Mr. Tommy Ray Collins, 75, of Winston-Salem promised to his wife just a week ago to "follow her shortly" as she waited on the other side for him. He fulfilled that promise on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2007, at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. He was born Jan. 6, 1932, in Forsyth County to the late James Edgar and Myrtle Denny Collins. Mr. Collins served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict. His wife of 54 years, Dorothea Myrick Collins, his parents and two brothers, Odell and Eddie Collins, preceded him in death. Surviving are two daughters, Deborah Booe and husband Early of Mocksville and Sharon Collins of Winston-Salem; four grandchildren, Beth Foote and husband Rodney, Matthew and Joseph Booe, all of Mocksville, and Zachary Collins of Winston-Salem; three great-grandchildren, Caleb Foote of Mocksville, Malisha and Matthew Booe Jr. of Winston-Salem and a brother, James Collins of Raleigh. Burial was in Gardens of Memory in Walkertown. Published in the Winston-Salem Journal on 3/2/2007. (edited)
Mr. Tommy Ray Collins, 75, of Winston-Salem promised to his wife just a week ago to "follow her shortly" as she waited on the other side for him. He fulfilled that promise on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2007, at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. He was born Jan. 6, 1932, in Forsyth County to the late James Edgar and Myrtle Denny Collins. Mr. Collins served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict. His wife of 54 years, Dorothea Myrick Collins, his parents and two brothers, Odell and Eddie Collins, preceded him in death. Surviving are two daughters, Deborah Booe and husband Early of Mocksville and Sharon Collins of Winston-Salem; four grandchildren, Beth Foote and husband Rodney, Matthew and Joseph Booe, all of Mocksville, and Zachary Collins of Winston-Salem; three great-grandchildren, Caleb Foote of Mocksville, Malisha and Matthew Booe Jr. of Winston-Salem and a brother, James Collins of Raleigh. Burial was in Gardens of Memory in Walkertown. Published in the Winston-Salem Journal on 3/2/2007. (edited)
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