Schley-Terrell County GaArchives Obituaries.....Jesse Thomas Collins August 22 1913
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SCHLEY COUNTY NEWS  August 29, 1913

OBITUARY FROM SCHLEY COUNTY NEWS
                                August 29, 1913

                                   J.T. Collins

Mr. J. T. Collins died at his home at Bronwood Friday night.   Buried here
with Masonic Honors.

Mr. Thomas Collins, an aged and esteemed citizen of Bronwood died in that
city Friday night, last, and his remains were brought to Ellaville Saturday
afternoon.  Sunday morning at 10:00 o'clock his funeral was conducted from
Methodist Church, Rev. John Hudson and J. M. Ruston officiating.  At the
cemetery the Masons took charge and concluded the services.

Mr. Collins was born in Houston County in 1837 and was therefore seventy-six
years of age.  He moved to Schley County in 1873.  On the 18th of February
1858 he was married to Miss Mary Murray in Taylor County.  To This union
were born seven children who survive him as follows: John, T.A., W.H., S.C.,
and E.E., Mrs. Julia Dupriest and Mrs. Mollie Murray, besides a large number
of grandchildren.

Mr. Collins was a man noted for his integrity, his straightforwardness, and
his determination to do right.  Unassuming in his manners, he made no great
display of his abilities but his influence for good was felt and is strongly
manifested in his five stalwart sons, four of whom are among our best
citizens, always standing for the right, and helping in every enterprise
that stands for the uplift of humnanity.

For the past seven years Mr. Collins had resided in Bronwood, but he
frequently visited where he always recieved a royal welcome from old
friends, who could never forget his kindness, his generousity, and his deep
interest in all affairs of life.

Truely "his delight was in the love of the Lord". It seemed that he lived to
do good, and be good.  The world is made better by such men as J.T. Collins
having lived in it; and those whose lives came in contact with his were
enriched a thousand fold. We deplore his death but meekly bow to the will
of a Creator who doeth all things well.


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