Adelia Ruth Gee Atkinson, was born on July 22, 1934 in Camden New Jersey to Frank & Dorothy Gee. Frank & Dorthy had met at a Billy Graham crusade, and their family was very involved with church as Frank was a deacon Gatewood Baptist Church. This meant that Adelia was going to church from a very young age.
At the age of 13 her family moved to Seattle, Washington. Dee pursued a career with the U.S. Government and worked in Alaska for 30 years. She went through some health issues which caused her to move back to Seattle where she worked as an office mail clerk.
It was here in Seattle that Adelia met her beloved husband John Paul Atkinson when she rode the bus he drove. She got on at the end of the line and would sit and talk with John until he had to drive on. John and Adelia went on only 3 dates before getting married! Their wedding was held at Philadelphia Church in Seattle, and officiated by Pastor Johnson. John already had 3 daughters, but Adelia won their love and looked at them as her own.
John & Adelia enjoyed cross county and local RV Road Trips to visit family in New Jersey, Texas and California, and they liked to ride a Tandem Bicycle around Greenlake in Seattle. She enjoyed reading, listing to Gaither's, old movies and of course, watching TV when Murder she wrote & Macgyver were on.
Adelia passed away peacefully in Covington, Washington on July 8, 2020. She is survived by her husband John Paul, Two sisters, three daughters, six grand daughters, five grandsons, one great grandson and 5 great grand daughters, all of whom she was so very proud of.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.Evergreen-Washelli.com for the Atkinson family.
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