Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Atkins, William D., 1987 

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WILLIAM DAVID ATKINS

   COURTLAND - William David Atkins, 79, a retired farmer, died Dec. 13 in a 
hospital.

   Mr. Atkins, a native of Southampton County, was a member of Zuni 
Presbyterian Church.

   Survivors include his wife, Esther Joyner Atkins; three daughters, Betty A. 
Hawkins and Dorothy A. Turner, both of Suffolk, and Shelva A. Edwards of 
Franklin; five sons, William A. Atkins of Richmond, James T. Atkins of 
Franklin, Edgar A. Atkins of Courtland and George H. Atkiins of Suffolk; two 
sisters, Sarah A. Kea of Ivor and Lucy A. Britt of Wakefield; 26 grandchildren 
and 11 great-grandchildren.

   A graveside service was conducted Tuesday in Riverside Cemetery, Courtland, 
by the Rev. Daryl Smith.  Purviance Funeral Home, Wakefield handled 
arrangements.


William David ATKINS, retired farmer, 
Southampton Co. native, d. 13 Dec 1987, age 79, 
interred in Riverside Cemetery (Section I, Plot 34B; unmarked*), Courtland, 
   15 Dec 1987, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Dec. 17, 1987, p. 8A 

*Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Riverside list: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/riverside.txt 


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