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Vernon Atchley

Birth: 3 Apr 1919
Kiowa County, Oklahoma, USA
Death: 16 Nov 1919 (aged 7 months)
Kiowa County, Oklahoma, USA
Burial: Roosevelt Cemetery

Roosevelt, Kiowa County, Oklahoma, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID: 26136687 View Source

ATCHLEY, Vernon
SOUTH EAST 68 11

Vernon Atchley was the sixth son of Charlie Alexander Atchley and Lillie Rebecca (Bryen) Atchley.

He was born in Kiowa County on 3 Apr 1919 and died of "congestion" on 16 Nov 1919, nearly three weeks after a Kiowa County farmhouse fire. Put down for a nap in a cast-iron baby crib, Vernon was trapped there as the flames engulfed the wooden structure. Tobie, the family border collie, lacked the strength to pull Vernon out so he, the dog, jumped into the crib to be with Vernon. When the fire had burned itself out, Tobie was found next to a badly burned Vernon.

Vernon rests next to his older brother, Jesse Atchley, in Roosevelt Cemetery in an unmarked grave.

Also, buried in this cemetery are many kin, including his great grandfather, Joseph Alexander Atchley; his great grandmother, Rachael Pauline (Tillery) Atchley; and his grandmother, Sarah "Alice" (Atchley) Atchley.

ATCHLEY, Vernon
SOUTH EAST 68 11

Vernon Atchley was the sixth son of Charlie Alexander Atchley and Lillie Rebecca (Bryen) Atchley.

He was born in Kiowa County on 3 Apr 1919 and died of "congestion" on 16 Nov 1919, nearly three weeks after a Kiowa County farmhouse fire. Put down for a nap in a cast-iron baby crib, Vernon was trapped there as the flames engulfed the wooden structure. Tobie, the family border collie, lacked the strength to pull Vernon out so he, the dog, jumped into the crib to be with Vernon. When the fire had burned itself out, Tobie was found next to a badly burned Vernon.

Vernon rests next to his older brother, Jesse Atchley, in Roosevelt Cemetery in an unmarked grave.

Also, buried in this cemetery are many kin, including his great grandfather, Joseph Alexander Atchley; his great grandmother, Rachael Pauline (Tillery) Atchley; and his grandmother, Sarah "Alice" (Atchley) Atchley.

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Maintained by: Janine L Hunter Relative Niece/Nephew
Originally Created by: Wanda Jackson
Added: Apr 19, 2008
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26136687/vernon-atchley: accessed ), memorial page for Vernon Atchley (3 Apr 1919–16 Nov 1919), Find a Grave Memorial ID 26136687, citing Roosevelt Cemetery, Roosevelt, Kiowa County, Oklahoma, USA; Maintained by Janine L Hunter (contributor 47443007).

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