Mason Graham Cameron Atkins, 18, of Deale passed away September 25, 2016. He was born April 29, 1998 in Vinton, VA to Malcolm Graham and Tammy Lynn (Tanner) Atkins. Mason moved with his family to Deale when he was a year old, and attended Deale Elementary and Southern Middle and High Schools. He was employed at JT Restorations in Deale as a shop assistant, learning the auto restoration trade. Mason was a Deale Fire Department Cadet and he loved hunting, fishing, riding dirt bikes, playing video games and spending time with his friends.

Mason is survived by his parents Malcolm “Mac” and Tammy Lynn Atkins of Deale, brothers Michael Anthony Loiacono of Pearl Harbor, HI, and Paul Anthony Loiacono of Deale. Also surviving are grandfathers Charles Tanner of Deale and Vincent Pampley of Pulaski, VA, as well as sister in law Renee Loiacono and niece Luna Eve Loiacono. Mason was preceded in death by grandmothers Barbara Tanner and Peggy Pampley and an uncle Tom Jones.

Following the service at Chesapeake Church, the family invites friends to Deale Volunteer Fire Department for a time of refreshment and celebration of Mason’s life.