Funeral Service: 10:00am, Wednesday, November 29, 2017
Location: Denbigh United Presbyterian Church
Visitation: Following the Service
Location: Denbigh United Presbyterian Church
Interment: 11:00am, Thursday, November 30, 2017
Location: Quantico National Cemetery
Lora Catherine Atkinson, 96 years old, affectionately known as “Kay” passed away on November 24, 2017, and into the loving arms of Jesus Christ and eternal life. She was born in Herington, Kansas in 1921. She was the second of four daughters born to Roy and Olive Thompson. She was preceded in death by her husband Harry E. Atkinson; they were married 58 wonderful years. She was also preceded in death by her parents and her three sisters, Mary Batel, Josephine Kabel, and Dorothy Parton. She met her late husband, Harry E. Atkinson, in California during World War II when they were both members of the same wedding party. They were married shortly thereafter and they lived in California, the Philippine Islands and finally in Virginia where he retired from the Marine Corps. Kay worked for many years in her husband’s law practice in Denbigh, as a secretary.
Kay and her late husband were founding members of Denbigh Presbyterian Church, where she was active in the church. She was also active in the Hilton Garden Club and Lawyer’s Wives Club of Newport News. She and her husband loved to travel, flying to Paris on the Concorde jet, but their favorite vacations involved cruising. Once they had grandchildren, there were numerous trips to Florida to help with the grandchildren and for holidays. After she was widowed, she spent the winter months with family in South Florida.
She is survived by son Harry E. Atkinson Jr. and his wife Valerie, and daughter Karen Loffredo and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Service will be at Denbigh United Presbyterian Church on Wednesday, November 29, 2017 at 10am with burial at Quantico National Cemetery, Thursday, November 30, 2017 at 11am.