Duncan, OK - Mary Earline Atchison was born December 23rd, 1935 in Webber's Falls, Oklahoma to Claude and Bertha Rogers Hinds, and departed this life on February 25th, 2025 to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Mary's family moved to Grove, Oklahoma, where she graduated from High School and during which time she was baptized at Grove's First Baptist Church.

On June 16, 1957 she was married at First Baptist Church, Grove, to Robert (Bob) John Atchison of Afton, Oklahoma. The couple moved to Kansas City, MO where Bob was employed by Cities Service Oil Company and later Gulf Oil company, and Mary was employed by Southwestern Bell. While in Kansas City, Mary and Bob were blessed with a daughter, Dana Lynn, and a son, Robert Dean.

In 1963, the family moved to Duncan, Oklahoma and filled their lives with church, their children's school activities, and made many life-long friends. In 1976, Bob was transferred to Tulsa, and the family settled in Claremore where they lived until Bob's retirement in 1989. Mary volunteered with the youth program at Victory Baptist Church. She also was employed at Roger's State College in their Communication Center. Mary helped coordinate concerts in and out of town for the Music Department and became a second mom to many of the students—friendships which have endured over the years.

Mary and Bob returned to Duncan, and Mary became an active member of Harvest Hills Baptist Church, and later of Calvary Baptist Church in Marlow, OK. Mary wants to acknowledge her dear friends that have remained close to her heart over the years.

Mary especially loved preparing large meals for her family, canning plum jelly for them and others each year, as well as maintaining her own daily devotional times of Scripture reading and prayer (and she maintained a list!) Oh yes, Go Kansas City Chiefs!

Bob preceded Mary in death after a sudden illness on September 27th, 1991, and was laid to rest in Mount Hope Cemetery, Afton, Oklahoma.

Mary is survived by daughter, Dana Lynn Grogan and her husband Patrick of Tulsa, and son Robert Dean Atchison of Oklahoma City, OK. Also grandson Michael James Grogan and wife Valerie, Tulsa, OK, grandson Clay Andrew Grogan and wife Courtney, Broken Arrow, OK, and grandson Robert Spencer Atchison with Toni Torres and her son Devon, Newcastle, OK. Also great granddaughters Genevieve Eleanor and Hazel Renee Grogan, Broken Arrow, OK, sister Vera May, Bernice, OK, and sister Billye Housman, Grove, OK.