Thursday, December 1, 1988
Charlie Collins, age 84, a resident of Tinsley, Ky., died Friday, November 25, 1988 at his home.
He was born November 15, 1904 in Bell County, Ky., the son of the late Mack Collins and Cready Bunch Collins. He was a member of the United Mine Workers of America. A retired coal miner and a member of the Greasy Creek Baptist Church.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Edith Mason Collins, Greasy Creek, Ky.; eight children, Cecil Collins, Ft. Meyers, Fla., Mrs. Minnie Carmack, Greasy Creek, Gracie Brooks, Brooksville, Ky., John Collins, Milford, Ohio, Elmer Collins, Milford, Ohio and Bobby Jo Collins, Tampa, Fla.; one half sister, Mrs. Allie May Trosper, Barbourville, Ky.; twenty-four grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren.
Services were at 2 p.m. Sunday, November 27, 1988 at the Greasy Creek Baptist Church with Revs. Paul Gibson and Terry Cox. Burial followed in the Collins Family Cemetery, Greasy Creek., Ky. The pallbearers who served were friends of the family. Durham Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.