Martha Louise Bird Atkinson was b orn January 23, 1912, daughter of Julius Frazier and Mattie Williams Bird.  She was a graduate of Bonham High School and the Madonna Nursing School in Denison. She married Roger Taylor Atkinson on November 22, 1923 in Wade, Oklahoma.
She retired as a Licensed Vocational Nurse from Madonna Hospital.  She was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church.
She had 5 children, 10 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren.


Roger Atkinson of Denison, 87 year old retired MKT carman, died August 20, 1997 at Texoma Medical Center.  He was born
April 6, 1910 in Lula, Oklahoma, son of William Roy and Harriet Augusta Rogers Atkinson.
He married Martha Louise Bird on November 22, 1934 in Wade, Oklahoma.  Mr. Atkinson was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church inDenison.  He was a retired carman for the MKT "Katy." He was an avid fisherman.