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Charles Melvin Atkins Sr. - Madison Parish, Louisiana 

From Vicksburg Post, December 20, 2004

TALLULAH — Charles Melvin Atkins Sr. died Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2004, at his home in Tallulah.
He was 70. 

Born in Memphis, Mr. Atkins was a retired longshoreman. 

He was preceded in death by his wife, Bertha Hiner-Atkins; a daughter, Joyce Knight; and 
his parents, Marion Atkins and Ophelia Hunter.

Survivors include four sons, Charles M. Atkins Jr. of Vicksburg and Keith Hiner-Atkins, 
Marion Atkins and Cody Atkins, all of Tallulah; five daughters, Janice Martin-Chiplin and 
Sandra Atkins, both of Vicksburg, and Dianne Atkins-Guy, Sharon Atkins and Leona Atkins, 
all of Tallulah; a brother, Irelous Hunter of Mound; 10 grandchildren; 18 
great-grandchildren; two aunts; and nieces and nephews.

Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Reuben McCall Senior High School with the Rev. 
Anthony Guice officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery under the direction of 
Tennant Funeral Home in Rayville, La.

Visitation will be from 6 until 7 p.m. Wednesday at First Colored M.B. Church in Tallulah.