Sept. 2, 1949
The Winona Times
Winona, Ms.
Dell Small Collins
Last rites were held for Dell Small Collins Wednesday morning, Aug. 31, at 10:30 at Trewolla Funeral Home conducted by the Rev. J.M. Metts.
Mr. Collins who was 48 years old passed away at the home of his mother, Mrs. M.R. Collins near Winona, Aug. 30. He was born Oct. 5, 1900 near Winona & married Amy Dell Stephens.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Amy Dell Collins, Winona; 2 daughters, Mrs. Rosie Crane Collins, Winona, & Mrs. Joyce Mansker, Jackson; 1 son, Bobby Collins; his Mother, Mrs. M.R. Collins, Winona. He also leaves 2 sisters, Mrs. Susie Richards, Winona & Lottie Mae Collins, Paducah, Ky., & 5 brothers, Joe Collins, Lay Collins, Nick Collins, Alf Collins all of Winona & L.R. Collins, Grenada.
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Dell Small Collins was born on 10/05/1900 in Winona, Montgomery Co., MS and died on 08/30/1949 in Montgomery Co., MS.
Dell married Amy Dell Stephens Brookshire, who bore 2 children from her previous marriage to J.W. Brookshire (1870-1925).
The children of J.W. and Amy Dell Brookshire are, as follows:
1. ROSA CRANE BROOKSHIRE (Collins) (12/02/1921 - ) - married Nick Pegues Collins, brother to Dell
2. J.W. BROOKSHIRE, JR. (03/03/1923 – 04/04/1929) – buried at Oakwood Cemetery, Winona, MS. – He was 6 years 1 month 1 day old at his death.
Amy Dell was born on 01/12/1902 and died on 01/14/1983 in Montgomery Co., MS. Dell and Amy Dell was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Winona, Montgomery Co., MS. J.W. Brookshire and J.W. Brookshire, Jr. are also buried at Oakwood.
Dell was 48y, 10m, 25d old at his death. Amy Dell was 81 years 0 months 2 days old at her death.
Ladell "Dell" Small Collins and Amy Dell Stephens Brookshire Collins had 3 children, as follows:
1. STILLBORN DAUGHTER – buried at Oakwood Cemetery, Winona, MS – no dates given - research pending
2. ERMA "JOYCE" COLLINS (Mansker) (Word) (12/20/1929 - )
3. ROBERT LEE "BOB" COLLINS (06/19/1934 – 03/11/2013) – married MILDRED ANN ("MICKI") STRIBLING (09/10/1934 – 10/30/2012). Robert Lee "Bob" Collins and Mildred Ann "Micki" Stribling Collins are buried at Forest Lawn Memory Gardens, Meridian, MS (Lauderdale County). Bob was 78 yrs. 8 mos. 20 days old at death. Mildred was 78 yrs. 1 mos. 20 days old at her death.
Dell was a taxi cab driver in Winona, MS. Cause of death was ruled as accidental head injury. Actual cause of death is suspicious, but unproven.
NOTE: For more of the history, of the Major Robert "Bob" and Erma Lou Collins' family, go to Collins-Hambrick History.
The Winona Times
Winona, Ms.
Dell Small Collins
Last rites were held for Dell Small Collins Wednesday morning, Aug. 31, at 10:30 at Trewolla Funeral Home conducted by the Rev. J.M. Metts.
Mr. Collins who was 48 years old passed away at the home of his mother, Mrs. M.R. Collins near Winona, Aug. 30. He was born Oct. 5, 1900 near Winona & married Amy Dell Stephens.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Amy Dell Collins, Winona; 2 daughters, Mrs. Rosie Crane Collins, Winona, & Mrs. Joyce Mansker, Jackson; 1 son, Bobby Collins; his Mother, Mrs. M.R. Collins, Winona. He also leaves 2 sisters, Mrs. Susie Richards, Winona & Lottie Mae Collins, Paducah, Ky., & 5 brothers, Joe Collins, Lay Collins, Nick Collins, Alf Collins all of Winona & L.R. Collins, Grenada.
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Dell Small Collins was born on 10/05/1900 in Winona, Montgomery Co., MS and died on 08/30/1949 in Montgomery Co., MS.
Dell married Amy Dell Stephens Brookshire, who bore 2 children from her previous marriage to J.W. Brookshire (1870-1925).
The children of J.W. and Amy Dell Brookshire are, as follows:
1. ROSA CRANE BROOKSHIRE (Collins) (12/02/1921 - ) - married Nick Pegues Collins, brother to Dell
2. J.W. BROOKSHIRE, JR. (03/03/1923 – 04/04/1929) – buried at Oakwood Cemetery, Winona, MS. – He was 6 years 1 month 1 day old at his death.
Amy Dell was born on 01/12/1902 and died on 01/14/1983 in Montgomery Co., MS. Dell and Amy Dell was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Winona, Montgomery Co., MS. J.W. Brookshire and J.W. Brookshire, Jr. are also buried at Oakwood.
Dell was 48y, 10m, 25d old at his death. Amy Dell was 81 years 0 months 2 days old at her death.
Ladell "Dell" Small Collins and Amy Dell Stephens Brookshire Collins had 3 children, as follows:
1. STILLBORN DAUGHTER – buried at Oakwood Cemetery, Winona, MS – no dates given - research pending
2. ERMA "JOYCE" COLLINS (Mansker) (Word) (12/20/1929 - )
3. ROBERT LEE "BOB" COLLINS (06/19/1934 – 03/11/2013) – married MILDRED ANN ("MICKI") STRIBLING (09/10/1934 – 10/30/2012). Robert Lee "Bob" Collins and Mildred Ann "Micki" Stribling Collins are buried at Forest Lawn Memory Gardens, Meridian, MS (Lauderdale County). Bob was 78 yrs. 8 mos. 20 days old at death. Mildred was 78 yrs. 1 mos. 20 days old at her death.
Dell was a taxi cab driver in Winona, MS. Cause of death was ruled as accidental head injury. Actual cause of death is suspicious, but unproven.
NOTE: For more of the history, of the Major Robert "Bob" and Erma Lou Collins' family, go to Collins-Hambrick History.
Sept. 2, 1949
The Winona Times
Winona, Ms.
Dell Small Collins
Last rites were held for Dell Small Collins Wednesday morning, Aug. 31, at 10:30 at Trewolla Funeral Home conducted by the Rev. J.M. Metts.
Mr. Collins who was 48 years old passed away at the home of his mother, Mrs. M.R. Collins near Winona, Aug. 30. He was born Oct. 5, 1900 near Winona & married Amy Dell Stephens.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Amy Dell Collins, Winona; 2 daughters, Mrs. Rosie Crane Collins, Winona, & Mrs. Joyce Mansker, Jackson; 1 son, Bobby Collins; his Mother, Mrs. M.R. Collins, Winona. He also leaves 2 sisters, Mrs. Susie Richards, Winona & Lottie Mae Collins, Paducah, Ky., & 5 brothers, Joe Collins, Lay Collins, Nick Collins, Alf Collins all of Winona & L.R. Collins, Grenada.
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Dell Small Collins was born on 10/05/1900 in Winona, Montgomery Co., MS and died on 08/30/1949 in Montgomery Co., MS.
Dell married Amy Dell Stephens Brookshire, who bore 2 children from her previous marriage to J.W. Brookshire (1870-1925).
The children of J.W. and Amy Dell Brookshire are, as follows:
1. ROSA CRANE BROOKSHIRE (Collins) (12/02/1921 - ) - married Nick Pegues Collins, brother to Dell
2. J.W. BROOKSHIRE, JR. (03/03/1923 – 04/04/1929) – buried at Oakwood Cemetery, Winona, MS. – He was 6 years 1 month 1 day old at his death.
Amy Dell was born on 01/12/1902 and died on 01/14/1983 in Montgomery Co., MS. Dell and Amy Dell was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Winona, Montgomery Co., MS. J.W. Brookshire and J.W. Brookshire, Jr. are also buried at Oakwood.
Dell was 48y, 10m, 25d old at his death. Amy Dell was 81 years 0 months 2 days old at her death.
Ladell "Dell" Small Collins and Amy Dell Stephens Brookshire Collins had 3 children, as follows:
1. STILLBORN DAUGHTER – buried at Oakwood Cemetery, Winona, MS – no dates given - research pending
2. ERMA "JOYCE" COLLINS (Mansker) (Word) (12/20/1929 - )
3. ROBERT LEE "BOB" COLLINS (06/19/1934 – 03/11/2013) – married MILDRED ANN ("MICKI") STRIBLING (09/10/1934 – 10/30/2012). Robert Lee "Bob" Collins and Mildred Ann "Micki" Stribling Collins are buried at Forest Lawn Memory Gardens, Meridian, MS (Lauderdale County). Bob was 78 yrs. 8 mos. 20 days old at death. Mildred was 78 yrs. 1 mos. 20 days old at her death.
Dell was a taxi cab driver in Winona, MS. Cause of death was ruled as accidental head injury. Actual cause of death is suspicious, but unproven.
NOTE: For more of the history, of the Major Robert "Bob" and Erma Lou Collins' family, go to Collins-Hambrick History.
The Winona Times
Winona, Ms.
Dell Small Collins
Last rites were held for Dell Small Collins Wednesday morning, Aug. 31, at 10:30 at Trewolla Funeral Home conducted by the Rev. J.M. Metts.
Mr. Collins who was 48 years old passed away at the home of his mother, Mrs. M.R. Collins near Winona, Aug. 30. He was born Oct. 5, 1900 near Winona & married Amy Dell Stephens.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Amy Dell Collins, Winona; 2 daughters, Mrs. Rosie Crane Collins, Winona, & Mrs. Joyce Mansker, Jackson; 1 son, Bobby Collins; his Mother, Mrs. M.R. Collins, Winona. He also leaves 2 sisters, Mrs. Susie Richards, Winona & Lottie Mae Collins, Paducah, Ky., & 5 brothers, Joe Collins, Lay Collins, Nick Collins, Alf Collins all of Winona & L.R. Collins, Grenada.
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Dell Small Collins was born on 10/05/1900 in Winona, Montgomery Co., MS and died on 08/30/1949 in Montgomery Co., MS.
Dell married Amy Dell Stephens Brookshire, who bore 2 children from her previous marriage to J.W. Brookshire (1870-1925).
The children of J.W. and Amy Dell Brookshire are, as follows:
1. ROSA CRANE BROOKSHIRE (Collins) (12/02/1921 - ) - married Nick Pegues Collins, brother to Dell
2. J.W. BROOKSHIRE, JR. (03/03/1923 – 04/04/1929) – buried at Oakwood Cemetery, Winona, MS. – He was 6 years 1 month 1 day old at his death.
Amy Dell was born on 01/12/1902 and died on 01/14/1983 in Montgomery Co., MS. Dell and Amy Dell was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Winona, Montgomery Co., MS. J.W. Brookshire and J.W. Brookshire, Jr. are also buried at Oakwood.
Dell was 48y, 10m, 25d old at his death. Amy Dell was 81 years 0 months 2 days old at her death.
Ladell "Dell" Small Collins and Amy Dell Stephens Brookshire Collins had 3 children, as follows:
1. STILLBORN DAUGHTER – buried at Oakwood Cemetery, Winona, MS – no dates given - research pending
2. ERMA "JOYCE" COLLINS (Mansker) (Word) (12/20/1929 - )
3. ROBERT LEE "BOB" COLLINS (06/19/1934 – 03/11/2013) – married MILDRED ANN ("MICKI") STRIBLING (09/10/1934 – 10/30/2012). Robert Lee "Bob" Collins and Mildred Ann "Micki" Stribling Collins are buried at Forest Lawn Memory Gardens, Meridian, MS (Lauderdale County). Bob was 78 yrs. 8 mos. 20 days old at death. Mildred was 78 yrs. 1 mos. 20 days old at her death.
Dell was a taxi cab driver in Winona, MS. Cause of death was ruled as accidental head injury. Actual cause of death is suspicious, but unproven.
NOTE: For more of the history, of the Major Robert "Bob" and Erma Lou Collins' family, go to Collins-Hambrick History.
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Age: 48 y, 10 m, 25 d. Cause of death was ruled a head injury, but cause is of a questionable and suspicious nature.
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