March 4, 1937 – Nov. 18, 2008
Janie R. Atkerson, 71, of Newport died Nov. 18, 2008.
She was born March 4, 1937 in Dotson, Texas to Jewel and Beatrice E. (Britton) Atkerson. She married Thomas J. Ballweber in Dotson, Texas. They came to Sweet Home in the late 1950s.
Mrs. Atkerson lived in Sweet Home and Stayton while working with Norpak foods for 17 1/2 years. She lived in Newport for the last 10…