Barbara Jo Atkinson

Barbara Jo Atkinson, 85, of Cheyenne, died on October 29, 2022. She was born on June 8, 1937, in Sturgis, SD. Barbara was a military spouse traveling all over the country as she raised her family. She also had a career in the banking industry that ended up in Cheyenne where she achieved the status of Vice President of Lending at the former First Wyoming Bank in Cheyenne. Her career was cut short when she had a major stroke and had to retire from the industry. That started her life of traveling and seeing the world. She loved to take ocean cruises. She and her husband Richard moved to Virginia where they lived for 20 years while he finished his career in the credit union industry. They retired to Cheyenne so they could be closer to their family. Barbara was a 50-year member of the Beta Sigma Phi Sorority.
Barbara is survived by her husband of 69 years Richard Atkinson; sisters Lucille Chastain, Susie (Bill) Daniels and Evie (Lee) Porter; brothers Greg (Donna) Tomasi and Jules (April) Tomasi; children Jeanie (Bob) Weiss and Chris (Cherise) Atkinson; granddaughters Nici (Bryan) Welsh, Lindsey Snyder, Brooke Hickey, and Abrielle Atkinson; and great granddaughters Jayda, Baylee, Reese, Christine.
A Memorial Service will be held on Thursday, November 17, 2022, at 2:00 pm at the Wiederspahn-Radomsky Chapel. The service will be lived streamed at www.wrcfuneral.com beginning at 2:00 pm. A reception will be held at the Gathering Place following the service..
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Cheyenne Animal Shelter in her honor.