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Edward Lee “Ed” Collins Sr.

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Edward Lee “Ed” Collins Sr.

Birth
Winn Parish, Louisiana, USA
Death
21 Oct 1965 (aged 67)
Winn Parish, Louisiana, USA
Burial
Sardis, Winn Parish, Louisiana, USA Add to Map
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Funeral rites for Ed Collins, 67 year old Winn Parish native, who died at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 21, 1965 in a local nursing home after a long illness, were held at 3;30 p.m. Saturday. Services were in the Atlanta Baptist Church with the Rev. Ray Teal and Rev. C. W. Jones officiating.

Interment was in Sardis Cemetery under direction of Southern Funeral Home.

Mr. Collins was a lifelong resident of Winn Parish, a retired timber contractor, and a member of the Baptist Church.

Survivors include his wife; four daughters, Mrs. Cleburn Dalton, Jr., Baton Rouge, Mrs. Jim Attaway of Dallas, Texas, Miss Jennifer Collins of Atlanta, and Mrs. Wayne Sharpe of Montgomery, Ala.; four sons, Ed., Jr., Richard, and Cecil, all of Winnfield, and Bill of Alexandria; five sisters, Mrs. Merle McIlwain, Springhill, Mrs. J. D. Rudd, Mrs. P. B. Smith, Mrs. Lonnie Dick, and Mrs. Howard Boyett, all of Winnfield; three brothers, Roy Collins of Atlanta, Luther and Dewitt Collins, of Winnfield; and 16 grandchildren.

Published in The Winn Parish Enterprise News-American, October 28, 1965
Funeral rites for Ed Collins, 67 year old Winn Parish native, who died at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 21, 1965 in a local nursing home after a long illness, were held at 3;30 p.m. Saturday. Services were in the Atlanta Baptist Church with the Rev. Ray Teal and Rev. C. W. Jones officiating.

Interment was in Sardis Cemetery under direction of Southern Funeral Home.

Mr. Collins was a lifelong resident of Winn Parish, a retired timber contractor, and a member of the Baptist Church.

Survivors include his wife; four daughters, Mrs. Cleburn Dalton, Jr., Baton Rouge, Mrs. Jim Attaway of Dallas, Texas, Miss Jennifer Collins of Atlanta, and Mrs. Wayne Sharpe of Montgomery, Ala.; four sons, Ed., Jr., Richard, and Cecil, all of Winnfield, and Bill of Alexandria; five sisters, Mrs. Merle McIlwain, Springhill, Mrs. J. D. Rudd, Mrs. P. B. Smith, Mrs. Lonnie Dick, and Mrs. Howard Boyett, all of Winnfield; three brothers, Roy Collins of Atlanta, Luther and Dewitt Collins, of Winnfield; and 16 grandchildren.

Published in The Winn Parish Enterprise News-American, October 28, 1965

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  • Created by: Ron Manley
  • Added: Jul 14, 2009
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39449803/edward_lee-collins: accessed ), memorial page for Edward Lee “Ed” Collins Sr. (26 Sep 1898–21 Oct 1965), Find a Grave Memorial ID 39449803, citing Sardis Baptist Church Cemetery, Sardis, Winn Parish, Louisiana, USA; Maintained by Ron Manley (contributor 46788603).