Sussex-Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Atkins, William F., 1982 

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WILLIAM FRANKLIN ATKINS 

  WAKEFIELD - William Franklin Atkins, 47, died Thursday in St. Mary's 
Hospital, Richmond.

  Born in Isle of Wight County, he was employed 12 years as a maintenance 
mechanic for the Fiber Division of Allied Chemical Corp., Hopewell, before he 
retired in 1981.  He was a member of Wakefield United Methodist Church.  He 
served the church as chairman of its Board of Trustees, and a member of its 
Administrative Board and as a Sunday school teacher.

  He was a member and past master of Wakefield Masonic Lodge 198; a past 
patron of Waverly Chapter 172 of the Order of Eastern Star; and an Army 
Veteran.

  Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Barbara Hargrave Atkins; two sons, William 
Douglas Atkins and Keith Franklin Atkins, both of Wakefield; his parents, Mr. 
and Mrs. Jack E. Atkins, Sr. of Ivor; three sisters, Mrs. Ethel A. Owen of 
Suffolk, Mrs. Alice A. Lowe of Richmond and Mrs. Rebecca A. Maifeld of 
Wakefield; and four brothers, Albert F. Atkins of Williamsburg, John A. Atkins 
of Glasgow, Ky., Jack E. Atkins, Jr. of Ivor and Robert L. Atkins of Wakefield.

  A funeral will be conducted at 3 p.m. Sunday in Wakefield United Methodist 
Church by the Rev. James M. Tongue, who will be assisted by the Rev. Steven 
Edwards.  Burial with Masonic rites will be in Wakefield Cemetery.

  The family will receive friends in Purviance Funeral Home from 7 to 8:30 
tonight and requests that expressions of sympathy take the form of 
contributions to Wakefield United Methodist Church. 

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WILLIAM FRANKLIN ATKINS 

   WAKEFIELD - A funeral service for William Franklin Atkins, 47, was held 
Sunday at 3 p.m. in Wakefield United Methodist Church by the Revs. James 
Tongue and Steven Edwards.  Burial with Masonic rites was in Wakefield 
Cemetery with Purviance Funeral Home in charge.

   Atkins died Thursday in a hospital.

   A native of Isle of Wight County, he was the husband of Barbara Hargrave 
Atkins and was an Army veteran.  He had retired from Allied Chemicals fiber 
division plant as a maintenance mechanic after 13 years.  He was a member of 
Wakefield United Methodist Church, where he was chairman of the board of 
trustee, a member of the administration board and had taught the young men's 
Bible class for eight years. He was past master of Wakefield Masonic Lodge No. 
198, A.F.& A.M., and past patron of Order of the Eastern Star, Chapter 172 in 
Waverly.

   Other survivors include two sons, William Douglas Atkins and Keith Franklin 
Atkins, both of Wakefield; his parents, Jack E. and Frances Joyner Atkins of 
Ivor; the sisters, Ethel Owen of Suffolk, Alice A. Lowe of Richmond and 
Rebecca A. Maifield of Wakefield; and four brothers, Albert F. Atkins of 
Williamsburg, Jack E. Atkins Jr. of Ivor, John A. Atkins of Kentucky and 
Robert L. Atkins of Wakefield.


William Franklin ATKINS, retired maintenance mechanic, Army veteran, 
b. 17 May 1935, Isle of Wight Co., d. 2 Sep 1982, Richmond, 
interred in Wakefield Cemetery*, 5 Sep 1982, 
"Daily Press" (Newport News, VA), Sep. 4, 1982, p. 30; 
"Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Sep. 9, 1982, p. 6A 

*Wakefield list, an extension of the 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/sussex/cemeteries/wakefd.txt 

His parents are buried in Tucker Swamp Baptist Church Cemetery. 
   SCHS Cemetery Project, Tucker Swamp list: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/tckrswp.txt 


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