CWO4 Robert Lee Atkinson, Sr. (Ret), age 88 of Clarksville, passed away on Monday, September 24,2018 at Tennova Healthcare.

He was born on September 5, 1930 in Paris, Illinois to Ruth Kizer. He served in the United States Marine Corps for 26 years and was a member of the Masonic Lodge 89.

He is survived by his wife Deborah Rhoads, sons; Robert Lee Atkinson, Jr. and Larry Atkinson, daughters; Valeri Atkinson and Krystal Gray, grandchildren; Krystal Griffin Whitlow, Billy Williams, Melissa Black, Jay Williams, Sara Williams, Blake Nutler, and Chase Gray, and 13 great-grandchildren.