Barbara Atchison's Obituary
Funeral services for Barbara Atchison, 68, of Pickering, Louisiana will be held at 1:00 p.m. Friday, May 22nd, at the Cooper Baptist Church in Pickering with Rev. Edgar Evans and Rev. E. J. Bradshaw officiating. Burial will follow in the Wilson Cemetery, under the direction of Labby Memorial Funeral Home of Leesville.
Visitation will be Thursday, May 21st, from 6 pm until 9 pm at the church and then 9 am until service time, Friday, May 22nd at the church.
Barbara, the daughter of Paul and Ruby Haymon Thornton, was born September 29, 1946, in DeRidder, LA. She passed away, Monday, May 18th in Alexandria.
Barbara was a member of the Cooper Baptist church where she served as Church Secretary for 16 years, she also served in many different capacities within the church. She truly loved her family and friends, and she went out of her way to spoil her children. She truly enjoyed spending time reading, especially her bible. She was an avid football fan, “She loved her New Orleans Saints, LSU Tigers and her Pickering Red Devils”
She is survived by her husband of 48 years, Dan Atchison of Pickering, son; Danny Hugh Atchison of Cypress, TX; daughter Bonita and husband Dan Toca of Kenner, LA; brother, Mike and wife Roxanne Thornton of DeRidder; mother, Ruby Haymon Thornton of Deridder and granddaughter, Brittany Fint of Baton Rouge, LA.
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