Agnes Lunell Johnson Collins, 87, of Leming Street, Greeneville, died Saturday at her home.
Mrs. Collins was a retired associate with Greeneville Foundry Company and Greeneville Iron and Paper Company.
She was a member of Bethesda Community Church, formerly First Pentecostal Holiness Church.
Her family noted, "She was a loving wife and mother. Her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren were her pride and joy.
"She enjoyed life and her work. She had friends everywhere. She will be missed by everyone who knew her. "
Mrs. Collins was the widow of Ross E. Collins, her husband of 62 years who died Oct. 20, 2003.
Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law: Lyle and Nancy Collins of Greeneville; two daughters and sons-in-law: Fayetta and Bobby Lee of Mosheim and Kathy and Charles Caraway of Greeneville; two grandsons and their wives: Jeffery and Patricia Collins of Afton and Van and Kathy Lee of Mosheim; one granddaughter and her husband: Charity and Curtis Gray of Greeneville; three great-grandsons: Dalton Gray of Greeneville, Matthew Collins of Afton, and Brandon Sellers of Mosheim; three great-granddaughters: Beth Ann Collins of Afton, Darian Gray of Greeneville, and Wendy Blackburn and her husband, Ricky, of Elizabethton; one great-great-granddaughter: Kenlee Blackburn of Elizabethton; her sisters-in-law: Blanch Looney of Bean Station, and Eliza Collins, Brenda Collins, and Frances Collins, all of Greeneville; a brother-in-law and sister-in-law: the Rev. Howard and Mildred Munsey; several nieces and nephews; and her special caregivers: Irene Blake, Treva Ingram, and Tisha Wilburn.
She was a daughter of the late Isaac Newton "I.N." and Henrietta Carlisle Johnson and was preceded in death by four brothers: Oscar Lee Johnson, Robert Clyde Johnson, Elmer Carl Johnson, and Lewis Floyd Johnson; and one sister: Lucy Ellen Johnson Darnell.
The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. today at Kiser Funeral Home.
The funeral service will follow visitation at 8 o'clock in the funeral home chapel. The Rev. Lawrence Jersey and the Rev. Howard Munsey will officiate.
A committal service will be held at 10 o'clock Tuesday morning in River Hill Cemetery. Family and friends will meet at the funeral home at 9:30 to go in procession to the cemetery.
Her grandsons and nephews will be pallbearers.
Honorary pallbearers will be the employees of Greeneville Iron and Paper Company
Agnes Lunell Johnson Collins, 87, of Leming Street, Greeneville, died Saturday at her home.
Mrs. Collins was a retired associate with Greeneville Foundry Company and Greeneville Iron and Paper Company.
She was a member of Bethesda Community Church, formerly First Pentecostal Holiness Church.
Her family noted, "She was a loving wife and mother. Her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren were her pride and joy.
"She enjoyed life and her work. She had friends everywhere. She will be missed by everyone who knew her. "
Mrs. Collins was the widow of Ross E. Collins, her husband of 62 years who died Oct. 20, 2003.
Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law: Lyle and Nancy Collins of Greeneville; two daughters and sons-in-law: Fayetta and Bobby Lee of Mosheim and Kathy and Charles Caraway of Greeneville; two grandsons and their wives: Jeffery and Patricia Collins of Afton and Van and Kathy Lee of Mosheim; one granddaughter and her husband: Charity and Curtis Gray of Greeneville; three great-grandsons: Dalton Gray of Greeneville, Matthew Collins of Afton, and Brandon Sellers of Mosheim; three great-granddaughters: Beth Ann Collins of Afton, Darian Gray of Greeneville, and Wendy Blackburn and her husband, Ricky, of Elizabethton; one great-great-granddaughter: Kenlee Blackburn of Elizabethton; her sisters-in-law: Blanch Looney of Bean Station, and Eliza Collins, Brenda Collins, and Frances Collins, all of Greeneville; a brother-in-law and sister-in-law: the Rev. Howard and Mildred Munsey; several nieces and nephews; and her special caregivers: Irene Blake, Treva Ingram, and Tisha Wilburn.
She was a daughter of the late Isaac Newton "I.N." and Henrietta Carlisle Johnson and was preceded in death by four brothers: Oscar Lee Johnson, Robert Clyde Johnson, Elmer Carl Johnson, and Lewis Floyd Johnson; and one sister: Lucy Ellen Johnson Darnell.
The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. today at Kiser Funeral Home.
The funeral service will follow visitation at 8 o'clock in the funeral home chapel. The Rev. Lawrence Jersey and the Rev. Howard Munsey will officiate.
A committal service will be held at 10 o'clock Tuesday morning in River Hill Cemetery. Family and friends will meet at the funeral home at 9:30 to go in procession to the cemetery.
Her grandsons and nephews will be pallbearers.
Honorary pallbearers will be the employees of Greeneville Iron and Paper Company
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