Henderson NIckel Collier and Ella Alaphair Bentley

Henderson Nickel Collier
and Ella Alaphair Bentley

Henderson Nickel Collier b 8 Aug 1880 Letcher Co KY, d 8 Jul 1940 King's Daughters Hospital, Ashland, Boyd Co KY; buried Moses Bentley Cemetery, Load, Greenup Co KY; s/o Robert Collier and Martha Yonts. Henderson Nickel Collier m. Ella Alaphair Bentley b 7 Feb 1886 d 7 Feb 1952 Greenup Co KY; buried Moses Bentley Cemetery, Load, Greenup Co KY; d/o Moses Bentley and Margaret White. Children of Henderson Nickel Collier and Ella Alaphair Bentley;

1. Rufus Calloway Collier b 30 Sept 1905 Greendup Co KY d 17 Mar 1984 Greenup Co KY; 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;

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

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

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

2. Beulah Collier b 12 Apr 1907 Greenup Co 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 Ellis Smith and Beulah Collie;

i. 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.

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

3. Willard Dee Collier b 25 Feb 1909 Load, Greenup Co 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;

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

ii. 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.

4. 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;

i. Roy Collier

ii. Raymond Collier

iii. Ricky Collier

iv. Geneva Collier; m. Male Martin

v. Theda Collier; m. Male Martin

vi. Thelma Collier; m. Male Toklin

vii. Linda Collier; m. Male Sammons

viii. Rhonda Collier; m. Male Quillen

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

i. Ronald Braden

4. Julia Collier b 26 Oct 1913 Greenup Co KY d 30 Nov 1944 Greenup Co KY; buried Moses Bentley Cemetery, Load, Greenup Co KY.

5. Gladys Collier m. Male Skeens. Child;

i. 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.

Obituary: Gilbert Franklin Gib Collier
13 Aug 1911 - 30 Dec 1993

Gilbert Franklin Gib Collier, 83, of Load, (Greenup Co KY) 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.