Charles Raymond Atkinson ’59, of Clemmons, N.C., passed away Aug. 13, 2008. He was born in Charlotte on May 27, 1933, to Eugene Douglas and Annie Theodora Atkinson, Sr. After serving as a corpsman in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War, he attended and graduated from Davidson. He had a multifaceted work-life but most of all thrived on teaching Sunday school for over 40 years. He is survived by his wife, Shirley Atkinson, 5540 Moravian Heights Ln., Clemmons, NC 27012-8382; daughter, Penny; granddaughters, Gabrielle and Kassie; and a brother, Eugene Douglas Atkinson, Jr.
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