Funeral services for Mr. Terry Lavell Atkinson will be held at 11 AM Saturday, July 19, 2014 from John E. Stephens Chapel with Rev. John Stephens & Rev. Duane Morgan officiating. Interment will be in Salem Cemetery. John E. Stephens Chapel Funeral Services is in charge of arrangements. Visitation will be Friday, July 18, 2014 from 4-8 p.m. at J. E. Stephens Chapel
. Mr. Atkinson, 51, passed away on Tuesday, July 15, 2014 at his residence in the Burnside Community. He was a truckdriver. He was an avid hunter & fisherman and enjoyed riding horses. Mr. Atkinson was a member of Noxapater Methodist Church. He is survived by his daughter, Katelyn Galasti (Paul) of Atlanta, GA; son, Brandon Atkinson of Phila, MS; parents, Punk & Iva Nell Atkinson of Phila, MS; sister, Cindy Crenshaw (William) of Phila, MS; brother, Tracy Atkinson of Phila, MS; (2) nieces; (2) nephews; (1) great-niece; host of uncles, aunts, cousins & other relatives.