Geneva County AlArchives Obituaries.....Collins, William A. January 22, 1970 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/al/alfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Alice F Kelley http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00033.html#0008183 January 9, 2016, 3:42 pm “Signs of the Times” Primitive Baptist Periodical May 1970 Issue WILLIAM A. COLLINS – Geneva Co.., Ala. Uncle Abram, aged 95, died in a Graceville, Fla., hospital Jan. 22, 1970, after a long illness. He was a pioneer citizen of Geneva Co., Ala., but had lived on Rt. 3, Bonifay, Fla., for some 30 years. The writer held special services for him on the first Sunday in October for many years and, at the last of these, he expressed a hope to be at Bethlehem Church once more in life. He was a firm believer in salvation by grace and had been a member of the church for 75 years. He is survived by two daughters: Mrs. Walter Ard and Mrs. Chester Lowery; seven sons: H. C., Ed, Ben, Howard, N. L., John T., and Charlie B. Collins; three sisters: Rosie, Kate, and Welthie; two brothers: J. J. and A. C. Collins; and 27 grandchildren, 50 great-grandchildren, and three great-great- grandchildren. He lived a wonderful life. Funderal services were conducted at Black, Ala., on Jan. 25, 1970, with J. J. Collins, Otha Martin, and Ralph Watford officiating. – J. J. Collins File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/geneva/obits/c/collins2204gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 1.6 Kb