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Grace <I>Cox</I> Collins

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Grace Cox Collins

Birth
Boydton, Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA
Death
3 Jan 2020 (aged 94)
Inman, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
Burial
Inman, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA Add to Map
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Grace Cox Collins, 94, of Inman, SC, passed away Friday, January 3, 2020, at her residence.

Born in Boydton, VA, on June 4, 1925, daughter of the late Will J. Cox and Cora Tolleson Cox; widow of Edd Collins (1925–1975).

Retired employee of Abbott Laboratories, a former employee with Inman Mills, a member of Inman Mills Baptist Church since June 1949 where she served as a nursery worker for fifty years, having rocked and sang Jesus Loves Me to every child that came through the nursery; worked with Misson Friends on Wednesday nights, walked in the March of Dimes Walk-a-thon for fifteen years, was a mobile meal volunteer, and a former member of the ladies bowling leagues in Inman.

Survivors include daughters, Carolyn C. Jackson (Billy Joe) and Nancy C. Henline (Steve); son, Randall Edward Collins (1947–2020); four grandchildren, Lisa Mitchell (Chris), Susan Crocker (John), Phillip Rogers (Teresa), and Jim Collins; eleven great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandson.

Also predeceased by three sisters, Myrtle Ella Cox Boyter (1919-1996), Bessie Cox Hall (1918–2009), and Katherine Cox Smith; and three brothers, Ambrows William "A.W." Cox (1914–2002), Charlie Vince Cox (1916–1996), and James Oliver Cox (1923-).

Visitation was held from 1:00 - 1:45 pm, Monday, January 6, 2020, at Inman Mills Baptist Church, Inman, SC.

Funeral service followed at 2:00 pm at the church conducted by, Rev. Jack Hames and Mr. Steve Henline; burial at Roselawn Memorial Gardens.

Memorials were made to Inman Mills Baptist Church, Building Fund, Inman, SC.

Seawright Funeral Home and Crematory
Grace Cox Collins, 94, of Inman, SC, passed away Friday, January 3, 2020, at her residence.

Born in Boydton, VA, on June 4, 1925, daughter of the late Will J. Cox and Cora Tolleson Cox; widow of Edd Collins (1925–1975).

Retired employee of Abbott Laboratories, a former employee with Inman Mills, a member of Inman Mills Baptist Church since June 1949 where she served as a nursery worker for fifty years, having rocked and sang Jesus Loves Me to every child that came through the nursery; worked with Misson Friends on Wednesday nights, walked in the March of Dimes Walk-a-thon for fifteen years, was a mobile meal volunteer, and a former member of the ladies bowling leagues in Inman.

Survivors include daughters, Carolyn C. Jackson (Billy Joe) and Nancy C. Henline (Steve); son, Randall Edward Collins (1947–2020); four grandchildren, Lisa Mitchell (Chris), Susan Crocker (John), Phillip Rogers (Teresa), and Jim Collins; eleven great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandson.

Also predeceased by three sisters, Myrtle Ella Cox Boyter (1919-1996), Bessie Cox Hall (1918–2009), and Katherine Cox Smith; and three brothers, Ambrows William "A.W." Cox (1914–2002), Charlie Vince Cox (1916–1996), and James Oliver Cox (1923-).

Visitation was held from 1:00 - 1:45 pm, Monday, January 6, 2020, at Inman Mills Baptist Church, Inman, SC.

Funeral service followed at 2:00 pm at the church conducted by, Rev. Jack Hames and Mr. Steve Henline; burial at Roselawn Memorial Gardens.

Memorials were made to Inman Mills Baptist Church, Building Fund, Inman, SC.

Seawright Funeral Home and Crematory


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  • Maintained by: Patricia
  • Originally Created by: Mabel~Bill
  • Added: Jan 3, 2020
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/205938119/grace-collins: accessed ), memorial page for Grace Cox Collins (4 Jun 1925–3 Jan 2020), Find a Grave Memorial ID 205938119, citing Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Inman, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA; Maintained by Patricia (contributor 47533805).