Mitchell County GaArchives Obituaries.....Collins, Lewis Boynton October 11, 2007
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Albany Herald,  Albany, GA 14 October, 2007
Obituary of Lewis Boynton Collins as written in “The Albany Herald”
dated 14 October, 2007

Lewis Boynton Collins

CAMILLA – Lewis Boynton Collins, 95, of Camilla died Thursday,
October 11, 2007 at Pelham Parkway Nursing Home.

Funeral services will be 2 P.M. Saturday, October13 at First Baptist Church in 
Camilla with interment in Oakview Cemetery. Rev. Rick Williams will officiate.

Born September 12, 1912 in Mitchell County, Mr. Collins was a retired farmer 
and a member of First Baptist Church of Camilla. He was the son of the late 
William Bryant Collins, Sr. and Annie Laura Calhoun Collins and was preceded 
in death by a brother, William Bryant Collins, Jr.

Mr. Collins began farming at a young age, becoming a pioneer in using a 
tractor 
to plant and grow crops. He attained a patent for a harvester of Spanish 
peanuts, 
but abandoned production upon the predominance of the runner type. During 
World War II he worked in construction of Defense projects in the tri-state 
area, 
building houses locally, and construction of rural electric distribution 
systems. After retiring from farming, he ran a small fleet of trucks to haul 
various farm products. In the early 1980’s Mr. Collins was an active advocate 
and promoter of the possibility to make ethanol from farm crops, prompting the 
application by the city of Camilla for federal funding of a local plant, that 
however met with no success. In January 2007, his efforts were recognized when 
a road was given his name upon ground breaking at the FUEL Ethanol plant in 
Mitchell County.

Survivors include his wife, Virginia G. Collins of Camilla; two daughters, 
Sara Beth Morrell of Camilla and Ellen Collins of Albany; a son, Robert L. 
Collins & wife Carol
of Marietta; a sister, Sara Willis of Marietta; five grandchildren, Todd 
Morrell and wife, Susan, Diane Bush, Dana Bush Taulli and husband Grant, Lucia 
Coglin, and Ross Bush; and three great-grandchildren.

Visitation will be from 6-8 P.M. Friday, October 12 at Parker Bramlett Funeral 
Home.

Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church, P. O. Box 414, Camilla GA 31730

Parker Bramlett Funeral Home
Camilla 229-336-5111


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