Son of Troy Carroll and Evelyn Cornelia Rowell Atkinson. D. J. married Helen Elizabeth Lane on July 10, 1936.
MARION — Mr. David Julius “D. J.” Atkinson Sr., 89, widower of Helen Lane Atkinson, died Sunday, February 4, 2007, in Marion County Medical Center.
Funeral services will be held 3 p.m. Tuesday, February 6, at the chapel of Smith-Collins Funeral Home, with the Rev. Darrell Floyd officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Atkinson was born March 5, 1917, in Marion County, a son of the late Troy Carroll Atkinson Sr. and the late Evelyn Rowell Atkinson. He was a retired farmer and merchant. Mr. Atkinson was a Rotarian and a member of Reedy Creek Baptist Church.
Surviving Mr. Atkinson are two sons, David J. (Betty) Atkinson Jr. of Lexington and Russell G. (Sandra) Atkinson of Charleston; two daughters, Judy A. (Richard) Hunter of Marietta, Ga., and Janice A. (Richard) Lane of Marion; four sisters, Dorothy A. Hall of Charleston, Miriam A. Donavan of New Jersey; Olive A. Nissen of Marion and Gwen A. McCurdy of Charleston; 11 grandchildren; 21 great grandchildren; and 3 great great grandchildren.
Mr. Atkinson was predeceased by a brother, Troy Carroll Atkinson Jr.
Published in the News and Courier, February 6, 2007
MARION — Mr. David Julius “D. J.” Atkinson Sr., 89, widower of Helen Lane Atkinson, died Sunday, February 4, 2007, in Marion County Medical Center.
Funeral services will be held 3 p.m. Tuesday, February 6, at the chapel of Smith-Collins Funeral Home, with the Rev. Darrell Floyd officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Atkinson was born March 5, 1917, in Marion County, a son of the late Troy Carroll Atkinson Sr. and the late Evelyn Rowell Atkinson. He was a retired farmer and merchant. Mr. Atkinson was a Rotarian and a member of Reedy Creek Baptist Church.
Surviving Mr. Atkinson are two sons, David J. (Betty) Atkinson Jr. of Lexington and Russell G. (Sandra) Atkinson of Charleston; two daughters, Judy A. (Richard) Hunter of Marietta, Ga., and Janice A. (Richard) Lane of Marion; four sisters, Dorothy A. Hall of Charleston, Miriam A. Donavan of New Jersey; Olive A. Nissen of Marion and Gwen A. McCurdy of Charleston; 11 grandchildren; 21 great grandchildren; and 3 great great grandchildren.
Mr. Atkinson was predeceased by a brother, Troy Carroll Atkinson Jr.
Published in the News and Courier, February 6, 2007
Son of Troy Carroll and Evelyn Cornelia Rowell Atkinson. D. J. married Helen Elizabeth Lane on July 10, 1936.
MARION — Mr. David Julius “D. J.” Atkinson Sr., 89, widower of Helen Lane Atkinson, died Sunday, February 4, 2007, in Marion County Medical Center.
Funeral services will be held 3 p.m. Tuesday, February 6, at the chapel of Smith-Collins Funeral Home, with the Rev. Darrell Floyd officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Atkinson was born March 5, 1917, in Marion County, a son of the late Troy Carroll Atkinson Sr. and the late Evelyn Rowell Atkinson. He was a retired farmer and merchant. Mr. Atkinson was a Rotarian and a member of Reedy Creek Baptist Church.
Surviving Mr. Atkinson are two sons, David J. (Betty) Atkinson Jr. of Lexington and Russell G. (Sandra) Atkinson of Charleston; two daughters, Judy A. (Richard) Hunter of Marietta, Ga., and Janice A. (Richard) Lane of Marion; four sisters, Dorothy A. Hall of Charleston, Miriam A. Donavan of New Jersey; Olive A. Nissen of Marion and Gwen A. McCurdy of Charleston; 11 grandchildren; 21 great grandchildren; and 3 great great grandchildren.
Mr. Atkinson was predeceased by a brother, Troy Carroll Atkinson Jr.
Published in the News and Courier, February 6, 2007
MARION — Mr. David Julius “D. J.” Atkinson Sr., 89, widower of Helen Lane Atkinson, died Sunday, February 4, 2007, in Marion County Medical Center.
Funeral services will be held 3 p.m. Tuesday, February 6, at the chapel of Smith-Collins Funeral Home, with the Rev. Darrell Floyd officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Atkinson was born March 5, 1917, in Marion County, a son of the late Troy Carroll Atkinson Sr. and the late Evelyn Rowell Atkinson. He was a retired farmer and merchant. Mr. Atkinson was a Rotarian and a member of Reedy Creek Baptist Church.
Surviving Mr. Atkinson are two sons, David J. (Betty) Atkinson Jr. of Lexington and Russell G. (Sandra) Atkinson of Charleston; two daughters, Judy A. (Richard) Hunter of Marietta, Ga., and Janice A. (Richard) Lane of Marion; four sisters, Dorothy A. Hall of Charleston, Miriam A. Donavan of New Jersey; Olive A. Nissen of Marion and Gwen A. McCurdy of Charleston; 11 grandchildren; 21 great grandchildren; and 3 great great grandchildren.
Mr. Atkinson was predeceased by a brother, Troy Carroll Atkinson Jr.
Published in the News and Courier, February 6, 2007
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