We are sad to announce that on April 11, 2024, at the age of 86, Sara McIntyre Atkins of Troy, North Carolina passed away. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.

She was predeceased by : her parents, Henry Lee McIntyre and Roberta Poe McIntyre; her husband Bobby Ray Atkins; and her siblings, Harvey McIntyre, Claude McIntyre, Frank McIntyre, Ralph McIntyre and Jane Kearns.

She is survived by : her children, Sherron Harris (Ken), Ronda Haywood (Billy), Cynthia Ziccarelli (Alan) and Dereck Atkins of Troy; her grandchildren, Josh Harris (Tiffany), Sara Harris Ceneskie (Eric), Austin Harris (Stephanie), Ana Haywood Rich (John), Meredith Haywood Walker (Jonathan), Ivy Ziccarelli Brown (Ryan), Casey Ziccarelli Schertzinger (Landon), Courtney Atkins (Richard Capel) and Garrett Atkins; her great grandchildren, Sawyer, Harris Ceneskie, Elania, Aloura Harris, Daxton, Paisley Harris, Lennox, Barrett Rich, Easton, Cash Walker, McKellar, Watson, Graham Brown, Knox, Hudson Schertzinger and Connor Capel; her siblings, Edith Atkins of Troy, Robbie Gibson of Ellerbe and Van McIntyre of Pekin; and her caregiver Lois McCaskill.

Visitation was held on Sunday, April 14th 2024 from 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM at the Love Joy Church (1137 Substation Rd, Troy, NC 27371). A funeral service was held on Sunday, April 14th 2024 at 4:00 PM at the same location. A burial was held on Sunday, April 14th 2024 at the Love Joy Church Cemetery (1137 Substation Rd, Troy, NC 27371).

Memorials may be made to Love Joy Church Cemetery Fund, 1137 Substation Road, Troy, NC 27371 or FirstHealth Hospice and Palliative Care, 251 Campground Road, Pinehurst, NC 27376.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
McDougald Funeral Home & Crematorium, LLC