Anna Ruth Collins

ANNA RUTH COLLINS, 85, of Huntington, wife of John Thomas Collins, passed away on Tuesday, March 31, 2015 at the Emogene Dolin-Jones Hospice House in Huntington. She was born on February 1, 1930 in Wayne County, WV, a daughter of the late William J.B. and Ruth (Crabtree) Jackson. In addition to her husband she is survived by a daughter, Anita Carol Michael of Huntington; a son, Johnny (Carol) Collins of Reynoldsburg, OH; siblings, Mary (Billy) Day, Gladys Jenkins, Betty Holbrook, Dora Collins, and Hammie Jackson; granddaughter, Carol Greenlees; great grandchildren, April, Katie and Essie Greenlees and Julia Henderson; 3 great-great grandchildren. Mrs. Collins was a retired hairstylist, a member of the 5th Avenue Baptist Church and a lifetime member of the VFW Ladies Aux. Funeral services will be held on Monday, April 6, 2015 at 1:00 PM at Beard Mortuary, Huntington, with Pastors Ivan Asbury and Eddie Gandy officiating. Burial will follow at Woodmere Memorial Park, Huntington. Visitation will be held one hour before the time of the service at the mortuary. Online condolences may be conveyed to the family at www.beardmortuary.com

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