Obituary: THE GRENADA SENTINEL, July 23, 1932
Eugene Lycurgis Atkinson passed away last Sunday, July 17, at 7:50 p.m. in the Grenada Hospital, where he had been a patient for several days. He had been in ill health for some time and four days before his death one of his lower limbs had been amputated in the effort to restore his health. Funeral services were conducted Monday afternoon from Sparta church, south of Holcomb, by Dr.J.H.Hooks, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Grenada and Rev. E.H.Cunningham, presiding elder of the Grenada district of the Methodist Church. Burial was in the Sparta Cemetery. The funeral was largely attended by friends and relatives and many members of the colored race, who loved and respected the deceased,were present for the last rites. Mr. Atkinson was born February 18, 1959 at Palo Alto, in Clay County,MS. For sixty years he had been a citizen of Grenada County, residing here when the county was formed. He was prominent in county affairs, being recognized as a leader and had served four terms as a member of the county board of supervisors. Gene Atkinson, as he was familiarly known was regarded as a good neighbor, a dependable friend, a fine citizen and an honorable upright Christian gentleman. But his outstanding characteristic was his love for and his devotion to his family. He was a devoted and tender husband and a considerate loving father and his character is reflected in the sterling qualities possessed by his children. Surviving besides his wife, the former Miss Maggie Head of Eupora, to whom he was married in 1891, are five chilfren, Lafayette, county superintendent of education, Miss Loree, member of the Macon, MS high school faculty; Miss Ethel, of Pensacola, FL, Mrs Bryan Scott and E.W."Jack" Atkinson of Holcomb. One brother, S.E.Atkinson, also survives as well as five grandchildren.
Memories of my grandfather by Mary E. Scott Mueller, June 2006.
From the time I can remember I addressed grandfather as Papa. That was what my mother called him. We lived with my grandparents from the time I was three until I was around six, but even after we moved out, nearby, I was able to visit him everyday.I am sure Papa would have utilized motorized transportation as soon as the Model T was built, but before the car, Papa rode every where on his horse named Black Diamond. Often Papa would take me and my sister, Margaret, on trips around the farm, and to visit Uncle Sam Atkinson or down the hill to Henry Dickerson's Store. He was patient and gentle as he taught us to mount and dismount. With his assistance, Sister would be lifted to sit in front of him in the saddle and I would ride behind him, holding onto the saddle or to lean forward and hug around his waist. Papa gave us the nicknames that remained with us through our lifetime. I was the first grand child and he called me "little daughter." Gradually it was shortened to "dada." The second grandchild was Margaret, "little sister" as he called her and later shortened it to "tutter." We lived in the years before and during the depression and I have no memory of being deprived or feeling poor. I was never hungry and always had shoes to wear. Papa was a good provider for his family and helped others who were in need.
Eugene Lycurgis Atkinson passed away last Sunday, July 17, at 7:50 p.m. in the Grenada Hospital, where he had been a patient for several days. He had been in ill health for some time and four days before his death one of his lower limbs had been amputated in the effort to restore his health. Funeral services were conducted Monday afternoon from Sparta church, south of Holcomb, by Dr.J.H.Hooks, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Grenada and Rev. E.H.Cunningham, presiding elder of the Grenada district of the Methodist Church. Burial was in the Sparta Cemetery. The funeral was largely attended by friends and relatives and many members of the colored race, who loved and respected the deceased,were present for the last rites. Mr. Atkinson was born February 18, 1959 at Palo Alto, in Clay County,MS. For sixty years he had been a citizen of Grenada County, residing here when the county was formed. He was prominent in county affairs, being recognized as a leader and had served four terms as a member of the county board of supervisors. Gene Atkinson, as he was familiarly known was regarded as a good neighbor, a dependable friend, a fine citizen and an honorable upright Christian gentleman. But his outstanding characteristic was his love for and his devotion to his family. He was a devoted and tender husband and a considerate loving father and his character is reflected in the sterling qualities possessed by his children. Surviving besides his wife, the former Miss Maggie Head of Eupora, to whom he was married in 1891, are five chilfren, Lafayette, county superintendent of education, Miss Loree, member of the Macon, MS high school faculty; Miss Ethel, of Pensacola, FL, Mrs Bryan Scott and E.W."Jack" Atkinson of Holcomb. One brother, S.E.Atkinson, also survives as well as five grandchildren.
Memories of my grandfather by Mary E. Scott Mueller, June 2006.
From the time I can remember I addressed grandfather as Papa. That was what my mother called him. We lived with my grandparents from the time I was three until I was around six, but even after we moved out, nearby, I was able to visit him everyday.I am sure Papa would have utilized motorized transportation as soon as the Model T was built, but before the car, Papa rode every where on his horse named Black Diamond. Often Papa would take me and my sister, Margaret, on trips around the farm, and to visit Uncle Sam Atkinson or down the hill to Henry Dickerson's Store. He was patient and gentle as he taught us to mount and dismount. With his assistance, Sister would be lifted to sit in front of him in the saddle and I would ride behind him, holding onto the saddle or to lean forward and hug around his waist. Papa gave us the nicknames that remained with us through our lifetime. I was the first grand child and he called me "little daughter." Gradually it was shortened to "dada." The second grandchild was Margaret, "little sister" as he called her and later shortened it to "tutter." We lived in the years before and during the depression and I have no memory of being deprived or feeling poor. I was never hungry and always had shoes to wear. Papa was a good provider for his family and helped others who were in need.
Obituary: THE GRENADA SENTINEL, July 23, 1932
Eugene Lycurgis Atkinson passed away last Sunday, July 17, at 7:50 p.m. in the Grenada Hospital, where he had been a patient for several days. He had been in ill health for some time and four days before his death one of his lower limbs had been amputated in the effort to restore his health. Funeral services were conducted Monday afternoon from Sparta church, south of Holcomb, by Dr.J.H.Hooks, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Grenada and Rev. E.H.Cunningham, presiding elder of the Grenada district of the Methodist Church. Burial was in the Sparta Cemetery. The funeral was largely attended by friends and relatives and many members of the colored race, who loved and respected the deceased,were present for the last rites. Mr. Atkinson was born February 18, 1959 at Palo Alto, in Clay County,MS. For sixty years he had been a citizen of Grenada County, residing here when the county was formed. He was prominent in county affairs, being recognized as a leader and had served four terms as a member of the county board of supervisors. Gene Atkinson, as he was familiarly known was regarded as a good neighbor, a dependable friend, a fine citizen and an honorable upright Christian gentleman. But his outstanding characteristic was his love for and his devotion to his family. He was a devoted and tender husband and a considerate loving father and his character is reflected in the sterling qualities possessed by his children. Surviving besides his wife, the former Miss Maggie Head of Eupora, to whom he was married in 1891, are five chilfren, Lafayette, county superintendent of education, Miss Loree, member of the Macon, MS high school faculty; Miss Ethel, of Pensacola, FL, Mrs Bryan Scott and E.W."Jack" Atkinson of Holcomb. One brother, S.E.Atkinson, also survives as well as five grandchildren.
Memories of my grandfather by Mary E. Scott Mueller, June 2006.
From the time I can remember I addressed grandfather as Papa. That was what my mother called him. We lived with my grandparents from the time I was three until I was around six, but even after we moved out, nearby, I was able to visit him everyday.I am sure Papa would have utilized motorized transportation as soon as the Model T was built, but before the car, Papa rode every where on his horse named Black Diamond. Often Papa would take me and my sister, Margaret, on trips around the farm, and to visit Uncle Sam Atkinson or down the hill to Henry Dickerson's Store. He was patient and gentle as he taught us to mount and dismount. With his assistance, Sister would be lifted to sit in front of him in the saddle and I would ride behind him, holding onto the saddle or to lean forward and hug around his waist. Papa gave us the nicknames that remained with us through our lifetime. I was the first grand child and he called me "little daughter." Gradually it was shortened to "dada." The second grandchild was Margaret, "little sister" as he called her and later shortened it to "tutter." We lived in the years before and during the depression and I have no memory of being deprived or feeling poor. I was never hungry and always had shoes to wear. Papa was a good provider for his family and helped others who were in need.
Eugene Lycurgis Atkinson passed away last Sunday, July 17, at 7:50 p.m. in the Grenada Hospital, where he had been a patient for several days. He had been in ill health for some time and four days before his death one of his lower limbs had been amputated in the effort to restore his health. Funeral services were conducted Monday afternoon from Sparta church, south of Holcomb, by Dr.J.H.Hooks, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Grenada and Rev. E.H.Cunningham, presiding elder of the Grenada district of the Methodist Church. Burial was in the Sparta Cemetery. The funeral was largely attended by friends and relatives and many members of the colored race, who loved and respected the deceased,were present for the last rites. Mr. Atkinson was born February 18, 1959 at Palo Alto, in Clay County,MS. For sixty years he had been a citizen of Grenada County, residing here when the county was formed. He was prominent in county affairs, being recognized as a leader and had served four terms as a member of the county board of supervisors. Gene Atkinson, as he was familiarly known was regarded as a good neighbor, a dependable friend, a fine citizen and an honorable upright Christian gentleman. But his outstanding characteristic was his love for and his devotion to his family. He was a devoted and tender husband and a considerate loving father and his character is reflected in the sterling qualities possessed by his children. Surviving besides his wife, the former Miss Maggie Head of Eupora, to whom he was married in 1891, are five chilfren, Lafayette, county superintendent of education, Miss Loree, member of the Macon, MS high school faculty; Miss Ethel, of Pensacola, FL, Mrs Bryan Scott and E.W."Jack" Atkinson of Holcomb. One brother, S.E.Atkinson, also survives as well as five grandchildren.
Memories of my grandfather by Mary E. Scott Mueller, June 2006.
From the time I can remember I addressed grandfather as Papa. That was what my mother called him. We lived with my grandparents from the time I was three until I was around six, but even after we moved out, nearby, I was able to visit him everyday.I am sure Papa would have utilized motorized transportation as soon as the Model T was built, but before the car, Papa rode every where on his horse named Black Diamond. Often Papa would take me and my sister, Margaret, on trips around the farm, and to visit Uncle Sam Atkinson or down the hill to Henry Dickerson's Store. He was patient and gentle as he taught us to mount and dismount. With his assistance, Sister would be lifted to sit in front of him in the saddle and I would ride behind him, holding onto the saddle or to lean forward and hug around his waist. Papa gave us the nicknames that remained with us through our lifetime. I was the first grand child and he called me "little daughter." Gradually it was shortened to "dada." The second grandchild was Margaret, "little sister" as he called her and later shortened it to "tutter." We lived in the years before and during the depression and I have no memory of being deprived or feeling poor. I was never hungry and always had shoes to wear. Papa was a good provider for his family and helped others who were in need.
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