Obituary for Joshua L. Collins, Dale, Alabama

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October 2000

   
* This was sent to the Dale Co., Al mailing list by Terri Tait, she gave me permission 
to copy anything she has sent and send to the Dale Co., Archive site. 
Christine Grimes Thacker, 10/4/2000.

Source:  Confederate Veteran, Vol XXIV, July 1916, 
No. 7, page 320
Joshua L. Collins

Joshua L. Collins died at his home, in Geneva Count March 22, 1916.  He was born in 
Chambers County, 1838.  His parents moved to Tallapoosa County, and in 1856 he settled 
in Dale County, now Geneva.  At the outbreak of the war he enlisted in the Confederate 
army as a private in Company G, 33d Alabama Regiment, and was in active service until 
the end.  Brave and loyal to the Southern cause, he went through many battles and endured 
the hardships four long years and was never wounded.  In the battle of Chickamauga he 
had thirty-six bullet holes shot through clothing, with no injury to himself.  He was 
in a train near Knoxville, Tenn., where many were killed and wounded and he came out unhurt.

"Uncle Josh" had great faith in Divine Providence and died trusting in the great Father 
of light.  When the battle and scenes of war were over, he returned to his home and did 
what he could to recuperate from the losses of the war.  He was twice married and is 
survived by his second wife, two sons, and one daughter.  In 1878 he was ordained in 
the Primitive Baptist Church at Old Mount Gilliard and had been annually called to 
fill that stand and had acted as moderator for thirty-eight years in that Church.  
In 1915, when he was called to accept it for the thirty-ninth time, some of the brethren 
proposed to give him a call for life; and he made the remark that "this call may be for 
life," and so it was.

"Uncle Josh" will be greatly missed.  He was a great lover of peace, a good husband, and 
a kind and loving father.  He was a man of kind and sympathetic heart, always ready to help 
those who needed a friend.  In his years of service to God and his fellow man he reared 
seven orphaned children and did for them all that was in his power to do.  He was a friend 
to all and always stood for that which was uplifting to his community, morally and spiritually. 
On the 22d of March, 1916, surrounded by his family and many lifelong friends, he peacefully 
breathed his last.  By his request his great-grandson, Rev. Alex Collins, held the funeral 
services.  He was laid away in the old churchyard at Mount Gilliard no more to awake from 
the rest that is promised to him who has fought the good fight.

[Tribute by W. M. Burch.]