Virginia Beth Atchley was born July 18, 1924 in Mazie, Oklahoma to Henry Earl Burns and Lulu Augusta (Hite) Burns. She was a lifelong Mazie resident and was well known and respected in her community.

As well as attending to the work required to run a dairy farm, Virginia was a devoted wife, mother, homemaker and caretaker for her family. She made clothes for her family and liked to quilt. The family recalls how there was always something freshly baked when they returned home from school, not to mention the hot meals she prepared every day for her large family. They share warm memories of Virginia's fondness for family picnics on Mother's Day.

She faithfully attended Chouteau Methodist Church until recent health problems kept her home.

Virginia departed this life Thursday, May 9, 2019 in Tulsa, OK at the age of 94 years. She was preceded in death by her first husband, James Dwight Neel and her second husband, James Cecil Atchley; one daughter, Wanda Kay Jones; three sons, Jerry Atchley, Jimmy Atchley and Roger Atchley; two granddaughters, Stacy-Lynn and Lanette; sister Marcella Maxwell and brother Robert Earl Burns.

Her loving family who will cherish her memory include her children and their spouses, Barbara Neel of Wagoner, OK, Carol and Dave Watson of Tahlequah, OK, Susan and Dennis Butler of Lawton, OK, Mary Ann and Mike Peace of Bartlesville, OK, Stephen Atchley of Pryor, OK and Jan and Gary Huggins of Wagoner, OK; twenty-six grandchildren; fifty-nine great-grandchildren; fourteen great great-grandchildren; other extended family and friends.

The family will join friends for a visitation Monday evening from 5:00-7:00 pm at Mallett Funeral Home and Crematory in Wagoner.

The funeral service to honor a life well lived will be at 10:00 am Tuesday, May 14, 2019 at the Chouteau Methodist Church, 104 South Hayden Street, Chouteau, OK. Officiating will be the Reverend Connie Taylor.

Interment will be in Elmwood Cemetery in Wagoner, OK. Pallbearers will be Ryan Peace, Jamie Huggins, Brent Huggins, Christopher Neel, David Butler, Jack Neel, John Jones and Bryan Butler. Honorary pallbearers will be Dennis Jones, Mark Jones, Patrick Atchley, Nicholas Atchley, Doug Atchley, Les Atchley and Roger Atchley.