Atlas May (Pace) Harding

Atlas May (Pace) Harding, 105, of Lake City passed peacefully from this life on Wednesday, June 24, 2020 at her home. She was born in Ripley, Tennessee to the late Odie and Bessie Pace on March 7, 1915. Atlas moved to Lake City with her parents when she was two years old and has lived there for the past 103 years. She has always been a very hard worker and when her mother died in 1949, Atlas was forced to live in a river boat for a short time. During that time, Atlas and her brother actually built her a small home in Lake City. In 1951, she met and married the love of her life, Jimmie Harding.

Atlas attended The First Assembly of God Church in Lake City for many years until her hearing prevented her from attending. She enjoyed working in the yard, sewing, and spending time with her family. In addition to her parents, Atlas is preceded in death by her husband, Jimmie Harding; son, Rickey Harding; grandson, James Harding; and brothers, James C. “Satch” Pace and Howard Pace.
Atlas is survived by her daughter, Sandra Voyles (Dewayne Snyder); grandchildren, Brian Bass, Candy Harding, and Chris Harding; great grandchildren, Travis Bass Harvey-Williams, Shylia Elliott, David Harding, Dayton Harding, Carmine Harding, Chloe Harding, and Alesia Harding; great great grandson, Bradley James Hughs. Atlas also leaves behind a host of other family members.
The visitation will be held from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. on Saturday prior to the service.

The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 27, 2020 at Emerson Funeral Home with Van Gilbert and Albert Camp officiating the service. The burial will follow at Bowman Cemetery with the active pallbearers being Brian Bass, Chris Harding, Travis Bass Harvey-Williams, Gary Snyder, and Curt Snyder.

In lieu of flowers the family asks that donations be made to St Jude Childrens Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, Tennessee 38105.
Due to COVID-19 face masks are required to enter the funeral home for all services.