Wayne Atkins

GEORGETOWN - Wayne Atkins, 67, retired farmer, teacher and basketball coach died Wed, April 16, 2008 at the UK Hospital. He was born Dec 31, 1940 in Georgetown to the late Earl Davis and Lillie Wells Atkins and was a member and former deacon of Northside Christian Church and was a Kentucky Colonel. A graduate and former basketball player at Georgetown College, he was on the 1966 World Championship IBM Softball Team and was named to the All-World All-Star team. Mr. Atkins started his coaching career as the boys coach for Georgetown High School before becoming the girls coach for Scott County Middle School and then Scott County High School where they won the 1995 Girls State Basketball Championship. Wayne was a kind man who never met a stranger. He was so proud of his family and truly lived for them. He was a father figure to many young people especially of his boys and girls basketball players. Survivors include three children: David Atkins, Georgetown; Jennifer (Mark) Burchfield, Stamping Ground and Lee (Lanette) Atkins, Bagdad; the mother of his children, Peggy Lucas Atkins; 5 grandchildren, Markus, Travis, Justin and Ashley Burchfield and Sidni Hawkins; sister in law, Shirley Atkins; niece, Becky (Larry) Robinson and nephew, Mike Atkins. He was preceded in death by a brother, Bobby Gene Atkins. Funeral services will be 11am Sat at Harmony Christian Church by Bro. Bobby Sageser and Bro. Dean Scott. Burial will be in the Georgetown Cemetery. Casket bearers will be Donnie Green, David Stakelin, Danny Sageser, Bill Parker, Zan Rexroat, Bobby Vance, Cecil and Alvin Tuttle. Honorary bearers will be the members of the 1995 KY High School Girls Championship Basketball team and all of his former players and coaches. Visitation will be from 2-8pm Fri at the church. Johnson's Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Memorials may be made to the Wayne Atkins Girls Basketball Scholarship Fund, C/O Farmers Bank, 200 E. Main Street, Georgetown, KY 40324.