Buchanan County, Virginia, Obituaries:  Ida May Collins

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Bristol Herald Courier
Thursday, January 2, 2003

Ida May Collins
    ABINGDON -- Mrs. Ida May Collins, 91, formerly of Buchanan County, Va.,
passed away Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2003, in a Lebanon hospital following a brief
illness. Born in Buchanan County, she was the daughter of the late Walter and
Margaret Childress Matney. She was the oldest member of the Hale Creek
Primitive Baptist Church having been a member since 1924.
    In addition to her parents, Mrs. Collins was preceded in death by her
husband, Willie Auburn Collins; two daughters, Mable Keene and Clelia
McKinney; one son, Jimmy Collins, five grandchildren; and 11 brothers and
sisters. She was the last surviving member of her immediate family in her
generation.
    Mrs. Collins is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Jackie (Loe Jean) Tackett
of San Mateo, Fla., and Mrs. Jerry (Phillis Ann) Keene of Abingdon; 13
grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
    Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. , 2003, in
the Singleton Funeral Service Chapel in Cedar Bluff with Elders Landon Colley,
Jeffrey Arnold and Arron Williams officiating. Burial will follow in the Ward
Family Cemetery at Pilgrim Knob, Va. Pallbearers will be Cliff Ratza, Jeffrey
Keene, Cody Keene, Teddy Keen, Robbie Tackett, Brad Gensheimer, Norm Heron,
Clyde Matney and Gerald Collins.
    The family will receive friends at the Singleton Funeral Service in Cedar
Bluff from 6-9 p.m. Thursday and Friday with services at 7 p.m. Friday.
    Singleton Funeral Service is serving the Collins Family.