Funeral services for Glenda Atkins, age 67, of Roanoke will be held on Saturday, March 28, 2026, at 1:00 PM at Faith Baptist Church with Bro. Alton Midgett officiating and Steven Atkins also speaking.  Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens with Quattlebaum Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

The family will receive friends at the church from11:00 AM – 1:00 PM on Saturday before services begin.

Mrs. Atkins passed away on Tuesday, March 24, 2026, at her residence.

Survivors include her husband of 48 years, Michael Berry Atkins of Roanoke; two sons, Steve Atkins (Rachel) of Newnan, GA, and Nick Atkins (Lauren) of Roanoke; fur children, Buddy and Daisy; 11 grandchildren, Zachary Atkins, Joshua Atkins, Anna Grace Atkins, Ethan Ortlauf, Jack Ortlauf, Wesley Atkins, Emerson Atkins, Mackenzie Atkins, Connor Atkins, Braylon Bishop, and Graylee Atkins; one sister, Gina Hester Daniel (Greg) of Roanoke; one brother, Kerry Michael Hester (Anita) of Fort Payne, AL; and a host of nephews, nieces, great-nephews, and great-nieces.

Pallbearers will be Will Davison, Jacob Windham, Doug Bass, Ricky McCarty, Frank Guest, and Greg Ezzell.  Honorary pallbearers will be Mrs. Atkins’ grandsons and nephews.

A lifelong Roanoke resident, Mrs. Atkins was born in LaGrange, Georgia, on January 16, 1959, the daughter of Charles Harold and Nellie Anne Hallman Hester.  She was a member of Westside Baptist Church in Newnan, GA, where she served faithfully as church pianist and Sunday School teacher for many years.  She used her talents of singing, playing piano and organ for the Lord.  She loved her family, church, church family, and Sunday School class and was a faithful servant of the Lord.  Mrs. Atkins loved hard.  She worked most of her career at Randolph Medical Center until its closing and then East Alabama Medical Center.  Her most current job was office manager at East Alabama Primary Care in Roanoke.

Memorials may be floral.