Edgar Freeman Atkins

Edgar Freeman Atkins is the youngest child of Floyd Lee Atkins Sr and Dorsey Freeman Atkins born August 18, 1959 in Amory, Mississippi. He completed his primary and secondary education in Memphis, Tennessee graduating from Hamilton High School in 1977. Edgar was an exceptional student, superior basketball and track athlete, and a member of his high school band. Edgar’s Christian walk began at Mt. Pisgah CME Church in Memphis where he was very active in the youth fellowship and many church activities. He completed his collegiate education at St. Louis University in 1981 and began a career in corporate marketing which took him across the country residing in Detroit, Orlando, New Orleans and McAllen, Texas. Edgar chose to leave the corporate world and become a restauranteur, opening his first restaurant in 2001. That experience inspired the establishment of his own catering business, The Whole Food Network, which was his pride and passion.

On August 25, 2007 Edgar married the love of his life, Daisy dela Rama and made his home in Houston, Texas. In April of 2007, Edgar became a member of the Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church of Christ) in Houston, TX along with his wife, Daisy. On June 16, 2008 Edgar and Daisy received a beautiful gift from God, a daughter, Dorsey who has preceded them into the arms of God August 26, 2014. Edgar was a caring and tender father, loving and kind husband who was devoted to his family. Edgar is preceded in death by his parents and his father-in-law, Salvador dela Rama and is survived by his wife, Daisy dela Rama Atkins of Guagua, Pampanga, Philippines; his sister, Edna (Val) Thomas of Freetown, Sierra Leone, WA; his brother, Dr Floyd (Pamela) Atkins, Jr. of Houston, Tx.; his step-mother Sophia Coger Atkins; his mother-in-law, Leonora dela Rama; sister-in-law, Milagros Reyes; brothers-in-law, Michael (Rhonda) dela Rama; Ronald (Khristine) dela Rama; Gerald (Joy) dela Rama all of Pampanga, Philippines. He is dearly cherished by a host of nephews and nieces: Floyd III, Edgar, Marcus, Victor, Ashli, Jordan, Sterling and Wesley; Arielle, Danielle, Dianne, Jeff, Miko, Aron, Axel, Fritz, Geneve, and Franz as well as many cousins.

To know Edgar was to know he never met a stranger. He touched so many lives and was loved by a multitude of family and friends. He had a vast amount of interests, foremost his love for bowling and travel. He lived a full and fulfilled life {nothing missing, and nothing broken} too short for us, but complete in God’s eyes.

Visitation will be held Friday, September 4, 2020, from 5:30pm to 7:00pm at Cashner Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held Saturday, September 5, 2020, at 10:00am in Cashner Colonial Chapel with burial following in Garden Park Cemetery.