Mrs. Esther Hood Atkinson
June 30, 1934 - January 31, 2021
Graveside services for Mrs. Esther Hood Atkinson, 86, will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 3, 2021 in Magnolia Cemetery. The Rev. Hazel Mixon, Rev. Steve Winburn, and Mr. Tommy Livingston will officiate. Brown-Pennington-Atkins Funeral Home is caring for the family. Friends may pay their respects and sign the guestbook at the funeral home on Tuesday between 3:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. and Wednesday between 10:00 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Mrs. Atkinson entered into rest on Sunday, January 31, 2021. Born in Darlington Co., SC, she was a daughter of the late Oliver and Hattie Oxendine Hood. She worked for E. Gay Bass Grocery and Hardware for 16 years where she met many people and formed relationships that were lasting. Then she and her husband were the owners and operators of Atkinson's Grocery in Lydia, SC. She loved her family dearly, enjoyed working in the yard with her flowers and collecting salt and pepper shakers. Surviving are her sons, Donnie Atkinson of Hartsville, SC, Michael (Susan) Atkinson of Lydia, SC; brother, Leon (Drucilla) Hood of Augusta, GA; grandchildren, Jacob Atkinson, Ashley (Shane) Polson, Rebecca Atkinson; great-grandchildren, Makayla Polson, Tucker Polson; special niece, Brenda Harris; numerous nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Howard Atkinson; son, Christopher Atkinson; sisters, Eleanor Hood Gainey, Elsie Hood Reynolds, Jeanette Hood Smith.
Graveside services for Mrs. Esther Hood Atkinson, 86, will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 3, 2021 in Magnolia Cemetery. The Rev. Hazel Mixon, Rev. Steve Winburn, and Mr. Tommy Livingston will officiate. Brown-Pennington-Atkins Funeral... View Obituary & Service Information