Mrs. Virginia Atnip, age 77, of Blossom, Texas, passed away peacefully at Paris Regional Medical Center on October 12, 2019 surrounded by family. She was born February 28, 1942, in McKinney, Texas, a daughter of the late Orlan and Erline Ritter. Virginia married the love of her life, Virgil Atnip Jr., in Madill, OK, May 3, 1959 and enjoyed 60 years of marriage while raising four children.
Virginia was a devoted and loving mother. She was very proud of her family and was excited to become a “MiMi” to her great grandchildren. She loved the holidays and family get togethers; any chance to spend time with her family was important to her. She would spend hours cooking and baking special treats for everyone. Virginia worked incredibly hard to take all of her grandkids on multiple trips, and enjoyed taking them to various concerts.
Virginia was a dedicated and hard worker who spent 30 years working at Kimberly Clark in the QA Lab where she was admired by many. After retirement Virginia enjoyed quilting/sewing. She was an incredibly gifted quilter and made sure each of her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren had a special quilt made for them by her. She was meticulous in picking something perfect out for each child. Additionally, she enjoyed taking special trips with her three sisters.
Survivors include her husband, Virgil Atnip Jr.; daughter Beverly Hodges of Blossom, TX; three sons and their wives, Dewayne (Angie) Atnip of Blossom, TX, Randy (Gayle) Atnip of Cuthand, TX, and Kevin (Alicia) Atnip of Sheridan, AR; 12 grandchildren, Melody (Daniel) McCoy, Tanya (Jason) Mobley, Jessica (Jordy) Rosson, Jenny (Cody) McNeal, Chasity Lynch, Casey Atnip ( Mike Spray), Tabitha (Craig) Blackburn, Derek Atnip, Zach (Kasey) Ward, Jeremy (Haley) Ward, Lauren (Ben) Thomas, Jacob Atnip; 22 wonderful great grandchildren; and three sisters Elizabeth Crump, Sandra (Jimmy) Graves, and Ruby (Richard) Herring.
Virginia was preceded in death by her parents, Orlan and Erline Ritter; son in law, Jimmy Hodges; and brother in law, Tom Crump.
Visitation will be held Tuesday, October 15, 2019 from 6:00-7:00 pm at Fry & Gibbs Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am, Wednesday, October 16, 2019 at Fry & Gibbs Funeral Chapel with burial following at Knights of Honor, in Blossom, TX.
Pallbearers will be: Derek Atnip, Jacob Atnip, Brock Lynch, Lane Mobley, Bryce Roberts, Zack McCoy, Gabriel Lynch, Mike Spray, Jeremy Ward, Jason Mobley, Daniel McCoy, Zach Ward and Ben Thomas.
