Jimmy Atkinson

BUNNLEVEL — Jimmy R. Atkinson, 78, of Bunnlevel, passed away in Central Carolina Hospital in Sanford on Jan. 14, 2013.

The funeral will be 3 p.m. Thursday at Adcock Funeral Home Chapel in Spring Lake. Burial will follow in Harnett Memorial Park in Lillington.

Atkinson was a retired pastor. He was a loving father and a general in God’s army.

He is survived by his wife, Nancy Atkinson; his sons, Sam Atkinson and his wife Linda, Johnny Atkinson and his girlfriend Robin and Paul Atkinson and his wife Debbie; his daughters, Anita Stidham and her husband Rhett, Jennifer Schulz and her husband John and Amanda Tew and her husband Ronnie; 10 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

The family will receive friends from 1 to 3 p.m. before the service at the funeral home.

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