Last rites for Dewitt Talmadge Collins, retired farmer, were held September 24 at 3:30 p.m. at Oliver Funeral Home chapel, Revs. Cornell Daughtry, Leon Ballard, and W. V. Kemp officiating. Burial was in Oakwood cemetery, Oliver in charge of arrangements.
Pallbearers were Dan Taylor, Martin Hudson, Johnny Dossett, Upton Morman, Elbert Land, and Wesley Weed.
Mr. Collins, who was 84 years old, died September 23 at Tyler Holmes Memorial Hospital, following an extended illness.
A native of Winona, he was a member of North Winona Baptist Church.
Surviving are eight children, Garland Collins, Eugene Collins, Mrs. Clara Land, Mrs. Techlene Fox, and Mrs. Maggie J. Curtis, all of Winona; Mrs. Frances Autrey, Durant; Mrs. Salley Autrey, Lexington; and Mrs. Syble Deason, Amarillo, Texas. Also, 21 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.
The Winona Times
Winona, Mississippi
27 Sep 1973, Thu • Page 15
Last rites for Dewitt Talmadge Collins, retired farmer, were held September 24 at 3:30 p.m. at Oliver Funeral Home chapel, Revs. Cornell Daughtry, Leon Ballard, and W. V. Kemp officiating. Burial was in Oakwood cemetery, Oliver in charge of arrangements.
Pallbearers were Dan Taylor, Martin Hudson, Johnny Dossett, Upton Morman, Elbert Land, and Wesley Weed.
Mr. Collins, who was 84 years old, died September 23 at Tyler Holmes Memorial Hospital, following an extended illness.
A native of Winona, he was a member of North Winona Baptist Church.
Surviving are eight children, Garland Collins, Eugene Collins, Mrs. Clara Land, Mrs. Techlene Fox, and Mrs. Maggie J. Curtis, all of Winona; Mrs. Frances Autrey, Durant; Mrs. Salley Autrey, Lexington; and Mrs. Syble Deason, Amarillo, Texas. Also, 21 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.
The Winona Times
Winona, Mississippi
27 Sep 1973, Thu • Page 15
Family Members
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Maggie Lou Collins Curtis
1913–2008
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Mary Techlene Collins Fox
1915–2002
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Winnie Lee Collins
1918–1920
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Sally Mae Collins Autry
1920–1988
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Talmadge Edward Collins
1924–1934
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James Garland Collins
1926–2018
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Ernest Eugene "Gene" Collins
1928–2016
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Frances Elizabeth Collins Autry
1930–2012
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Syble Hortense Collins Deason
1933–2005
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