The Cairo Messenger Jan 16, 2002
Eleanor Cassels
March, 23 1921 - Jan. 7, 2002
Mrs. Eleanor Allen Cassels, 80, passed away Monday,Jan. 7, 2002, at her home in Stockbridge, GA.
Mrs. Cassels was born in Grady County, GA to the late Robert Eugene and Evelyn Williams Allen. She was married to Oscar Byron Cassels Jr., who preceded her in death on April 11, 1993. Mrs. Cassels was a member of the Stockbridge United Methodist Church.
Services were held at 2 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 11, 2002, graveside at the Cairo Cemetery with the Rev. Richard Soper officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Hospice of Atlanta, 1244 Park Vista Drive, N.E., Atlanta, GA 30319.
Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Robert B. and Ellie Cassels, Goleta, California; daughters and sons-in-law, Nancy and Bill Perkins, Dawsonville, Ga., Lou Anne Cassels, Decatur, Ga., and FLorence and Todd Kosloski, Hapeville, Ga.; grandchildren, Elise Perkins and Williams Perkins, both of Dawsonville, and Joshua and Trevor Kosloski, both of Hapeville; a brother, Frances E. Allen, Cairo GA., sisters, Katheryn Davis, Cairo, Virginia Allen, Cairo, and Martha Brock, Whigham, Ga.; and several nieces and nephews.
Clark Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Submitted by Janet Sumner
From the Cairo Messenger October 5, 1917
MR AUDREY CHASON PASSED AWAY LAST SUNDAY
Mr. Audrey Chason, of Doerun, GA, who was operated upon at Dr. Walker's Sanitarium last Saturday, passed away early Sunday morn-ing. He had been sick for only a few days, yet he had allowed this disease to get too far advanced on him before he consulted a physician. Mr. Chason was about 25 years of age and was a member the Baptist church. The funeral services were held at Pine Level church, north of town, last Monday afternoon, being attended by a large concourse of sorrowing relatives and friends. The last sad rites were conducted by Rev. J. P. Swann. Mr. Chason is survived by his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Chason of this county, his wife, two children and several brothers and sisters, besides numerous relatives and friends. The Messenger extends condolence to the bereaved ones in their hour of sadness.
* I looked the date up in a 20th Century Ephemeris. Last Sunday would have been 30 Sep. 1917.
*Submitted by Christine M. Burton
December 15, 1905
HUB. CHASON BURNS TO DEATH
Mr. Herbert Chason, a prosperous young farmer in this county, residing a few miles west of Ochlocknee, came to a horrible death on last Tuesday. Coming to Cairo on Monday previous, and thinking that he would probably be late returning that night, he advised his wife that she and the little child shoud go to a neighbor's home to spend the night, which they did. Returning late Monday night Mr. Chason built a large fire as it was rather cool, and this had not burned down when he retired. Several hours later he awoke to find his house on fire and the flames had even reached the bed on which he was resting. He undertook to escape but being upstairs, he found it impossible to pass out without sustaining serious burns, from which he died about 9 o'clock the following morning. He has a great many relatvies together with friends throught the county, who will receive the news of his death sadly.
* This is Walter Herbert Chason, son of Joseph Melton Chason, Sr. and Martha Elizabeth Johnston. He is buried in Pierce's Chapel Cemetery. He dies on 12 Dec. 1905.
*Submitted by Christine M. Burton
August 2, 1912
DEATH OF MRS. CHASON
The friends of Mrs. John P. Chason are pained to learn of her death which occured at her home three miles south of Ochlocknee, last Monday morning at four o'clock. Mrs. Chason had only been sick for a couple of weeks with typhoid fever when her strength failed her and she passed from this to the eternal life. Mrs. Chason was well known in and around our city, having resided in south Grady until a few years ago, when the family moved to the northern part of the county near Ochlocknee. The deceased was fifty five years of age , and has for a number of years been a faithful and consistent member of the Baptist church. She leaves a husband and several children to mourn her loss. The funeral occured Tuesday morning at eleven o'clock, being conducted by Rev. W. H. Godwin, interment at Ochlocknee cemetery.
Contributor's note: Mrs. Chason was the Elizabeth Jane Williams. She died on July 29, 1912
*Submitted by Christine M. Burton
September 23, 1927
MRS JOE CHASON DIES AFTER HEART ATTACK
Mrs. Martha Elizabeth Chason, an aged and beloved resident of Cairo, and widow of the late lamented Mr. Joe Chason, well known citizen of the county, passed away suddenly about one o/clock Wednesday morning, following what physicians diagnosed as a heart attack. She was living with her son, Mr. C. W. Chason, and family here, and members of the family, hearing a noise in her room, rushed to her only to find her body crumpled on the floor. She evidently made an effort to get out of bed and probably died from the heart attack while she was in the act. She was 83 years of age, although she had been comparatively active, even during the day before she died. She was a native of Alabama, being the daughter of the late Mr. nd Mrs. Wiley Johnston, but she had been a resident of Grady county for the greater part of her life. He life was a manifestation of the simple Christian faith and she was highly regarded by all who knew her. She was a devout believer in the Primitive Baptist principles and was ever loyal to the doctrines of her church. As a mother and home-maker, she was especially diligent to do what she could to make the home life attractive for her children. Funeral and interment were at Pierce Chapel, about five miles east of Cairo, Thursday morning, with Elder Gardner of Mitchell county, in charge. A large number of sorrowing relatives and friends were present. Surviving are four sons and three daughters, besides other relatives.
* Martha Elizabeth Johnston Harden Chason died on 21 September 1927. She was one of my maternal g-grandmothers.
*Submitted by Christine M. Burton
VERSIE WHITE CHASON
CAIRO - Funeral Services for Versie White Chason, age 86, of Route 1, Cairo, will be conducted at 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 16, 1984, at the chapel of Miller Funeral Home. The Revs. Douglas Halstead and William Brown will officiate, with interment to follow in Greenwood Cemetery. Mrs. Chason died at her home Monday, May 14, 1984, of an apparent heart attack. She was a lifetime Grady County resident, born Dec. 6, 1887, a daughter of Edward and Flora Cox White. She was a housewife and member of Bold Springs Methodist Church. On Feb. 15, 1917, she married Ivy G. Chason, who died June 13, 1981. Survivors include two sons, Daniel Wayman Chason, Cairo and Winfred Edward Chason, Albany; four granddaughters, Mrs. Dale(Judy) Lisher, Pierce, Idaho, Mrs. Leverne (Lucretia) Whigham and Mrs. Forrest (Elaine) Harrison, Cairo, and Mrs. Jeff (Sara) Elkins, Castleberry, Fla.; two sisters, Mrs. Dewey (Edna) Butler, Dunnellon, Fla,. and Mrs. William (Missie) Oliver, Cairo; and nine great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends at the funeral home tonight from 7 to 9.
As published by the Thomasville Times Enterprise.
*Submitted by Winnette Stinson
MAGGIE COLLINS
b. 1-10-1896 d. 5-29-1929
Miss Maggie Collins, 33 years of age, a member of Grady County’s largest and best-known families, met a tragic death about four o’clock Wednesday afternoon as a victim of a bite by a large rattlesnake, which she suffered shortly before two o’clock Tuesday afternoon while picking blackberries a short distance form the Collins home, near Whigham. |Immediately after she was bitten, she tied a cord around her leg about the wound in an effort to check the spread of the poison from the reptiles’ fangs and Whigham, Cairo and Bainbridge physicians responded so promptly that she was administered the antivenin treatment about forty minutes after she was bitten, but despite the determined fight that was made for her life by the physicians throughout Tuesday night and Wednesday she succumbed to the effects of the poison late Wednesday afternoon, after suffering indescribable agony. So quick was the spread of the poison throughout her system that all of the treatment was hardly effective enough to afford relief even. Miss Collins was an unusually popular young lady and her untimely passing brought widespread sorrow. She is survived by two sisters, Miss Mary Collins and Mrs. Prassie Harrison; and seven brothers, Dr. G. W., J.H., Tom, J.J., C. C., Malvin, and Albert Collins. Funeral services were held at the Magnolia Baptist Church, near Whigham, of which she was loyal member at 3:30 o’clock, Thursday afternoon, in charge of Rev. J.P. Swann, of Cairo and interment followed in the Magnolia Cemetery.
*Submitted by Hilda Lockhart
MR. HENRY COLLINS IS A VICTIM OF APOPLEXY
b. 1-13-1855 d. 9-14-1924
Mr. Henry E. Collins, a prominent citizen, who resided near Whigham passed away last Sunday morning at four o’clock, a victim of apoplexy. He was seventy years of age and the large number who attended his funeral which was held at Magnolia Tuesday morning attests the high esteem in which he was held by the people who knew him. He was an honorable and upright Christian gentleman, a member of the Baptist Church. Rev. D. P. Lee, pastor of the Cairo Baptist Church, Rev. J. P. Swann and Rev. N.G. Christopher of Whigham officiated at the funeral services. Surviving are several members of the immediate family and a number of other relatives.
Note: Henry Eli Collins was married to Mary Anne Harvell Collins b 1855 d. 1892 Nancy Ferdoria Harvell Collins b. 1-13-1860 d. 10-29-1932
*Submitted by Hilda Lockhart
GEORGE W. COLLINS
b. 3-1-1881 d. 8-17-1938
The people of Whigham and the surrounding community were sadly shocked by the death of Dr. George William Collins, 57, a well-known Whigham dental surgeon, early Wednesday morning. Death came about 2:20 o’clock at the residence of Dr. W. M. Dykes, in Whigham, whence Dr. Collins had gone a short time before for treatment, following a heart attack. Dr. Collins had practiced dentistry in Whigham for more than 30 years and was one of the community’s most beloved citizens. He was born 47 years ago last March 1st, about four miles south of Whigham, a son of the late Mr. And Mrs. Henry Collins. Because of his long experience, he was regarded as an expert in his profession. He was a member of the Whigham Baptist Church and the Whigham Masonic Lodge. Fishing and hunting were his hobbies and his love of nature was an outstanding characteristic. Funeral and interment were at Magnolia church and cemetery Thursday afternoon at 3 o’clock, in charge of his pastor, Rev. N. G. Christopher, and the South Georgia Funeral Home. Surviving are one sister, Miss Mary Emma Collins, Whigham; and six brothers, J.H., J.J., Tom, C.C., Malvin and Albert Collins, all of near Whigham.
*Submitted by Hilda Lockhart
JOHN HENRY COLLINS
b. 5-11-1882 d. 12-13-1957
Funeral services for John Henry Collins, 75, who died December 13 following an illness of ten days after being in failing health for several years, were held at Magnolia Baptist Church at 3 p.m. December 15. Services were in charge of the Rev. A. C. Scoggins, The Rev. Frank Baker and the Rev. Millard Cutchens. Burial followed in the Magnolia Cemetery. Eight nephews of the deceased served as pallbearers. They were Fred Collins, Paul Hand, Malvin Collins, Jr., Calton Harrison, Lenwood Collins, Mark Collins, Willard Vickers, and Murry Harrell. Mr. Collins was born May 11, 1882 in Decatur County, (now Grady) the son of the late Henry E. and Mary Anne Harvell Collins. He was married to the former Miss Mamie Belle Harrell, who survives, on June 19, 1904. He was a farmer by profession and had lived all his life in this county. Mr. Collins was the oldest male member of the Magnolia Baptist Church, having joined in August, 1904. During the years he was active in all the programs of the church, having served as song leader for many years until his health began to fail. He was an understanding Christian leader, a devoted husband and father and will be missed by his many friends. Mr. Collins was a member of the Whigham Masonic Lodge No. 356 and during his Masonic career, he has served in every office of the lodge. Others survivors besides his wife are four sons, Woodrow Collins, York, PA., Douglas Collins, Batesburg, S.C., Edward Collins, Batesburg, SC and O. Aaron Collins, Cairo; three daughters, Mrs. C. E. Harrington, Starke, Fla., Mrs. Elbert Jones, Atlanta, Mrs. Raymond Boyett, Whigham; two brothers, Albert Collins and C.C. Collins both of Whigham. He is survived by 22 grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Forsyth Funeral Home of Cairo was in charge of arrangements.
*Submitted by Hilda Lockhart
MAMIE BELLE COLLINS
b. 4-3-1885 d. 11-27-1962
Mrs. Mamie Belle Collins, wife of the late John Henry Collins of Whigham, died at 1 pm November 27 in Batesburg, SC following a long illness, and funeral services were held at her church in Grady County, Magnolia Baptist, on Nov. 29 at 3 pm. Rev Cleveland Scoggins and Rev. Lee Long officiated at the ceremony. Burial followed in the Magnolia Cemetery. Pallbearers were her grandsons, Henry Boyette, Larry, Bernie, Danny, and Sammy Collins and Harrell Jones. Honorary pallbearers were the deacons of Magnolia Baptist Church. Mrs. Collins was born on April 3, 1885 in Decatur County, daughter of Oscar and Regina Clark Harrell. Mr. And Mrs. Collins were married in 1904 and they celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in 1954. Mr. Collins died in 1957, and is also buried in Magnolia Cemetery. Mrs. Collins was a member of Magnolia Church and had lived all her life in this county. Survivors include four sons, Aaron Collins, of Colquitt, GA., Woodrow Collins of York, PA, Edwin and Douglas Collins both of Batesburg, SC; three daughters, Mrs. Audnie Mae Griffis of Starke, Fla., Mrs. Willie Bell Jones of Atlanta and Mrs. Octavia Boyette of Whigham; one brother, Albert Harrell of Whigham; three sisters, Mrs. Hattie Duncan of Whigham, Mrs. Ethel Stephens of Bainbridge and Mrs. Mattie Miller of Bainbridge; 24 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren.
*Submitted by Hilda Lockhart
MARY EMMA COLLINS
b. 7-18-1883 d. 10-12-1951
Miss Mary Emma Collins died at the home of her brother, Malvin Collins, near Whigham, at 2:50 am Friday, October 12, following an illness of about three months. The funeral service was held at Magnolia Baptist Church at 3 o’clock Saturday afternoon with the Revs. L.Z. Widner and N.G. Christopher officiating. Interment was in the Magnolia cemetery. Serving as pallbearers were Heyward Hand, Aubrey Hand, Judson Hand, Paul Hand, Frank Hand and Elmore Hand. The following were honorary pallbearers” Herbert Logue, Lonnie Johnson, Glenn Fewell, Grady Harrison, Louis Foster, W.K. Foster, Jay Walden and L.M. Dixon. The deceased was born in Grady County on July 18, 1883, the daughter of the late Henry Eli and Mary Anne Harvell Collins. Miss Collins was a member of the Magnolia Baptist Church and lived a devoted Christian life. She was faithful neighbor and friend. Surviving are four brothers, J.H. Collins, C.C. Collins, Albert Collins and Malvin Collins, all of Whigham, fifty-four nieces and nephews. Arrangements were handled by Forsyth-Bearden Funeral Home.
*Submitted by Hilda Lockhart
T.E. COLLINS (THOMAS EDWARD)
b. 4-15-1887 d. 11-11-1941
Mr. Thomas Edward Collins, 54 a native of this section died at his home, Route 2, Whigham at 11 a.m., Nov. 11th following an illness of ten days. Mr. Collins was the son of the late Mr. And Mrs. Henry E. Collins and spent his life in what is now Grady County, engaged as a farmer. He was a member of the Baptist Church. Funeral and interment were at Magnolia Church and cemetery, this county, at 2 pm, November 12th, with Rev. N. G. Christopher, Whigham and South Georgia Funeral Home in charge. Immediate survivors include his widow Mrs. Annie Trulock Collins, 5 children, Mrs. Bernice DeVane, Ft. Myers, Fla., Myrtice, Pauline, Valda, Joseph and Mark Collins, this county, five brothers, one sister and three grandchildren.
*Submitted by Hilda Lockhart
JESSE JAMES COLLINS
b. 12-17-1887 d. 11-28-1950
Mr. Jesse James Collins died suddenly at 4:30 pm Tuesday, November 28, in the Reynolds's offices here following a short illness of a minutes. The funeral service was held at Magnolia Baptist Church at 2:30 o'clock Thursday afternoon with the Revs. L.Z., Widner, Lee Long and N.G. Christopher conducting. Interment was in magnolia cemetery. Six nephews of the deceased served as pallbearers. Mr. Collins was born on December 17, 1887, in Decatur county, the son of the late Henry and Mary Anne Harvell Collins. Most of his life was spent in this county where he was engaged in farming. The deceased was a member of the Magnolia Baptist Church and lived a consistent Christian life. Surviving are his widow, the former Miss Lula Sasser, of Route 2, Whigham; four sons, Vernon and Fred Collins, Grady County, Henry E. Collins, Pritchard, Ala; Jack Collins, Grady County; five daughters, Mrs. Ercell Harrison, Whig ham; Mrs. Hazel Johnson, Albany, Mrs. Merle Moore, Columbus; Mrs. Index Moss, Atlanta; Miss Amy Collins, Grady County; four brothers, John Henry, Charles, Malvin and Albert Collins, all of Grady County; and eleven grandchildren.' Arrangements by Forsyth-Bearden Funeral Home.
*Submitted by Hilda Lockhart
LULA SASSER COLLINS
b. 3-28-1891 d. 11-16-1980
Mrs. Lula S. Collins passed away at Grady General Hospital, Sunday, November 16, 1980, after a lengthy illness. Services for Mrs. Collins were held Monday, November 17, 1980 at 3 pm with Rev. W.L. Parks and Rev. Leon VanLandingham officiating at Magnolia Baptist Church in Whigham. Interment followed at Magnolia Baptist Church Cemetery. The grandsons served as active pallbearers.\ Mrs. Collins was born March 28, 1891 in Decatur County, Ga. To the late George Washington and Frances Cornelis Brunson Sasser. In later years was married to Jesse James Collins, who preceded her in death November 28, 1950. She was a lifetime resident of Decatur and Grady County, a homemaker and a member of Magnolia Baptist Church in Whigham. Survivors include: two sons, Fred B. Collins, Whigham and Henry E. Collins, Lawrenceville, Ga.; four daughters, Mrs. Eugene Harrison, Whigham; Mrs. Merle Moore, Columbus, Ga., Mrs. Inez Moss, Ellenwood, Ga. And Mrs. James Prince, Cairo; one brother Melvin Sasser, Bainbridge, Ga., and 20 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. Clark Funeral Home of Cairo was in charge of arrangements.
*Submitted by Hilda Lockhart
CHARLIE C. COLLINS
b. 12-16-1889 d. 4-28-1963
Mr. Charlie C. Collins, well known Whigham resident, and popular member of the Whigham City Council for many years died suddenly at his home on Monday at 73 years of age. Mr. Collins died at 8:15 am. Mr. Collins was a retired farmer, having moved to Whigham after retiring. He was serving his third term on the City Council. Funeral services were held at 3 pm Thursday at Magnolia Baptist Church where he was a member with Rev Cleveland Scoggins, Rev Bill Bozeman and Rev. S.J. Wheeler officiating. Burial was in the Magnolia Church Cemetery. Serving as active pallbearers were his nephews, Malvin Collins, Jr., Mark Collins, Fred Collins, Claton Harrison, Aaron Collins, Paul Hand, Willard Vickers and Zack Thomas. Honorary pallbearers were Lonnie Johnson, Glenn Fewell, Lowell Dixon, Grady Harrison, Onnie Rackley, Raymond Boyette, Compton Coker, Wendell Larkin, A.L. Fowler, Daryl Palmer, Neil Sherrod and J.M. Davis. Mr. Collins was born December 16, 1889, in Decatur County, now Grady, the son of the late Henry Eli and Mary Ann Harvell Collins. He was married to Miss Effie Thomas in Grady County on June 13, 1918. He had lived all his life in this county. Mr. Collins was also a member other American Legion Post 122. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Effie Collins, Three sons, Rodney Collins of Thomasville, Lynwood Collins, Jackson, Fla., and Floyd Collins, US Army; five daughters, Miss Jan Collins Whigham, GA., Mrs. Pierce Strickland, Cairo, Mrs. Millard Cutchens, of Walthourville, Ga., Mrs. Melba Perkins, Orlando, Fla., and Mrs. Charles R. Henderson, Decatur, Ga.; one brother Albert Collins, Whigham, Ga. And 18 grandchildren. Arrangements were in charge of Clark Funeral Home.
*Submitted by Hilda Lockhart
MALVIN COLLINS, SR.
b. 10-27-1897 d. 12-18-1952
The numerous friends and acquaintances of Mr. Melvin Collins, Sr., were grieved to learn of his passing away at him home a few miles couth of Whigham at one o'clock of the morning of Thursday, December 18, He had been ill for only a week. The funeral services were held last Sunday afternoon at three o'clock at the Magnolia Baptist Church, of which he had been a member for a number of years; he also had served as clerk of this church for several years. Rev. G.F. Childs and Rev. A. S. Rich conducted the last sad rites; interment in the Magnolia cemetery. Active pallbearers were Lowell Dixon, Aaron Logue, Herbert Logue, W. Grady Harrison, J.M. Walden and Harvey Harrison. Honorary pallbearers were L.H. Foster, Glen Fewell, W.H. Foster, Edwin Brock, Ben Wright and Robert Powell. The deceased was born October 27, 1897 in Decatur, now Grady County, the son of the late Henry E. and Nancy Harvell Collins. He was married to Miss Gertrude Jones on September 10, 1933. His life time occupation was farming, he having resided in the community all his life where he passed away. He was considered one of the county's most upright citizens, as well as being one of the community's outstanding and progressive farmers and buses men. In addition to his wife, Mrs. Malvin Collins, Sr. he is survived by five sons, Malvin Collins, Jr., US Army, Manuel, Wyane, Kenneth, and Carlton Collins four daughters, Frankie Jane, Nancy, Virginia and Brenda Sue Collins; three brothers, John Henry, Charles, and Albert Collins. All of these reside in Grady County, three miles south of Whigham, in the Collins Community.
*Submitted by Hilda Lockhart
ALBERT COLLINS
b. 9-1-1899 d. 11-6-1970
Albert Collins, 71, of Route 2 Whigham, a prominent leader who had one of the largest family connections of anyone in Grady County, passed to his reward on last Friday, November 6, at 635 pm at Archbold Memorial Hospital in Thomasville, after an illness of 20 days which followed a heart attack. His untimely passing was a sad shock to his countless relatives and friends,. Mr. Collins, was an extensively engaged in farming and had long been a stalwart in the Mongolia Baptist Church southwest of Whigham, was the last in an outstanding family of 11 children of the late Henry Eli and Nancy Harvell Collins, sturdy pioneers. He was born in what was then Decatur, now Grady County, on September 1, 1899, and spent his life in the Magnolia community , where he came to be widely recognized as one of this county's most substantial farmers. One June 30, 1926, he married the former Miss Emily Gillespie, who survives. In his Magnolia Baptist Church he became a leader in early manhood, and served many ears on the board of deacons, a position he held at the time of his passing. He also served the church as treasurer for 13 years and was always depended upon to help keep it active and progressive. In community and county affairs he was also forward-looking and cooperative-and his influence for good will be greatly missed. Funeral services were conducted at the Magnolia Baptist Church last Sunday, November 8, at 3pm and interment followed in the church cemetery. Revs. Aaron Collins, Alfred Hinton and Billy Majors officiated, with Clark Funeral Home, Cairo, in charge of arrangements. Active pallbearers were nephews; Floyd, Fred, Mark and Malvin, Jr. Collins, Paul Hand and Calton Harrison. The following deacons of the church formed an honorary escort; Raymond Boyette, Compton Coker, Glenn Fewell, Grady Harrison, Judson Hand, Lonnie Johnson and Onnie Rackley. Survivors, in addition to his wife, include two daughters: Mrs. Willard (Montine) Vickers and Mrs. Edwin (Doris) Poppell, both of Whigham; five grandchildren; Rev. Derrick Vickers, Hattisburg, Miss.; Darwin Vickers, Thomasville; Mrs. Jimmy Hogg, Reidsville, Ga.; Miss Demetrius Cutchens, Whigham and Miss Malynda Poppell, Whigham and two great-grand children.
*Submitted by Hilda Lockhart
RUTH COLLINS
Obituary of Ruth Collins Jan. 14, 1912-Dec. 21, 2001
The Cairo Messenger, Dec. 26, 2001
Mrs. Ruth Mills Collins, 89, passed away Friday, Dec. 21, 2001, at Grady General Hospital, Cairo, GA.
Mrs. Collins was born in Grady County, Ga., on Jan. 14, 1912, to the late James Walter and Mary Horton Mills. She was married to Edwin Samuel Collins, who preceded her in death in September, 1971. Mrs. Collins was a lifetime resident of Grady County. She was a dedicated homemaker and a member of the Cairo Church of God.
Services were held at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 23, 2001, at Cairo Church of God, Cairo, with the Revs. Dewayne Atkinson and Johnny Moore officiating. Interment followed at Pine Level Cemetery, Cairo.
Active pallbearers were grandsons.
Survivors include, a son, James H. Collins, Cairo; daughter and son-in-law, Carolyn and Gene Joyner, Tallahassee, Fla.; sisters, Ida Bell Collins, Cairo, and Inez Stokes of Thomasville, Ga.; grandchildren, Tony Collins, Crawfordville, Fla., Tammy Collins Cooper, Crestview, Fla., Sam Collins, Cairo, Daniel Joyner, Steven Joyner, Kenneth Joyner and Sharon Gandy, all of Tallahassee, Russell Dodson, Miami, Fla., and Darlene Landrum, Whigham, Ga.; and great-grandchildren, Miranda Collins, Richard Collins, Taylor Collins and Kyle Collins, all of Cairo, Chelsey Collins and Nicole Collins, both of Crawfordville, James Brandon and Joshua Cooper, both of Cresview, Hunter McLendon and Gage Landrum, both of Whigham, and Ariel and Tyler Gandy, both of Tallahassee.
Clark Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Submitted by Janet Sumner
February 4, 1916
LITTLE VIRGINIA CRAWFORD PASSES AWAY
A Shadow of gloom was cast over the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Crawford when God saw fit to send the Angel of Death to take into His goodly company the little two-year old daughter, Virginia, who quietly passed away at four o'clock Wednesday morning after two weeks of patient suffering. It is sad to give up a cheerful, hopeful life of a darling little baby, however, we cannot help but look upward to the Creator who gives as well as takes the lives of His children for strength to bear sorrow nobly. We find much comfort when we look back on the beautiful life that has been taken away, and with the assurance that has been given us from above, we know that little Virginia has been carried only to a brighter and fairer land. She leaves behind many loved ones, as well as her playmates, to mourn her loss. The funeral was held from the residence, attended by a large concourse of relatives and friends. The services were conducted by Rev. J. T. Ryder assisted by Rev. W. C. Jones. The pall bearers were Messrs. J. M. Poulk, J. E. Forsyth, W. L. Wight and Thomas Wight. May God breathe peace and cheerful resignation into the hearts of the grief stricken family at this time and we hope that in Him they may find much to sustain and comfort them. " friends."
*Not related to me personally
*Submitted by Christine M. Burton
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