latin Atchison was born Aug. 6, 1909 near Alton, Missouri to Alonza and Narcia Atchison. He passed away Jan. 9, 1989 at Golden Valley Memorial Hospital in Clinton at 79 years, 5 months and 3 days of age. On Aug. 6, 1930 Perry was united in marriage to Mary M. Sloan at Warrensburg. To this union five children were born. Perry and Mary spent the first eight years of
their married life on a farm near Chalk Level before moving to Taberville to run a general store with W. G. Sloan, his in-laws. While in Taberville, Perry became a Master Mason at Star Lodge 419. This began Association with the Freemasons that lasted over 50 years. Perry transferred his membership to Lowry City Masonic Lodge 403 after moving in the Lowry City area in 1942. He served as secretary of his Lodge for many years. He served as Master of the Lodge in 1970 and
1971 also served as District Deputy Grand Master of the 37th Masonic District. Perry was also a trustee of his lodge for many years. The Atchisons lived on their farm west of Lowry City for 35 years before moving into Lowry City in 1977. Perry sold MFA Insurance from 1944 until 1975, was manager of the MFA Elevator from 1943 until 1961, and worked at the Lowry City Bank
from 1961 until 968. He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother, Samuel, and one son-in-law, Kenneth Wombles. He is survived by his wife, Mary, of the home; four sons, Will A. Atchison of Raytown, Perry Dale Atchison, Lowry City, Charles Samuel Atchison, Kansas City, and Gerald Richard Atchison, Clinton; one daughter, Mary Jane Lightle of Lowry City; four daughters-in-law, Penny, Mary, Oleta, Dixie; one brother, Jack Atchison, lndependence; three sisters-in-law, 12 grandchildren, nieces, nephews, other relatives and many, many friends. Funeral services were Thursday, Jan. 12, at the Sheldon-Goodrich Chapel. Masonic services by Lowry City Lodge on Jan. 11, at the chapel. Internment was in the Lowry City Cemetery.