Lucille Ward Atkins was born on September 14, 1927 to the late Oscar Ward and Evelyn Haynes Ward. She entered into eternal rest on July 16, 2015. She was a retired factory worker and remained active in her family farm business until the time of her death. She was well known for her hard work planting, picking and selling fruits and vegetables from her family farm, “The Atkins Farm”. Her passions in life included maintaining her black and blueberry plants, and caring for her farm animals which ranged from livestock to free range guineas, ducks, chickens and peacocks. Her biggest achievement and greatest love in life was her family and friends. Every Sunday after church was dedicated to eating a family lunch and spending time together.
Other than her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 64 years Arthur Atkins; son, James Atkins; brother, Benny Ward; sister, Marie Sivils. Survivors include one son, Bo Atkins and wife Renata of Eudora, AR, daughter: Dorothy Romer of Eudora, AR; sister, Bonnie Ellis of Eudora, AR; 9 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; 6 great-great grandchildren.
Services for Mrs. Atkins will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 19, 2015 at New Hope Baptist Church in Eudora, AR with Rev. Fred Gay, Rev. Sammy Land, and Rev. Kenneth Watt officiating. Visitation will be Saturday, July 18, 2015 from 5-8 p.m. at Griffin-Culpepper Funeral Service in Eudora, AR. Burial will be in Mt. Carmel Cemetery under the direction of Griffin-Culpepper Funeral Service of Eudora.