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1924 - 2013 (88 years)| Name | James Purdy “J.P.” ATKINSON [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12] | |
| Birth | 6 Jul 1924 | Lee County, South Carolina  [12, 13] |
| Gender | Male | |
| HIST | of Sumter, South Carolina at death- he had 2 grandchildren- Joseph Sapp (Ashley) and James Sapp (Jennifer)- who are their parents? he also 7 great-grandchildren James P. Atkinson James P. “J.P.” Atkinson, 88, widower of Kathryn Windham Atkinson, died Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013, at a local nursing facility. Born in Lee County, he was a son of the late Purdy O. and Lula Logan Atkinson. Mr. Atkinson was employed for many years at the S.C. Highway Department and Korn Industries, and for 18 years at Van Hobbs Gulf Station. He later co-owned the Sunoco Station on Guignard Drive and J&W Lawn Care. He was a member of Faith Baptist Church; the Carolina Anglers; the Woodmen of the World for more than 50 years; and the American Legion for more than 50 years. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. Survivors include a daughter, Kathy A. Couch (George) of Sumter; two grandchildren, Joseph Sapp (Ashley) and James Sapp (Jennifer); seven great-grandchildren; and a sister, Ruth Weatherford (Marion) of Ashwood. He was preceded in death by a son, H. Wayne Atkinson; five sisters, Ola Wilson, Ila Herrington, Evelyn Stokes, Thelma Elmore and Eliza Tolson; and a brother, Hubert Atkinson. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday in the Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Vic VanRas officiating. Burial will be in Sumter Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, 4124 Clemson Blvd., Suite L, Clemson, SC 29621. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements. Posted in Obituaries on Saturday, February 2, 2013 [4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12] | |
| MILI | He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. [12] | |
| _UID | 0E943998322C4D00B8A2D5FF70982331A8C6 | |
| Death | 31 Jan 2013 | at a local nursing facility, (Sumter, South Carolina) |
| Burial | 4 Feb 2013 | Sumter Cemetery, 700 W. Oakland Avenue, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina [12] |
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| Person ID | I106548 | Singleton and Related Families |
| Last Modified | 29 Jun 2021 | |
| Father | Barnett Purdy O’Donnell “Purdy” ATKINSON, b. 7 Jan 1895, Dog Island, St. Charles, Lee County, South Carolina d. 29 Oct 1969, Tuomey Hospital, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 74 years) | |
| Mother | Ila Lula LOGAN, b. 12 Jul 1903, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 28 Oct 1989, Tuomey Regional Medical Center, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 86 years) | |
| Marriage | 20 Dec 1917 | Lee County, South Carolina [14] |
| _UID | 68814458B84F4775B9ACF598192E4B410D1E | |
| _UID | 68814458B84F4775B9ACF598192E4B410D1E | |
| Family ID | F67984 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family | Kathryn/Katherine Rebecca WINDHAM, b. 1927, Lee County, South Carolina d. 8 Oct 2004, Tuomey Regional Medical Center, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 77 years) | |||||
| _UID | DB97B571D7844FAC89C861BC54BE0F39B6A1 | |||||
| _UID | DB97B571D7844FAC89C861BC54BE0F39B6A1 | |||||
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| Family ID | F73712 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||||
| Last Modified | 23 Mar 2026 | |||||
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