Charles Atkinson
Posted: September 15, 2019
STARKVILLE — Charles L. Atkinson, 84, died Sept. 12, 2019, at his residence. Services are 3 p.m. today at the sanctuary of First Presbyterian Church in Starkville. Burial will be at Oddfellows Cemetery. Visitation is today one hour prior to services at the church. Dr. Martin Lifer will conduct the service Welch Funeral Home in Starkville is entrusted with arrangements. Mr. Atkinson was born Sept. 29, 1934, in Louisville to the late Charles E. Atkinson and Claudie Kennedy Atkinson. He attended and graduated from Louisville High School in 1952 and went on to attend and graduate from Mississippi State University in 1957. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Starkville. Charles was a county supervisor for the Farmer’s Home Administration in Winston County for several years, and he was a member of the Mississippi National Guard and served as treasurer of the Starkville Dixie Division. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Maggie Atkinson Perry. He is survived by his wife, Roxene Hall Atkinson of Starkville; daughters, Betty Lynn Atkinson of Florence and Jeannie Atkinson White of Alabaster, Alabama; and two granddaughters. Memorials may be made to French Camp Academy, 1 Fine Pl, French Camp, MS 39745.