Eloise Mae Atchley

BURLEY – Eloise Mae Atchley, 99, of Burley, passed away on Friday, May 3, 2013.

Eloise (Ella) was born on Jan. 1, 1914, in Dillsboro, N.C., to Kelly and Myrtle Brooks Bradley. She was the second of five children. The family later moved to Barkers Creek (Whittier, N.C.) where she attended school. She loved school and played on the basketball team. Eloise met a handsome man, W.R. Atchley, from Sevierville, Tenn., and they were married on June 12, 1936. They lived and farmed near Ashton, Idaho, before moving to North Carolina. To this union a daughter was born, Eula Mae. After 49 years of marriage, W.R. passed away in August 1985.

Eloise moved to Burley, Idaho, in 1992 to be nearer to her daughter and family. She was a member of the First Baptist Church where she met several dear friends. She loved reading her Bible and other religious books. Her hobbies included gardening, working in her flower beds, cooking, baking, and sewing.

Eloise is survived by her daughter, Eula (Bill) Atchley of Burley; grandson, Mike (Connie) Atchley, granddaughter, Shawna (Chris) Wolf, and granddaughter, Lisa (Randy) Parish, all of Burley. She leaves behind six great-grandchildren; five great-great grandchildren; and two sisters, Mary Alice Sutton and Mildred Patterson, both of Whittier, N.C.

Preceding Eloise in death are her parents; husband; sister, Viola Jones; brother, Ralph Bradley; and great-grandson, Lance Lane Parish.

Special thanks to the staff at Parke View Rehabilitation and Care Center for their loving care and friendship of Ella.

The funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 8, at the Rasmussen Funeral Home, 1350 E. 16th St., in Burley, where friends and family may call from noon until 12:45 p.m. Interment will take place at the Bradley Cemetery in Sylva, N.C. at a later date.