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Funeral services for Mr. Rufus Wayne Atkinson, 75, who entered into rest on Thursday, December 26, 2019, will be held at 2 o'clock on Sunday, December 29, 2019, in The Chapel of Brown-Pennington-Atkins Funeral Home. The Rev. Buddy Amerson will officiate and the family will receive friends immediately following the service. Brown-Pennington-Atkins Funeral Home is caring for the family. Born in Darlington County, SC, he was a son of the late Joe Atkinson and Rosa Beasley Atkinson. He was a loving father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, and was a great friend to many, and was adored by all. He loved his children, Lynn and Wayne, dearly and was very close to both of them. He loved bream fishing, NASCAR, and had a fond love of black-and-white westerns: from "Gunsmoke" to "How The West Was Won." His hobbies were hanging out with his friends, shooting pool, and socializing. He was a simple man and had a simple life -- but he lived it to the fullest, and he did it his way. He had a love-hate relationship with his cat of 13 years, Smoke. Mr. Atkinson is survived by his son, Wayne (Becky) Atkinson of Hartsville, SC; daughter, Lynn (Tony) Cassidy of Hartsville, SC; sister, Janie Brock of Chesterfield, SC; grandchildren, Tony (Jessica) Cassidy, Jr., Timmie Cassidy, Chelsea Atkinson; great-grandchildren, Colton Cassidy, Kinsley Cassidy. He was preceded in death by his loving wife, Nora Jones Atkinson; brothers, Heyward Atkinson, William "Doc" Atkinson, Joe Atkinson; sisters, Lucille Griggs, Myrtle Gainey, and Lena May Dixon. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in his honor to the American Cancer Society, 200 Center Point Circle, Suite 100, Columbia, SC 29210-1790, or St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.

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Mr. Rufus Wayne Atkinson

January 13, 1944 - December 26, 2019