Wanda Atkins Obituary
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Wanda Atkins (Athens, Tennessee), who passed away on April 7, 2026, at the age of 80, leaving to mourn family and friends. 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 Wanda Atkins to show support.
Though Wanda may no longer walk beside us, her memory will forever be enshrined in the fabric of the lives of those Wanda touched, a beacon of light guiding us through the darkness. In her absence, her spirit lives on — a gentle whisper in the breeze, a ray of sunlight on a cloudy day, a reminder that love knows no boundaries.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Allen Leland Joiner and Alice Gussie Hagan Joiner; the father of her children William Howard Dodson; and her brothers, Allen Leland Joiner, Jr. and Oliver Wayne Joiner.
She is survived by: her children, Lolita Matthews, Terry Willette-Henry and Allen Dodson (April). She is also survived by eleven grandchildren, and several great-grandchildren.
