CARTER COUNTY, TN - OBITUARIES - Gary Kyle Collins, 14 Sep 2003 --------------¤¤¤¤¤¤-------------- Gary K. Collins Gary Kyle Collins, age 73, of Abe Lincoln Court, Elizabethton, died Sunday, September 14, 2003 at his residence following a brief illness. He was a native of Carter County and was the son of the late Eston C. and Maxie Carrier Collins. Mr. Collins was retired from the Elizabethton Electric System after 42 years of service, was a lifetime member of the Carter County Rescue Squad, and presently served as the Carter County Coroner. He was a member of Hunter First Baptist Church and a former Deacon and Treasurer. Mr. Collins was preceded in death by a brother, Jerry Collins. He is survived by his wife, Darlene Stout Collins, of the home; a daughter Kay Collins, Johnson City; a son and daughter-in-law Rick and Vicki Collins, Johnson City; one granddaughter Seidena Nidiffer, Johnson City; three sisters and a brother-in-law, Thelma Taylor, Lyndal and Charlie Lowe, and Phyllis Davis, all of Elizabethton; two brothers and three sisters-in-law, Don and Omega Collins, Mack and June Collins, and Helen Collins also all of Elizabethton, and a special uncle, Gray Carrier, Elizabethton. Several nieces and nephews also survive. The funeral service for Gary Kyle Collins will be conducted at 8 p.m. Monday, September 15, 2003 in the Riverside Chapel of Tetrick Funeral Home with Dr. James Richardson and Dr. Dennis Deese officiating. Music will be under the direction of Rev. Stephen Harris and Sue Bowers. The committal and entombment service for Mr. Collins will be conducted Tuesday at 10 a.m. in the Mausoleum of Peace at Happy Valley Memorial Park with Rev. Eric Eggers officiating. Active pallbearers will be Mike Merritt, Darrell Nave, Shawn Horton, Archie Clawson, Bill Lyons, Don Ratcliff, Lowell Garrison, Sam Geiser, and J.D. Phillips. Honorary pallbearers are lifetime and active members of the Carter County Rescue Squad, employees and retirees of the Elizabethton Electric System, employees of the Carter County Sheriff's Department and the Elizabethton Police Department, and men of Hunter First Baptist Church. Those who plan to attend the committal service are requested to meet at the funeral home at 9:15 a.m. Tuesday. Those who prefer memorials in lieu of flowers may make donations in memory of Mr. Collins to the Carter County Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 682, Elizabethton, TN 37643 or the American Cancer Society, c/o Helen Wilson, 209 S. Riverside Drive, Elizabethton, TN 37643. The family will receive friends in the chapel of the funeral home from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday. Friends may also call at Mr. Collins' residence at any time. Online e-mail condolences may be sent through our Web site at www. tetrickfuneralhome.com. Tetrick Funeral Home of Elizabethton, 211 North Riverside Drive, 423-542-2232 is in charge of arrangements. ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: The Elizabethton Star http://www.starhq.com/ ___________________________________________________________________