Joan Elizabeth Atkins

Joan Elizabeth Atkins, a loving mother to Morgan and Travis, passed away unexpectedly on July 30, 2025, at her home in Apex. She was known for her jeans, white button-down collared shirts and sunglasses style, her amazing cooking, her love for animals, always having a Mountain Dew in her hand, and her boundless love for her family.

She was the middle of three children. She was born on October 21, 1954, in Apex, NC. She grew up in Apex, NC in the home that her father built.

Joan Elizabeth Atkins is survived by her children, Morgan Wilder and Travis Pearce, wife Jennifer Pearce and her grandchildren, Nicholas Bartlett and Maddox Lee Wilder. She has left behind 2 brothers Steve Atkins (Nell Atkins) and Johnnie Atkins (Joyce Atkins). She leaves behind nieces, nephews and even great Nieces and Nephews.

She is preceded in death by her very beloved father John Lee Atkins and her mother Helen Marie Stone.

A celebration of her life will be held on Friday, August 8, 2025, at 3:00 PM, at Bryan-Lee Funeral Home, 1200 Benson Road, Garner, North Carolina 27529. A visitation will take place prior to the service from 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM.

Flowers are welcome and may be sent to Bryan-Lee Funeral Home, 1200 Benson Road, Garner, North Carolina 27529.