Henderson Nickel Collier
and Ella Alaphair Bentley

I. Rufus Calloway Collier b 30 Sept 1905 KY d 17 Mar 1984 buried Moses Bentley Cemetery, Load, Greenup Co KY; m. Hazel Marie Morris b 1908 d 1961 KY d/o Daniel Morris and Leona Unknown. Children of Rufus Calloway Collier and Hazel Marie Morris;

1. Lola Lee Collier b 10 Jun 1931 KY d 4 Jul 1941 KY buried Moses Bentley Cemetery, Load, Greenup Co KY.

2. Mildred Collier b 1938 KY d 1938 KY buried Moses Bentley Cemetery, Load, Greenup Co KY

3. Paul Collier b 12 Oct 1947 KY d 4 Oct 1948 buried Moses Bentley Cemetery, Load, Greenup Co KY

II. Beulah Collier b 12 Apr 1907 KY d 31 Dec 1987 Greenup Co KY; buried Moses Bentley Cemetery, Load, Greenup Co KY; m. Ellis Smith b 18 Mar 1909 d 5 Oct 1984 KY buried Moses Bentley Cemetery, Load, Greenup Co KY; Children of Beulah Collie and Ellis Smith;

1. Jerry Smith m. Female Spears; child; i. Jerry Cecil Smith Jr b 28 Oct 1969 d 18 May 1980 buried Moses Bentley Cemetery, Load, Greenup Co KY.

2. Betty Jean Smith b 25 Oct 1928 KY d 13 Aug 2000 KY; buried Moses Bentley Cemetery, Load, Greenup Co KY; m. Arnie Gillum

III. Willard "Dee" Collier b 25 Feb 1909 KY d 9 Feb 1988 Greenup Co KY; buried Moses Bentley Cemetery, Load, Greenup Co KY m. Frances Bertrum b 25 Aug 1918 d 23 Dec 1966 KY; buried Moses Bentley Cemetery, Load, Greenup Co KY; Children of Willard "Dee" Collier and Frances Bertrum;

1. William Collier b 4 Aug 1945 KY d 7 Apr 1946; buried Moses Bentley Cemetery, Load, Greenup Co KY.

2. Male Collier m. Female Burton. Child; i. Tina Elizabeth Collier b 28 Aug 1963 KY d 2 Jul 1964 KY; buried Moses Bentley Cemetery, Load, Greenup Co KY.

IV. Gilbert Franklin "Gib" Collier b 13 Aug 1911 KY d 30 Dec 1993 KY buried Moses Bentley Cemetery, Load, Greenup Co KY; m. Ruth Braden b 1 Jan 1915 KY d 16 Feb 1988 KY buried Moses Bentley Cemetery, Load, Greenup Co KY; d/o Hesbert Braden and Bertha Boyle. Children of Gilbert Franklin "Gib" Collier and Ruth Braden;

1. Roy Collier

2. Raymond Collier

3. Ricky Collier

4. Geneva Collier m. Male Martin

5. Theda Collier m. Male Martin

6. Thelma Collier m. Male Toklin

8. Linda Collier m. Male Sammons

9. Rhonda Collier m. Male Quillen

Ruth Braden m. (1) Male Braden. Child;

1. Ronald Braden

Obituary - Gib Collier, 83, of Load, died Thursday, Dec.30, at the home of a daughter, Brenda Stanley, of Catlettsburg. Mr. Collier was born Aug 13,1911, at Load, a son of the late Henderson and Ella Alaphair Bentley Collier. His wife Ruth Braden Collier, died in 1988. He was a retired bus driver with the Greenup County Board of Education, a Christian and a member of the Load Volunteer Fire Department. Surviving are three sons, Roy Collier of Mount Sterling, Raymond Collier and Ricky Collier both of Load, a stepson, Ronald Braden of Load; and five other daughters, Geneva  Martin and Theda Martin both of Flatwoods, Thelma Toklin of Load, Linda Sammons of Worthington and Rhonda Quillen of Lloyd; a sister, Gladys Skeens of Load; 23 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. The funeral was conducted at 2p.m. Sunday, Jan.2, at Wright's Funeral Home in Greenup by the Rev. Henderson Morris. Burial  was in Moses Bentley Cemetery, Load, Greenup Co KY.

IV. Julia Collier b ?? d 30 Nov 1944 KY; buried Moses Bentley Cemetery, Load, Greenup Co KY.

IV. Gladys Collier m. Male Skeens. Child;

1. Faith Skeens m. Male Bryan s/o Male Bryan and Brownie Adams (Brownie was d/o Jesse Enoch Adams and Anna Brown). Thanks to Pamela Bryan Thomas for adding this information for this family in our guestbook 2 Sept 2008.