The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Monday, May 27, 1996                  TAG: 9605270009
SECTION: LOCAL                   PAGE: B4   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: VIRGINIA BEACH                    LENGTH:   23 lines

THELMA H. ATKINS

Thelma Hall Atkins, 91, formerly of Richmond, died May 25, 1996, in Virginia Beach General Hospital.

Mrs. Atkins was a longtime resident of Virginia Beach. She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Patrick Atkins, who was retired from Colonial Chevrolet Corp. after 35 years of service.

Surviving Mrs. Atkins are her daughter and son-in-law, Nancy L. and Peter B. Marx; four granddaughters, Martha L. Head, Melinda S. Bush, Marlene A. Charbonneau and Merri Jo Sahr; and nine great-grandchildren, all of Virginia Beach.

Funeral arrangements are being handled by Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home, Lynnhaven Chapel, and Woody's Laburnum Avenue Chapel in Richmond. The family will be at Woody's Laburnum Avenue Chapel from noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday, followed by a graveside service at 2 p.m. in Oakwood Cemetery. The family requests that expressions of sympathy be made to Plaza Volunteer Rescue Squad, South Plaza Trail, Virginia Beach, Va. 23452.

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