JEWELL COLLINS 1919-2003 JOHNSON COUNTY Jewell Blair Collins, 83, of Paintsville, died Monday, March 17, 2003 at Paul B. Hall Regional Medical Center, Paintsville. Born May 8, 1919, in Magoffin County, she was a daughter of the late Leander and Ellen Montgomery Blair. She was a homemaker and a member of Rockhouse Free Will Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Chester Collins. Survivors include a daughter, Carolyn Somerville of Paintsville; a brother, Lonnie Blair of Williamsport; a sister, Maggie Caudill of Dunbar, W.Va.; a grandchild; and a great-grandchild. Funeral services were Wednesday, March 19, at Jones-Preston Funeral Chapel, Paintsville, with Revs. Dick Vanhoose, Larry Purdue and John Scarborough officiating. Burial was in Johnson County Memorial Cemetery, Staffordsville, under direction of Jones-Preston Funeral Home. Big Sandy News Friday 3-21-2003
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