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Clarence Hobert Collins
and Evelyn J Collins

Clarence Hobert Collins b 29 Jan 1926 VA d 29 Sept 2013 Wise Co VA; buried Powell Valley Memorial Gardens, Big Stone Gap, Wise Co VA; s/o Andrew Jackson Collins and Rosa Asbury Burke. Clarence Hobert Collins m. Evelyn J Powers b 27 Mar 1933; d/o David E Powers and Kathleen M Unknown. Children of Clarence Hobert Collins and Evelyn J Powers;

1. Clarence Collins Jr (deceased)

2. Diana Faye Collins b 10 May 1956; m. Ernest Ernie Collier b 28 May 1950; s/o Monroe Collier and Kletis Kiser.

3. Dennis Collins; m. Brenda Unknown

4. Larry Collins; m. Melissa Unknown

5. Joleada Jody Collins; m. Tim Lewis


Obituary of Clarence Hobert Collins

Birth: Jan. 29, 1926. Virginia. Death: Sep. 29, 2013, Wise, Co VA. Parents: Andrew Jackson and Rosa Asbury Burke Collins. Spouse: Evelyn Collins. Clarence Hobert Collins: 29 Jan 1926 - 29 Sep 2013. WISE, VA. SEPTEMBER 30, 2103 - Clarence Hobert Collins, 87, passed away Sunday, September 29, 2013 at the Holston Valley Hospital and Medical Center in Kingsport, TN with his loving wife and children by his side. He was of the Baptist Faith, a U.S. Marine Veteran of World War II, serving in the Pacific Theater, a retired coal miner from Clinchfield Coal Co. and a member of the UMWA District 28, Local Union 1476. He was preceded in death by a son, Clarence Jr.; his parents, Andrew Jackson and Rosa Asbury Burke Collins; brothers, Ralph Collins, Willard Collins, Glen Collins, Bobby Collins and James Collins; and sisters, Louise Bowman and Sarah (Bessie) Bentley. Surviving are his Loving wife of 59 years, Evelyn Collins; children, Faye Collier and husband Ernie of McRoberts, KY, Dennis Collins and wife Brenda of Wise, VA, Larry Collins and wife Melissa of Wise, VA and Joleada (Jody) Lewis and husband Tim of Big Stone Gap, VA; grandchildren, Susan Freeman and husband Justin, Jordan Collier, Brittany Collins and fiancé Andrew Barlow, Ashley Bowen, Kaitlyn Collier, Kevin Collier, Ashlee Lewis, Jeffrey Bowen and Madyson Lewis; great-grandchildren, Mason Craft and Ryder Freeman; a great-granddaughter to be, Hadley Freeman; a brother, William (Bill) Collins and wife Lois (Dee) of Englewood, Ohio; sisters, Evelyn Craiger and husband Carl of Moraine, Ohio and Thelma Jean Copeland of Dayton, Ohio; brother-in-law, Kelly Bentley; sister-in-law, Donna Collins; and a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral services for Clarence Hobert Collins will be conducted at 7:00 P.M. Wednesday, October 2, 2013 at the Sturgill Funeral Home Chapel in Wise, VA with Pastor James Wilson officiating. The Family will receive friends from 5:00 P.M. till time of services at 7:00 P.M. Wednesday at the Sturgill Funeral Home in Wise, VA. Graveside committal services and burial will be held at 11:00 A.M. Thursday, October 3, 2013 in the Powell Valley Memorial Gardens Big Stone Gap, VA. Family and friends will meet at 10:10 A.M. Thursday at the funeral home to go to the cemetery in procession. In lieu of flowers the family request that memorial contributions be made to Alzheimers Family Support Services P.O. Box 888 Big Stone Gap, VA 24219. Sturgill Funeral Home 1621 Norton Road SW Wise, VA 24293 is in charge of arrangements. Burial: Powell Valley Memorial Gardens. Big Stone Gap, Wise County, VA.


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