Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Atkins, Archer J., 1958 

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Rites Held Today For Archer Atkins 

  SMITHFIELD - Funeral services for Archer James Atkins were conducted today 
at 3:10 p.m. at Central Hill Baptist Church by the Rev. John P. Leitner, 
pastor.  Burial will be in the church cemetery.  His body was taken from the 
Bullock Funeral Home to the church one hour before the funeral services. 

  Mr. Atkins, 84, died Saturday [sic; Sunday] at the Obici Memorial Hospital 
after a long illness. 

  He was a lifelong resident and farmer of Isle of Wight County and a member 
and senior deacon of Central Hill Baptist Church. 

  He was the son of Joseph and Mary C. Atkins. 

  He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Crocker Atkins; a sister, Mrs. W.L. 
English of Isle of Wight Court House, and a brother, Lonnie R. Atkins of 
Windsor.


"Archie" Archer James ATKINS, farmer, 
b. 22 Dec 1873, Isle of Wight Co., d. 19 Jan 1958, Suffolk, 
interred in Central Hill Baptist Church Cemetery*, 20 Jan 1958, 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 36, No. 16, Mon., Jan. 20, 1958, p. 3 

*His parents are also buried there.  Isle of Wight County Historical Society 
   {IWCHS} Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} #56: 
   http://www.iwchs.com/Cemetery-Reports.html 

Birthdate &c. from D.Cert. 2322 (Chuckatuck #12) 

His mother was also a CROCKER. 


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