John W. Atkins, 82, of Fort Wayne, passed away Friday 0ctober 26, 2007 at home. He was a veteran of WWII serving as a sergeant in the Marine Raiders. He worked as a District Agent for the railroad for 30 years and was a member of Emmanuel Community Church. Surviving are his special friend, Patsy Bechtold; daughters, Sue Fritz of Fort Wayne and Terri Cabeen of Kokomo; sons, Jim Atkins of Fort Wayne and Tom Atkins of Columbia City; 9 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren; brother, Robert Atkins of Sun City, AZ; sister, Mary Jessup of Indianapolis; aunts, Kathleen Crawshaw of Indianapolis and Jean Tucker of Avon Park, FL. Funeral service 10 a.m. Tuesday At Covington Memorial Funeral Home 8408 Covington Rd. Calling Monday 2-4 & 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial in Pleasant Chapel Cemetery, Huntington County.