Desma Louise Thomas Atkins Obituary
The passing of Desma Louise Thomas Atkins (Biscoe, North Carolina) leaves a void in the hearts of many, as we bid farewell to a loving soul who departed on January 16, 2026 at the age of 79. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Desma Louise Thomas Atkins to show support.
She was loved and cherished by many people including: her parents, Arthur Sherrill and Margaret Desma Brown Thomas; her husband Don T. Maness; her daughters, Karen Lynn Atkins and Kelly Elizabeth Atkins (Robert); her sisters, Beth Thomas Riddle (late Gene Riddle) of Chapel Hill and Jean McDaniel (Harold) of Charlotte; her stepchildren, Terry Maness (Suzanne) and Tara Maness Ritter; her grandchildren, Tripp and Shiloh Hinson; her stepgrandchildren, Caroline Maness, Amanda Ritter Collins, Ashley Ritter Lunsford, Alecia Ritter Breisch, Ami Cate Ritter and Aaron Ritter; and her great grandchildren, Kayleigh Black, Cayden Black, Clint Collins Glenn Collins and Bentley Lunsford. She was also cherished by nieces and nephews and great nephews and great nieces.
