Born in Valley Park, Miss., he was a construction worker and of the Baptist belief.
Survivors include a daughter, Lodena Brown of Minneapolis; two sons, Wyman Clyde Atkins of Minneapolis and Mark Atkins of Chicago; two brothers, Curtis Atkins and Cleveland Atkins, both of Chicago; nine grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
The body was cremated under the direction of Wilson Funeral Home of Osceola.


