↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 31 December 2019), memorial page for Bess Okeefe Atkinson (1895–1976), Find A Grave: Memorial #8285849, citing City of Lubbock Cemetery, Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by David Sifford (contributor 46564332) .
↑Death: "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch [1] : 13 March 2018, Bess Atkinson, 16 Mar 1976; citing certificate number 22239, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,243,930. (accessed before 9 February 2011)
↑Death: "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch [2] : 20 May 2014, Bess Atkinson, Mar 1976; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing). (accessed before 9 February 2011)
↑SSN: Abbreviation: IGI Individual Record_176. Title: IGI Individual Record_176. Text: Individual Record FamilySearch U.S. Social Security Death Index Select record to download - Maximum: 50 Bess ATKINSON. Birth Date: 5 Jul 1895. Death Date: Mar 1976. Social Security Number: . State or Territory Where Number Was Issued: Texas. Death Residence Localities. ZIP Code: 79407. Localities: Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas. Paranthetical: Y. (accessed before 9 February 2011)