Rev. Charles Howard Collins age 82 of Lula passed away Thursday Oct. 20, 2011 at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center following a brief illness.
Rev. Collins was born in Blairsville, Georgia on June 10, 1929 to the late Virgil C. & Minnie Magnolia Henson Collins. Rev. Collins was a retired Baptist Minister of 50 plus years having pastored the following churches located in Hall & Banks counties: Belton Baptist Church, Lula, Mountain View Baptist Church, Gainesville, Belmont Baptist Church, Gainesville, Westside Baptist Church, Gainesville, Homer Baptist Church, Homer, Calvary Baptist Church, Gainesville, Sugar Hill Baptist Church, Gainesville, & White Hall Baptist Church, Gainesville. He also was retired from the Georgia Department of Labor in Alto, Georgia. Rev. Collins was preceded in death by a sister, Ruby Collins Pirkle of Lula.
Survivors include, wife of 61 years, Anita Saxon Collins of Lula, son & daughter in law, Tony & Deborah Collins of Dahlonega, grandchildren, Nathan & Jamie Collins of Atlanta, Jonathan & Ashley Collins of Gainesville, great grandchildren, Jack Collins & Bianca Collins of Gainesville, brother, Ray Collins of Cleveland, nephews, Clyde Pirkle of Gainesville & Lamar Collins of Cleveland, niece, Latrelle Collins Youngblood of Cleveland.
Funeral services will be held 2:00 p.m. Sunday Oct. 23, 2011 at the Memorial Park Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Benny Turner, & Rev. Darryl Womack officiating.
Interment will be in Belton Baptist Church Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. & from 6:00 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. Saturday Oct. 22, 2011 at the funeral home. The family asks that all area Ministers serve as honorary pallbearers and need to assemble at the funeral home by 1:30 p.m. on Sunday Oct. 23, 2011.
Flowers will be accepted but donations may be sent to Lula Baptist Church, Lula, Georgia.
Online condolences may be made to the family at memorialparkfuneralhomes.com
Memorial Park Funeral Home, 2030 Memorial Park Road, Gainesville, Georgia 30504
