Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: THURSDAY, October 7, 1993 TAG: 9310070367
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: C-2 EDITION: METRO
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DATELINE: MARION LENGTH: Short
OBIT COLDIRON, GLADYS ATKINS
COLDIRON, Gladys Atkins, 80, of Marion, died Wednesday, October 6, 1993, in
Smyth County Community Hospital. Mrs. Coldiron was a representative for Life &
Casualty Insurance Company for 21 years and a national quality award winner
for the company. She is survived by her husband, Walter W. Coldiron, Marion;
one son, Reber Joseph Atkins Jr., Marion; two sisters, Hazel Bryant, Radford,
Frances McKemy, Roanoke; three grandchildren, Pamela Atkins Davis, Chilhowie,
Reber Joseph Atkins III, Marion, Reba Maria Atkins, Marion; two
great-grandchildren, Brandy Lane Davis and Candice Nicole Atkins. Funeral
services will be held Friday, October 8, 1993, at 11 a.m. at Seaver-Brown
Chapel with the Rev. Herman Cress officiating. Burial will follow in Sunset
Memory Gardens in Rural Retreat. The family will receive friends Thursday
evening from 7 until 9 p.m. at Seaver-Brown Chapel.
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