MARION COLLINS JR
1925-2005
Marion Collins Jr., 79, of Paintsville, died Friday, April 8, 2005 at
King's Daughters' Medical Center, Ashland.
Born Sept. 6, 1925, he was a son of the late Marion Collins Sr. and
Effie Bowen.
He was preceeded in death by a daughter, Janie Kennard.
Survivors include his wife, Eva Mollette Collins; a son, Clifford
Collins of Crum, W.Va.; a stepson, Grover Meek Jr.; six daughters,
Patricia Collins of Nippa, Barbara Meade of Thealka, Malinda Salmons
of Ft. Gay, W.Va., Maudie Bryan of Florence, S.C., Junnie Davis of
Staffordsville, and Judy Bocook of Paintsville; two step-daughters,
Precilla Shelton of Pontiac, Mich., and Wanda Meek Smith of
Waterford, Mich.; two sisters, Georgine Branham of Boons Camp and
Pearl Meek Holbrook of Paintsville; 16 grandchildren; and 14 great-
grandchildren.
Funeral services were Monday, April 11, at Toms Creek Freewill
Baptist Church with James Kelly Caudill officiating.
Burial was in Highland Memorial Park, Staffordsville, under direction
of Phelps & Son Funeral Home, Paintsville Chapel.
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