Linda Coats Atkinson, 71, passed away Friday. Funeral services will be held 11:00 am Monday at the First Baptist Church with Dr. Mark White officiating. Burial will follow at Maplewood Cemetery. She is survived by her husband, Carr Atkinson, daughters, Luanne Atkinson and her husband Brian Whitaker, Christy Hughes and her husband Keith, brother, Kenneth Coats and his partner Donald Broussard, grandchildren, Christopher, Rachel, Hunter and Hayden, niece, Carmen Dunn and her husband Mike, nephew, Bert Coats and his wife Meg. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the Rex Cancer Center 4420 Lake Boone Trail, Raleigh, NC 27607, to the First Baptist Church PO Box 35, Clayton, NC 27528, or The American Cancer Society, PO Box 22718, Oklahoma City, OK 73123-1718. The family will receive friends Sunday from 5-7 at McLaurin Funeral Home. Arrangements are with McLaurin Funeral Home