Lena LaVerne Atnip O’Briant
Lena O’Briant, age 75, passed away Sunday morning May 6, 2018 at her home in Denison.
Mrs. O’Briant was born on September 14, 1942 in Denison, a daughter of Virgil T. and Margarette Atnip. She was fourth child of eleven children. She married Perry Weaver after graduating from Denison High School in 1961. They made their home in Dallas, Texas and had two children. Mrs. O’Briant married Clifton “Yogi” O’Briant on September 2, 1971. The family moved to make their home in Denison in the summer of 1976.
Mrs. O’Briant is survived by her husband of 46 years, Clifton “Yogi” O’Briant and her son, Alan Weaver and wife, Petra and her daughter, Audra Vaughn and husband, Greg and her four grandchildren, Joshua Vaughn, Micah Vaughn, Jessica Crosson and husband, Kevin and Brandy Leach and husband, Patrick, and her six great-grandsons, Caden, Rylan and Keegan Crosson, Brycen Kirby and Bradley and Sebastian Leach. She is also survived by her five sisters – Melba Kimbrell, Denison; Ruth Ann Schroeder and husband, Herb, Powderly; Brenda House and husband, Donald, Blossom; Shirley Horton, Denison; and Debbie Atnip, Hugo, OK and her five brothers – T.J. Atnip and wife, Margaret, Denison; Virgil Atnip and wife, Virginia, Blossom; Jerry Atnip, Powderly; Robert Atnip and wife, Patsy, Tigertown; Danny Atnip and wife, Gail, Windom and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents.
Graveside services will be conducted by Dr. Craig Canton at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 8, 2018 in the Fairview Cemetery Chapel in Denison.
Arrangements are under the direction of Johnson-Moore Funeral Home.
Condolences may be registered to: www.johnsonmoorefuneralhome.net.
