Samuel Ernest "Sam" Collins, Jr.
Mr. Samuel Ernest "Sam" Collins, Jr., 83, passed away on Wednesday, May 4, 2011, at Rowan Regional Medical Center surrounded by his family.
Born March 22, 1928, in McDowell County, he was the son of the late Samuel E. Collins, Sr. and Lacie Collins.
He served in the U.S. Merchant Marines during WWII from 1944 to 1945. Sam owned and operated S.E. Collins Sheet Metal in Marion until relocating with his family to Salisbury in 1973. He was employed with Gamewell Mechanical until his retirement in 1993. A member of First Baptist Church in Marion, he regularly attended Stallings Memorial Baptist Church in Salisbury.
In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by a daughter, Cindy Collins Barlowe; a brother, Robert "Bob" Collins, and three sisters, Edith Boyette, Pauline "Polly" Cheek, and Helen Morley.
He leaves behind a family who will miss him deeply, including his wife of 60 years, Nancy Blalock Collins; daughters, Teresa and her husband, Jim Anglin, Bunni and her husband Warren Mills, all of Nebo; Anita and her husband, Gene Fouts, of Cleveland, N.C.; Karen and her husband, Chris Huling, of Charleston, S.C., and Sharen and her husband, Bo Burrell, of Salisbury, and a son, Samuel E. "Sammy" Collins, III (President S.E. Collins P.A., Consulting Engineers) and his wife, Amie, of Salisbury. Also left to cherish his memory are 16 grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; one step-great-grandson, and three sisters, Pat Felmet, of Waynesville; Lottie and her husband, Norris Jamison, of Marion, and Ethel Horne, of Columbus, Ga.
Burial will be at McDowell Memorial Park in Marion, N.C.
Mr. Samuel Ernest "Sam" Collins, Jr., 83, passed away on Wednesday, May 4, 2011, at Rowan Regional Medical Center surrounded by his family.
Born March 22, 1928, in McDowell County, he was the son of the late Samuel E. Collins, Sr. and Lacie Collins.
He served in the U.S. Merchant Marines during WWII from 1944 to 1945. Sam owned and operated S.E. Collins Sheet Metal in Marion until relocating with his family to Salisbury in 1973. He was employed with Gamewell Mechanical until his retirement in 1993. A member of First Baptist Church in Marion, he regularly attended Stallings Memorial Baptist Church in Salisbury.
In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by a daughter, Cindy Collins Barlowe; a brother, Robert "Bob" Collins, and three sisters, Edith Boyette, Pauline "Polly" Cheek, and Helen Morley.
He leaves behind a family who will miss him deeply, including his wife of 60 years, Nancy Blalock Collins; daughters, Teresa and her husband, Jim Anglin, Bunni and her husband Warren Mills, all of Nebo; Anita and her husband, Gene Fouts, of Cleveland, N.C.; Karen and her husband, Chris Huling, of Charleston, S.C., and Sharen and her husband, Bo Burrell, of Salisbury, and a son, Samuel E. "Sammy" Collins, III (President S.E. Collins P.A., Consulting Engineers) and his wife, Amie, of Salisbury. Also left to cherish his memory are 16 grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; one step-great-grandson, and three sisters, Pat Felmet, of Waynesville; Lottie and her husband, Norris Jamison, of Marion, and Ethel Horne, of Columbus, Ga.
Burial will be at McDowell Memorial Park in Marion, N.C.
Samuel Ernest "Sam" Collins, Jr.
Mr. Samuel Ernest "Sam" Collins, Jr., 83, passed away on Wednesday, May 4, 2011, at Rowan Regional Medical Center surrounded by his family.
Born March 22, 1928, in McDowell County, he was the son of the late Samuel E. Collins, Sr. and Lacie Collins.
He served in the U.S. Merchant Marines during WWII from 1944 to 1945. Sam owned and operated S.E. Collins Sheet Metal in Marion until relocating with his family to Salisbury in 1973. He was employed with Gamewell Mechanical until his retirement in 1993. A member of First Baptist Church in Marion, he regularly attended Stallings Memorial Baptist Church in Salisbury.
In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by a daughter, Cindy Collins Barlowe; a brother, Robert "Bob" Collins, and three sisters, Edith Boyette, Pauline "Polly" Cheek, and Helen Morley.
He leaves behind a family who will miss him deeply, including his wife of 60 years, Nancy Blalock Collins; daughters, Teresa and her husband, Jim Anglin, Bunni and her husband Warren Mills, all of Nebo; Anita and her husband, Gene Fouts, of Cleveland, N.C.; Karen and her husband, Chris Huling, of Charleston, S.C., and Sharen and her husband, Bo Burrell, of Salisbury, and a son, Samuel E. "Sammy" Collins, III (President S.E. Collins P.A., Consulting Engineers) and his wife, Amie, of Salisbury. Also left to cherish his memory are 16 grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; one step-great-grandson, and three sisters, Pat Felmet, of Waynesville; Lottie and her husband, Norris Jamison, of Marion, and Ethel Horne, of Columbus, Ga.
Burial will be at McDowell Memorial Park in Marion, N.C.
Mr. Samuel Ernest "Sam" Collins, Jr., 83, passed away on Wednesday, May 4, 2011, at Rowan Regional Medical Center surrounded by his family.
Born March 22, 1928, in McDowell County, he was the son of the late Samuel E. Collins, Sr. and Lacie Collins.
He served in the U.S. Merchant Marines during WWII from 1944 to 1945. Sam owned and operated S.E. Collins Sheet Metal in Marion until relocating with his family to Salisbury in 1973. He was employed with Gamewell Mechanical until his retirement in 1993. A member of First Baptist Church in Marion, he regularly attended Stallings Memorial Baptist Church in Salisbury.
In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by a daughter, Cindy Collins Barlowe; a brother, Robert "Bob" Collins, and three sisters, Edith Boyette, Pauline "Polly" Cheek, and Helen Morley.
He leaves behind a family who will miss him deeply, including his wife of 60 years, Nancy Blalock Collins; daughters, Teresa and her husband, Jim Anglin, Bunni and her husband Warren Mills, all of Nebo; Anita and her husband, Gene Fouts, of Cleveland, N.C.; Karen and her husband, Chris Huling, of Charleston, S.C., and Sharen and her husband, Bo Burrell, of Salisbury, and a son, Samuel E. "Sammy" Collins, III (President S.E. Collins P.A., Consulting Engineers) and his wife, Amie, of Salisbury. Also left to cherish his memory are 16 grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; one step-great-grandson, and three sisters, Pat Felmet, of Waynesville; Lottie and her husband, Norris Jamison, of Marion, and Ethel Horne, of Columbus, Ga.
Burial will be at McDowell Memorial Park in Marion, N.C.
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