John Edwin Atkins

1928 - 2008  (79 years)

• Name	John Edwin Atkins
  Birth	12 Nov 1928	Smyth Co, VA
  Gender	Male
  Death	16 Sep 2008	Smyth Co, VA
  	John Edwin Atkins, age 79, died Tuesday, September 16, 2008 in Smyth County Community Hospital. He was born November 12, 1928 to the late George W. and Mary Repass Atkins. He was a member of Davis Memorial United Methodist Church where he served in several capacities. Mr. Atkins was an Engineer with Brunswick Defense Plant for over 30 years. He was a farmer in the Atkins Community and was the owner of Atkins Construction Company. He was preceded in death by his wife, Marjorie Hall Atkins. He is survived by one daughter and son-in-law, Sherry and Buster Russell of Atkins, Virginia; two sons and daughters-in-law, Dave and Rennie Atkins of Abingdon, Virginia, and Ben and Judy Atkins of Atkins, Virginia; one sister and two brothers-in-law, Doris and husband, Hugh Copenhaver of Atkins, Virginia and Charlie Bill Hall of Florida; one sister-in-law, Frances Hudson of Glen Burnie, Maryland; seven grandchildren, Lisa Maloyed, Ben Atkins, Sarah Smallwood, Jonathan Atkins, Joshua Atkins, Jordan Atkins and Katilyn Atkins; several nieces and nephews also survive. Funeral Services will be at Davis Memorial United Methodist Church with Rev. Frank Bauman and Rev. Donna Hester officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Lawn Cemetery, Marion, Virginia. Seaver-Brown Funeral Service and Crematory is serving the Atkins Family.
  Burial	Smyth Co, VA
  	FindAGrave Memorial 82302953
  Person ID	I2991	RidingsHale
  Last Modified	12 May 2023

  
  

  Father	George White Atkins,   b. 3 Apr 1899, Smyth Co, VA d. 7 Nov 1956, Smyth Co, VA (Age 57 years)
  Mother	Mary Evelyn Repass,   b. 14 Feb 1905, Smyth Co, VA d. 15 Apr 1973, Smyth Co, VA (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	25 Jan 1923	Smyth Co, VA
  Family ID	F952	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart