Fay Atchley

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, 81, went to be with her Heavenly Father on Feb. 11, 2015. She passed peacefully after a short illness, surrounded by several members of her family in Perth, Western Australia. Fay was born May 17, 1933, in Erick, Oklahoma. She was married almost 62 years to Herman Atchley (dec), and the mother of nine children.

Fay was preceded in death by her husband, Herman; her son, Benjamin; her mother and father, Della and Warren Smith; her brother, Clinton; three grandchildren and a great-granddaughter.

She is survived by two brothers, William (Bill) and Stephen (Steve) Smith; her sister, Lavonda (Vonnie) Declippel; eight children: Toni Wilson (Lanny), Eva Lee (Jef), Karen Fennell (Eric), Daniel (Kim), Mark, David (Diane), Michael (Kim) and Anna Tyers (Paul); 19 grandchildren, and 17 great-grandchildren.

She was deeply loved, and will be greatly missed by those of us on earth as she rejoices in heaven.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, March 7, 2015 at 11 a.m. at the Church of Christ, Kearny, AZ with burial to follow at 2 p.m. at the Dudleyville Cemetery, Dudleyville, AZ.

Online Guestbook: www.GriffithMortuary.com.

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