Mr. Thomas Jefferson "TJ" Atkins Jr.

ATKINS, Mr. Thomas Jefferson Jr. "TJ" - Age 72, passed away Friday, December 4, 2015 at McLaren-Flint. Family hour 10 a.m. Saturday, December 12, 2015 at Canaan Baptist Church, 910 E. Gillespie St., with funeral service commencing at 10:30 a.m. Pastor Charles E. Roots, Host Pastor. Rev. Blake Scott, Officiating. Interment Sunset Hills Cemetery, G-4413 Flushing Rd. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the church 10 a.m. Saturday. Mr. Atkins will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., and may be viewed from 12 p.m. - 8 p.m. Friday, with the family present from 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Mr. Thomas Jefferson Atkins, Jr. affectionately known as “Bohawk” was born March 16, 1943 in Colfax, Louisiana, the son of Thomas J. Atkins, Sr. and Alma Hadnot. He attended Peabody High School in Alexandria, LA. Thomas had a very adventurous life which took him from Louisiana to Michigan to Louisiana and back to Michigan. Along his journey Thomas married twice, to Annie Amerson and later to Anita Louise Wilson. He was blessed with 6 children who he loved very much. Thomas worked for General Motors many years before leaving on disability and later opening his own record shop “Soul Beats” in which he operated for 17 years to fulfill his dream. He loved working with his hands; he was very skillful, innovative and able to fix almost anything, cars, houses and appliances. On this past Thanksgiving morning, God was able to fix Thomas’ relationship with Him. He accepted Jesus Christ as his personal Lord and Savior according to Romans 10:9-10 and became a member of Canaan Baptist Church, to God be all the Glory! Mr. Thomas Jefferson Atkins, Jr. leaves to cherish his memory: 4 daughters, Annette (Jerald) Alexander of Houston, TX, Nicole Loving of Richmond, VA, Melecia (Blake) Scott of Flint and Tina (Eric) Cooley of Grand Blanc, MI; 2 sons, Thomas Atkins III and Tyrone Atkins, both of Flint; 22 grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren; mother, Alma Hadnot of Fort Worth, TX; sister, Dorothy Boyd of Shreveport, LA; 4 brothers, Darrel (Cheryl) Thomas of Saginaw, TX, Bernard (Janice) Thomas of Grand Blanc, MI, Moses (Shirley) Atkins of Flint and Raymond Mahoney of Pineville, LA; a host of nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins, other relatives and friends. Mr. Atkins was preceded in death by his father, Thomas J. Atkins, Sr. “TJ”; grandparents, John and Pinkie Hadnot, Sam and Julia Atkins; sister, Sharon Denise Thomas; aunt and uncle, Hickman and Beatrice Holmes; cousin, Linda Pitts; and former wife, Anita Louise Atkins-Marks. The family would like to express special thanks to Pastor Charles E. Roots and the Canaan Baptist Church family, and McLaren-Flint 11th Floor nurses.

Mr. Thomas Jefferson "TJ" Atkins Jr.

March 16, 1943 - December 4, 2015