Robert Atkins' Obituary
Robert Hudson Atkins, 52, of Memphis died September 21, 2011, following a lengthy illness. He was born July 31, 1959, in Memphis, TN, and grew up in Humboldt, TN. Hudson graduated from Old Hickory Academy in Jackson, TN, and attended the University of Mississippi at Oxford where he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. He was also a member of Grace-St. Luke’s Episcopal Church. His first business venture was managing his grandfather’s lumber company, Hudson Lumber, in Coldwater, MS. At the time of his death he was owner and Chief Operating Officer of EnviroRem, Inc., of Memphis, Tampa, FL and Orange Beach, AL. Hudson was an avid fisherman and hunter, and a member of the Mobile Big Game Fishing Club. He especially enjoyed time spent on his boat, “Don’t Tell Daddy”, in Orange Beach, AL, salt-water tournament fishing, and woodworking. He had a keen interest in study of the Civil War. Survivors include his wife, Jane Evans Atkins, his son Robert Hudson Atkins, Jr., his daughter, Carrie Horn Atkins all of Memphis and his son, Lawrence King Holcomb of Birmingham, AL. He is also survived by his parents, Jane Hudson Atkins and Robert Dale Atkins of Humboldt, TN; his grandmother, Mary Ruth Atkins (James) of Gibson, TN; sisters Anne Atkins Short (Doug) of Humboldt, TN and Mary Atkins McCarroll (John) of Memphis, and several nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends at Memorial Park Funeral Home on Saturday, September 24, 2011, at 1:00 with services to follow at 2:30. Memorials may be sent to Wings Cancer Foundation, 100 North Humphreys Boulevard, Memphis, Tennessee 38120.
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