ATKINS, Barbara Ann

Mrs. Barbara Ann (Lanham) Atkins, age 82, of Cedartown, GA, passed away on Sunday, July 18, 2021. She was born in Aragon, GA, on Monday, May 22, 1939. Mrs. Atkins was the daughter of the late, Lester Lanham and the late, Hazel Dora (Roberson) Lanham. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Atkins was preceded in death by her brother, Junior Lanham.

Mrs. Atkins was a member of the First Baptist Church of Cedartown and a former member of West Rome Baptist Church, Rome, GA. She made a career specializing in cosmetics for Belks Department Store, Essermans and the Faye store in Rome, and J & J Drug Store in Rockmart. GA. Mrs. Atkins was a prayer warrior. She loved reading her Bible, singing, cooking, shopping and spending time with her family.

Survivors include her husband, Eddy L. Atkins of Cedartown; her daughter and son-in-law, Leigh Ann and Rick Lundy of Cedartown; her granddaughter, Grace Ann Lundy of Cedartown; two sisters and one brotherin-law, Dorothy Godfrey of Aragon and Shirley and Joe Rayburn of Aragon; nieces, nephews and their spouses, Mike and Charlotte Godfrey of Rockmart, Eric Rayburn of Aragon, Kristen and Drew Dempsey of Rome, and a number of other relatives.

In accordance with the family’s wishes, Mrs. Atkins will be cremated. The family will be holding a private memorial gathering at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to St. Jude’s Research Hospital. You may mail donations (checks and money orders only) to:

ALSAC/St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or online at www.stjude.org

Messages of condolence can be made to the family by signing the online tribute wall at www.hutchesonsmemorialchapel.com.

Cremation services are being provided by Hutcheson’s Memorial Chapel & Crematory of Buchanan, Georgia.

I AM NOT THERE

Do not stand by my grave and weep, for I am not there, I do not sleep. I am a thousand winds that blow. I am diamonds that glint on snow. I am the sunlight on ripened grain. I am the gentle autumn rain. When you awaken in the morning hush I am the swift uplifting rush of butterflies in joyous flight. I am the soft stars that shine at night. Do not stand at my grave and cry. I am not there. I did not die.

— Author Unknown

“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.”

— Albert Einstein