A Celebration of Life for Melvin Edward Collins, age 77, will be held 11 a.m., Monday, April 16, 2012 at Bemis First Baptist Church with Brother Gerald Smith, Brother John Norvell and Dr. John Adams officiating. Burial will follow in Maple Springs Cemetery near Mercer, TN with Lawrence-Sorensen Funeral Home in charge.
Mr. Collins died April 13, 2012.
He was born in Jackson, TN, son of the late Henry Beecher and Edna Grace Hill Collins. Mr. Collins was a veteran of the U.S. Army Tennessee National Guard and a member of Bemis First Baptist Church. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a step daughter, Ginger Castlelaw; two sisters, Dorothy Collins and Louise Collins; brother, J.W. Collins.
He leaves his wife of 51 years, Mrs. Doris Ann Utley Collins; two daughters, Johnnie (Ricky) Wylie and Kathy (Jan) Kail; two step-daughters, Joan Newman and Laura Conquest; step-son, Robert McGuffin; three grandchildren; five great grandchildren; several nieces and nephews, including nephew and caregiver, Richard Collins.
In lieu of flowers, the family request donations be directed to Bemis First Baptist Church.
Visitation with the family will be from 4-7 p.m. today (Sunday, April 15, 2012) at the funeral home and from 10 a.m. until service time on Monday at the church.
The obituary was published in "The Jackson Sun" on Sunday, April 15, 2012.
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This is just a final thought to share with those of you who knew and loved Melvin. You know of his many positive qualities and some were mentioned in his funeral service this morning. But one of his often quoted comments during an illness was "Will He Make It?" followed by his upbeat answer that "Willie's Gonna Make It." Well, we now know that "WILLIE MADE IT!!"
Please remember in prayer his wife, children, other family, and special friends in the coming days. He will be missed by all.
Thank you,
Sharon Laughlin
Prayer Warrior from First Baptist Church Bemis
April 16, 2012
Mr. Collins died April 13, 2012.
He was born in Jackson, TN, son of the late Henry Beecher and Edna Grace Hill Collins. Mr. Collins was a veteran of the U.S. Army Tennessee National Guard and a member of Bemis First Baptist Church. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a step daughter, Ginger Castlelaw; two sisters, Dorothy Collins and Louise Collins; brother, J.W. Collins.
He leaves his wife of 51 years, Mrs. Doris Ann Utley Collins; two daughters, Johnnie (Ricky) Wylie and Kathy (Jan) Kail; two step-daughters, Joan Newman and Laura Conquest; step-son, Robert McGuffin; three grandchildren; five great grandchildren; several nieces and nephews, including nephew and caregiver, Richard Collins.
In lieu of flowers, the family request donations be directed to Bemis First Baptist Church.
Visitation with the family will be from 4-7 p.m. today (Sunday, April 15, 2012) at the funeral home and from 10 a.m. until service time on Monday at the church.
The obituary was published in "The Jackson Sun" on Sunday, April 15, 2012.
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This is just a final thought to share with those of you who knew and loved Melvin. You know of his many positive qualities and some were mentioned in his funeral service this morning. But one of his often quoted comments during an illness was "Will He Make It?" followed by his upbeat answer that "Willie's Gonna Make It." Well, we now know that "WILLIE MADE IT!!"
Please remember in prayer his wife, children, other family, and special friends in the coming days. He will be missed by all.
Thank you,
Sharon Laughlin
Prayer Warrior from First Baptist Church Bemis
April 16, 2012
A Celebration of Life for Melvin Edward Collins, age 77, will be held 11 a.m., Monday, April 16, 2012 at Bemis First Baptist Church with Brother Gerald Smith, Brother John Norvell and Dr. John Adams officiating. Burial will follow in Maple Springs Cemetery near Mercer, TN with Lawrence-Sorensen Funeral Home in charge.
Mr. Collins died April 13, 2012.
He was born in Jackson, TN, son of the late Henry Beecher and Edna Grace Hill Collins. Mr. Collins was a veteran of the U.S. Army Tennessee National Guard and a member of Bemis First Baptist Church. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a step daughter, Ginger Castlelaw; two sisters, Dorothy Collins and Louise Collins; brother, J.W. Collins.
He leaves his wife of 51 years, Mrs. Doris Ann Utley Collins; two daughters, Johnnie (Ricky) Wylie and Kathy (Jan) Kail; two step-daughters, Joan Newman and Laura Conquest; step-son, Robert McGuffin; three grandchildren; five great grandchildren; several nieces and nephews, including nephew and caregiver, Richard Collins.
In lieu of flowers, the family request donations be directed to Bemis First Baptist Church.
Visitation with the family will be from 4-7 p.m. today (Sunday, April 15, 2012) at the funeral home and from 10 a.m. until service time on Monday at the church.
The obituary was published in "The Jackson Sun" on Sunday, April 15, 2012.
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This is just a final thought to share with those of you who knew and loved Melvin. You know of his many positive qualities and some were mentioned in his funeral service this morning. But one of his often quoted comments during an illness was "Will He Make It?" followed by his upbeat answer that "Willie's Gonna Make It." Well, we now know that "WILLIE MADE IT!!"
Please remember in prayer his wife, children, other family, and special friends in the coming days. He will be missed by all.
Thank you,
Sharon Laughlin
Prayer Warrior from First Baptist Church Bemis
April 16, 2012
Mr. Collins died April 13, 2012.
He was born in Jackson, TN, son of the late Henry Beecher and Edna Grace Hill Collins. Mr. Collins was a veteran of the U.S. Army Tennessee National Guard and a member of Bemis First Baptist Church. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a step daughter, Ginger Castlelaw; two sisters, Dorothy Collins and Louise Collins; brother, J.W. Collins.
He leaves his wife of 51 years, Mrs. Doris Ann Utley Collins; two daughters, Johnnie (Ricky) Wylie and Kathy (Jan) Kail; two step-daughters, Joan Newman and Laura Conquest; step-son, Robert McGuffin; three grandchildren; five great grandchildren; several nieces and nephews, including nephew and caregiver, Richard Collins.
In lieu of flowers, the family request donations be directed to Bemis First Baptist Church.
Visitation with the family will be from 4-7 p.m. today (Sunday, April 15, 2012) at the funeral home and from 10 a.m. until service time on Monday at the church.
The obituary was published in "The Jackson Sun" on Sunday, April 15, 2012.
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This is just a final thought to share with those of you who knew and loved Melvin. You know of his many positive qualities and some were mentioned in his funeral service this morning. But one of his often quoted comments during an illness was "Will He Make It?" followed by his upbeat answer that "Willie's Gonna Make It." Well, we now know that "WILLIE MADE IT!!"
Please remember in prayer his wife, children, other family, and special friends in the coming days. He will be missed by all.
Thank you,
Sharon Laughlin
Prayer Warrior from First Baptist Church Bemis
April 16, 2012
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