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About the Author Collins - Hambrick Family History(now including Caddess, Bond and Rodgers
information)
My name is Ron
(Ronnie) Lee Collins. I was
born December If I Could Dance With My
Father Again Back when I was a child Before life removed all the innocenceMy father would lift me high And dance with my mother and me and thenSpin me around 'till I fell asleep Then up the stairs he would carry me And I knew for sure, I was loved If I could get another chance, another walk, another dance with him I'd play a song that would never, ever end How I'd love, love, love, to dance with my father, again Oooooh When I and my mother would disagree To get my way I would run from her to him He'd make me laugh just to comfort me Yeah yeah, then finally make me do just what my mama said Later that night when I was asleep He left a dollar under my sheet Never dreamed that he would be gone from me If I could steal, one final glance, one final step, one final dance with him I'd play a song that would never, ever end'Cause I'd love, love, love, to dance with my father, again Sometimes I’d listen outside her doorAnd I’d hear how my mother would cry for himI prayed for her even more than meI prayed for her even more than meI know I’m praying for much too muchBut could you send back the only man she lovedI know you don’t do it usuallyBut dear Lord she’s dying to dance with my father againEvery night I fall asleep And this is all I ever dream
By
Luther Vandross
Click on the Photo Above I am the only child of Alf
Trotter Collins and Juanita Hambrick Collins Rhine, of
Vaiden. My middle name “Lee” came from
my Grandmother, Exyah Lee Bond Hambrick.
I have two wonderful sons, Cody Ryan Collins (born
03/30/1993) and Sean Eric Collins (born 03/05/1996). I graduated from Vaiden Elementary School on 05/24/ I currently live in Florence,
Mississippi and work for Pomeroy IT Solutions, a national computer service
firm that provides IT support for businesses nationwide. I’m a Computer
Technical Specialist and, among many other hobbies, spend my spare time with
my boys and doing historical research and WEB page design. I am the author of 240+ web
pages, including The History of Vaiden,
Mississippi WEB Pages, and the Childhood Memories Page. I also wrote Capitol Murder: Tempers and
Temperance – Truth and Consequences, which was accepted for publication
by the Mississippi Journal of History, while I was completing my
Masters Studies at My father, Alf
Trotter Collins ( ------------- Collins The following information is
taken from Elsie Lilburn’s Family Treemaker listings. JOE MARLOW COLLINS was married twice. His married his first wife, BESSIE JANE
BLAYLOCK, on 09/11/1918 in BESSIE JANE BLAYLOCK CADDESS (04/25/1899 – 06/25/1959)
is buried in the Joe Marlow’s second wife was NETTIE
CHANDLER (08/11/1905 – 03/23/1985). Nettie is also buried
in the Oakwood Cemetery in Winona, MS. – Marker Photo 2 Joe and first wife, Bessie Jane Blaylock,
had 3 children, as follows: 1.
JOE NEVEL COLLINS, b. November 12, 1919, 2.
JAMES LAMAR COLLINS, b. May 10, 1923. 3.
MARY ELIZABETH COLLINS. Joe
Marlow and second wife, Nettie Chandler, had no children. Joe Marlow worked for the
Montgomery County, MS Roads Department. Joe Marlow is buried at the Oakwood Cemetery
in Winona, MS. He was 68y, 5m, 17 days
old at his death. ------------- DELL SMALL COLLINS married
AMY DELL STEPHENS-BROOKSHIRE (01/12/1902 – 01/14/1983). They had 3 children, as follows: 2. ERMA “JOYCE” COLLINS
(12/20/1929 - ) 3. ROBERT LEE “BOB”
COLLINS (06/19/1934 - ) Amy Dell is buried at the Oakwood Cemetery
in Winona, MS. Dell was a taxi cab driver
in Dell is buried at the Oakwood Cemetery
in Winona, MS. He was 48y, 10m, 25d
old at his death. ------------- LOTTIE MAE COLLINS married (1) RUPERT (“JACK”) DALTON (Birth and death
dates and burial location unknown – married on 01/04/1925 – divorced
05/06/1926); (2) JAMES ELLIS HAYES (05/01/1881 – 01/14/1968 – married
07/18/1956 – buried in Paducah, KY – name of cemetery unknown); and (3) ELMER
ELLSWORTH ROBINSON (02/25/1902 – 09/12/1996 – married 09/05/1970) – buried in
Illinois (cemetery name unknown) next to his first wife). Lottie
Mae Collins was nicknamed "Dolly" by her grandfather, William
"Bill" Franklin Rodgers.
Lottie was a young woman when she moved to Lottie never had any children from any of her
marriages. Lottie is buried in Paducah, Kentucky, presumably buried
next or near to her 2nd husband, James Ellis Hays – cemetery name
is unknown. She was 95y, 1m, 16 d old
at her death. ------------- LATTIE RODGERS “DOC”
COLLINS married CORRINE ODOM (08/06/1917 – 08/03/1973). They had 2 children, as follows: 1. JIMMY RAY COLLINS 2. ANNIE RUTH COLLINS Corrine Odom is buried at the Oakwood Cemetery
in Winona, MS. – Marker Photo 2 Doc was manager of a plantation
called Glenwild, near Doc is buried at the ------------- LAY TURNER COLLINS married
FLORA MAE KITE
(05/06/1917 - ). They had 3 children,
as follows: 1. PAUL TURNER COLLINS
(10/19/1940 - ) 2. MARTHA NELL COLLINS (10/15/1944 - ) 3. MARY FRANCES (“FRAN”)
COLLINS (08/19/1949 - ) Lay was a farmer, house
painter, and was employed at the Recreation Pool Hall in Winona, MS, before
moving from Mississippi to southern California in August, 1971. Lay Turner Collins at age 21. He lived with his daughter
Martha Nell Collins Stewart for several years before moving into a
convalescent home in Lay Turner Collins is buried at the ------------- NICK PEGUES COLLINS
married ROSA CRANE BROOKSHIRE (12/02/1921 - ), daughter of J. Brookshire and
Amy Dell Stephens-Brookshire (later Collins) on 03/15/1936. Nick was 25y, 8m, 21d old and Rosa was 14y,
3m, 3d at the time they were married.
Nick and Rosa had 6 children, as follows: 1. DEANNA BROOKSHIRE
COLLINS (02/26/1939 - ) 2. LINDA CAROL COLLINS
(09/18/1945 - ) 3. DAVID WENDELL COLLINS
(05/09/1947 - ) 4. ROSEMARY COLLINS
(02/22/1949 - ) 5. ROBERT BRUCE COLLINS
(02/24/1953 - ) 6. AMYE JEANINE COLLINS
(03/14/1957 - ) Nick retired from the
Screw Conveyor Corporation in Winona, MS. Nick is buried at the Oakwood Cemetery in Winona, MS. He was 88y, 7m, 25d old at his death. Nick and Rosa had been married 62y, 11m, 2d
at the time of Nick’s death. ------------- ALF TROTTER COLLINS
married JUANITA ELIZABETH HAMBRICK
(10/12/1920 – 07/01/2002) on 03/11/1953. Alf was 39y, 9m, 17d old and Juanita was
32y, 4m, 27d old when they married.
They had 1 child, as follows: RONNIE LEE COLLINS
(12/31/1954 - ) Alf was 41y, 7m, 9d old
and Juanita was 34y, 2m, 19d old when Ronnie was born. Alf
Trotter Collins served in the U. S. Army during World War II, He served in
the Military Police and was classified as Marksman,
M-1 Rifle. He received the Good Conduct Medal, Marksman Badge with Rifle
Bar, the American Campaign Medal and the World War II Victory Medal
and the Honorable Service Lapel Button – WWII. He was honorably discharged from the Army in
1946. [Ed. Note: Due to the loss of the original medals, the
ones depicted here are reissues from the Army’s National Personnel Records
Center – Military Personnel Records; 9700 Page Avenue; St. Louis, MO
63132-5100 or by the web at: https://veteranmedals.army.mil/]. Completion of Service Letter from President Harry Truman Alf
died on January 24, 1964 as the result of an automobile accident, south of
Winona, Mississippi, on January 23, 1964 -- in which he was riding on the
front passenger seat -- while enroute to work at J.A. Olsen Picture Frame
Factory. Also killed were Johnson
Cooke (09/12/1921 or 1923 – 01/23/1964 (driver)) and James
Stephens Downs (08/07/1913 – 01/23/1964 (rear left passenger)). Avery Peeler (right rear seat) was the only survivor.
Juanita was 43y, 3m, 12 d old and Ronnie was 9y, 0m, 24 d old when Alf was
killed. Johnson Cook is buried at Midway Church Cemetery, Vaiden, Carroll County MS. James Stephens Downs is buried at Old Plank Cemetery, Carroll County, MS. Avery Peeler is buried at Alf is buried in Winona Garden of Memory Cemetery, Winona, Juanita
Collins married 2nd husband ROY JULIUS RHINE on September 12, 1969. Juanita was 48y, 11m, 0d old and Roy was
55y, 2m, 13d old when they were married.
They had no children from this marriage. Juanita is buried at the Winona Garden of Memory in Winona, MS. She was 81y, 8m, 19d old at her death. Ronnie was 47y, 6m, 0 d old when Juanita
died. Juanita’s grandsons (Ronnie’s
sons) Cody and Sean were 9y, 3m, 1d and 6y, 3m, 26d old, respectively, when
Juanita died. Roy Julius Rhine (06/30/1914 – 02/04/1986) is buried at the ------------- SUSIE ELLEN COLLINS
married WILLIAM THOMAS RICHARDS. They
had 1 child, as follows: JUDITH (“JUDY”) MAXINE
RICHARDS (10/20/1939 – 04/01/1993) – 1966 PHOTO Susie Ellen Collins
Richards is buried in the Pilgrim’s Rest Cemetery, Huntington County,
Huntington, IN Judith Maxine Richards married her first husband,
Daniel “Dan” Schock, on February 14, 1970. He was born November
22, 1920 in Judith Maxine Richards Schock Gotschall is said to
be buried in the Saint Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Tiffin, Seneca County, Ohio,
with her first husband, Dan Schock. ------------- Major Robert Collins Family
Age Comparisons ------------- THE COLLINS FAMILY (as listed above) The
Collins Homeplace –
Photo 1 Photo 2 Photo 3 Photo 4 Photo 5 Photo 6More Photos of the Collins ClanPhoto 1
Photo 2
Photo 3
Photo 4 Photo
5
Still More Photos of The Collins Clan Photo 1 – Photo 2 – Photo 3 – Photo 4 – Photo 5 Photo 6 – Photo
7 – Photo 8 – Photo 9 Rosa and Nick Collins’ 50th Anniversary
Napkin (March Visit With the Collinses – November 1979 The J.A. Olsen Employees of Winona, MS -- 1955 ( Winona Times Article With
Listing of Employees in the Above Photo ( Bob and Erma Collins were
a farming family that lived in Bob and Erma Collins are buried in the Bob also had three
sisters, Lallie Otee (“Sis”) ( Major Crume Collins, James
Simpson Collins, James Polk Collins,
Mariah Jane Collins, Lallie Otee (“Sis”) Collins,
Rosa Paralee Collins and William Wade (“Rube”) Collins, are buried at James Thomas (“Tom”) is buried at Our
Cousin, Elsie Lilburn,
has traced the Collins Family History to To go to Elsie’s Family TreeMaker site, CLICK HERE. To view an Adobe .pdf
document of only the Collins Descendents, CLICK HERE. ------------- Hambrick Juanita Hambrick Collins
Rhine ( |
