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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 on Friday, 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 CompuCom, an IT service
company. Although CompuCom is contracted by many companies for IT work, I
work through CompuCom exclusively for Lowe’s stores. Each week, I service 10
Lowe’s stores throughout Mississippi – Greenville, Jackson, Flowood,
Philadelphia, Meridian, Laurel, Hattiesburg, Petal, Madison and Ridgeland. I
previously worked for Logista on the Trustmark Bank account after spending 3
years as a Customer Service Representative for Mississippi Farm Bureau. Prior to that, I worked for Pomeroy IT
Solutions, a national computer service firm that provides IT support for
businesses nationwide. With Pomeroy, I worked on the Amsouth Bank
account. 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
1920 Montgomery County, Mississippi Census shows that Joe Marlow Collins had already moved out and started a
family. Major Robert is listed just
below him with Erma, Dell, Lay, Lottie, Lattie (“Doc”), Nick, Alf and Susie
still living on the Collins Homeplace (Census T625, Roll 999, P.9). 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 COLLINS CADDESS
(04/25/1899 – 06/25/1959) is buried in the Oakwood Cemetery in Winona,
MS. Bessie was 60 years 2 months 0
days old at her death. 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 - Nettie was 79 years 7 months 12 days old
at her death. Nettie remarried ???.
She met ??? in Florida and only remained married briefly to him. CLICK HERE for a
photo of Joe and Nettie Collins. CLICK HERE for a photo of ???, Nettie
and Joe Nevel Collins, Circa 1972. 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, d. May 10, 2012 in Jackson, MS. He was 89 years old at his
death. James married Bonnie Lavelle Matthews
b. 05/06/1922 in ?, d. 02/23/2008 in Winona, MS. James and Bonnie had 5
children, as follows: 1. Barbara Collins, 2. James Michael (“Mike”) Collins,
3. Deborah Collins Miller, 4. Larry Collins, and 5. Bonnie Jo Collins. 3. MARY ELIZABETH COLLINS,
b. 10/27/1926 in Duck Hill, MS, d. 01/30/2014 in Whitfield, MS. She married John Alvis Burney,
b. 11/24/1921 at Poplar Springs, MS, d. 12/15/2010 at Terry, MS. Mary and
John had 3 children, as follows: 1. John A. Burney, Jr., 2. Robert D. Burney,
Sr., and 3. Cheryl Elizabeth Burney Cooley. CLICK HERE for a
photo of W.L. (“Lon”) Cross and Mary Elizabeth Collins, Circa 1944. 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). Amy Dell was previously
married to J.W. Brookshire, Sr.
J.W Brookshire, Sr. is buried at Oakwood Cemetery in Winona, MS. He was
approximately 55 years old at his death. J.W.
Brookshire and Amy Dell Stephens Brookshire had 2 children, as follows: 1.
ROSA CRANE BROOKSHIRE
(Collins) (12/02/1921 – 11/21/2014). She was 92
years 11 months 19 days old at her death. 2.
J.W. BROOKSHIRE, JR.
(03/03/1923 – 04/04/1929) – buried at Oakwood Cemetery, Winona, MS. – He was 6
years 1 month 1 day old at his death. Ladell
“Dell” Small Collins and Amy Dell Stephens Brookshire Collins had 3 children,
as follows: 1.
STILLBORN DAUGHTER – buried at Oakwood Cemetery,
Winona, MS – no dates given 2.
ERMA “JOYCE” COLLINS
(Mansker) (Word) (12/20/1929 – 07/15/2013). She was 83
years 6 months 25 days old at her death. 3.
ROBERT LEE “BOB” COLLINS
(06/19/1934 – 03/11/2013) – married MILDRED ANN (“MICKI”)
STRIBLING (09/10/1934 – 10/30/2012). Robert Lee “Bob” Collins and
Mildred Ann “Micki” Stribling Collins are buried at Forest Lawn Memory
Gardens, Meridian, MS (Lauderdale County). Bob was 78 yrs. 8 mos. 20 days old
at death. Mildred was 78 yrs. 1 mos.
20 days old at her death. Amy Dell is buried
at the Oakwood Cemetery in Winona, MS. She was 81 years 0 months 2 days old at her
death. Dell is also buried
at the Oakwood. He was 48y, 10m, 25d
old at his death. Dell
was a taxi cab driver in Winona, MS. The cause of his death was ruled as
accidental head injury, possibly from a fall during the night, however, the
fall did not occur where he was living at the time. One theory indicated that
he did not go to his current house after work, but, instead went out to the
old Collins homeplace off Sawyer Road, where he was found dead the next
morning. Speculation at that time was
that someone had waylaid him either before he got to the old homeplace, or
that someone had attacked him (possibly a robber, burglar or trespasser) when
he arrived there and hit him in the head.
Another thought could be that a cab “passenger” forced him to go to a
secluded location where he was attacked.
There is no evidence of anything contrary to the “official” report and
no indication that he might have been robbed of fare money. However many rumors that there may be about
his fate, the actual cause of death is very suspicious, albeit totally
unproven. ------------- LOTTIE MAE COLLINS married (1) RUPERT
(“JACK”) DALTON (Birth and death dates and burial location
unknown, but possibly could be the Rupert Zena Dalton buried in Maplewood Cemetery
in Mayfield, KY – married Lottie on
01/04/1925 – divorced 05/06/1926); NOTE:
Lottie has been linked on Findagrave to Rupert Zena Dalton as a matter of
continuity. If/when Rupert Zena Dalton
is found not to be the Rupert that was Lottie’s first husband, the link on
Findagrave will be corrected or removed; (2) JAMES ELLIS
HAYS (05/01/1881 – 01/14/1968 – married Lottie on 07/18/1956
– buried in Maplelawn Park Cemetery in Paducah, KY with Emanda (his first
wife), and Lottie; and (3) ELMER
ELLSWORTH ROBINSON (02/25/1902 – 09/12/1996 – married
Lottie on 09/05/1970) – buried in Harrisburg, Illinois (Sunset Gardens
Cemetery) next to his first wife, Thelma). 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 Maplelawn Park Cemetery, McCracken County,
Paducah, Kentucky, presumably buried next to or near to her 2nd
husband, James Ellis Hays. Lottie 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 -
Corrine was 55 years 11 months 28 days old at her death. Doc
was manager of a plantation called Glenwild, near Camp McCain, MS. He is buried at the Oakwood Cemetery in Winona,
MS. He was 72y, 3m, 10d old at his
death. ------------- LAY TURNER COLLINS
married FLORA MAE KITE
(05/06/1917 – 07/30/2009). Flora was
92y, 2m, 24d old at her death. Flora
and Lay had 3 children, as follows: 1.
PAUL TURNER COLLINS
(10/19/1940 – 12/05/2012) married Nancy Marie Stewart
(10/14/1942 – 06/11/2010) on 01/06/1962. Paul was 72 years 1
month 16 days old at his death. Nancy was 67 years 7 months 28 days old at
her death. 2.
MARTHA NELL COLLINS
(10/15/1944 - ) married Kenneth Ray “Ken” Stewart
(12/08/1940 – 10/01/2011) on 12/25/1961 in Winona, Montgomery County, MS. Ken
was the brother to Nancy Marie Stewart, the wife of Paul Turner Collins. Ken
was 70 years 9 months 23 days old at his death. 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 (photo). Lay Turner Collins in 1967 at the Winona Pool Hall
(photo). Lay
lived with his daughter Martha Nell Collins Stewart for several years before
moving into a convalescent home in El Monte, California. Lay Turner Collins
and Flora Mae [Kite] Collins
are buried at the Oakdale Cemetery in
Glendora, Los Angeles County, California.
He was 77y, 4m, 8d old at his death.
LAY’S MARKER Flora was 92 years 2 months 24 days old at her death.
Photo of the Lay Collins Family L to R (Standing): Paul Turner Collins,
Flora Mae Kite Collins, Lay Turner Collins Click to Enlarge ------------- NICK PEGUES COLLINS
married ROSA CRANE BROOKSHIRE (12/02/1921 – 11/21/2014), daughter of J.W. 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 – 10/26/2018) - Deanna married Saxon Wray “Pete” Kirk
(07/19/1928 – 12/30/2015). They had one child, Kendall Scott “Ken” Kirk
(01/21/1964 – 03/08/2016) 2.
LINDA CAROL COLLINS
(09/18/1945 – 10/03/2011) 3.
DAVID WENDELL COLLINS (05/09/1947 - ) – David married Andrea Tate and they
had 2 children – Cassandra Gail “Cass” Collins (11/06/1970 - ) and David Nicholas “Nick”
Collins (01/09/1982 – 10/24/2013) 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 and Rosa are buried
at the Oakwood Cemetery in Winona, MS.
He was 88y, 7m, 25d old at his death. She was 92y, 11m, 19d old at her
death. Nick and Rosa were married on March 5, 1936 and 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 - ) married (1) Deborah Lynn Chrismond (06/28/1959 -
) and (2) Annette Wren Pipkin Davis
(04/05/1966 – 06/04/2011) – Marriage License Front – Rear. Ronnie and
Deborah had no children. Ronnie and Annette
had 2 sons; Cody Ryan Collins (03/30/1993 - ) and Sean Eric Collins
(03/05/1996 - ) PHOTO 1 – PHOTO 2 – PHOTO 3. 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 Cooke 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 Chapel
Hill Cemetery (McCool), Attala County. Alf is buried in Winona Garden of Memory, Montgomery County, Winona,
Mississippi. He was 50y, 8m, 2d old at
his death. Alf and Juanita had been
married 10y, 10m, 13d at the time of Alf’s death. Juanita was 43y, 3m, 12d old at the time of
Alf’s death. Ronnie was 9y, 0m, 24d
old at the time of Alf’s death. 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. Ronnie was 14y, 8m, 12d
old when they married. They had no
children from this marriage. Juanita
married Roy 6y, 7m, 20d after Alf’s death. Juanita is buried at the Winona Garden of
Memory, Montgomery County, 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 Oakwood Cemetery, Montgomery County, Winona,
MS. He was 71y, 7m, 5d old at his
death. Juanita was 65y, 3m, 23d and
Ronnie was 31y, 1m, 4d old when Roy died.
Juanita was Roy’s 2nd wife.
Roy’s parents were Calvin Erwin Rhine
(10/23/1854 – 01/24/1931) and Matilda Turner Rhine
(10/20/1884 – 04/04/1929). Roy’s first
wife was Lillian Essie Palmertree
12/19/1915 – 02/28/1974). Lillian and
Roy had 4 children: Dewie Ladell “Buddy” Rhine
(07/21/1933 – 11/16/1998); Franklin Lavelle Rhine
(10/07/1935 – 09/25/1992); Reba Sue [Rhine] Carwile
(08/08/1938 – 04/08/2006); and Martha Ann “Marty” [Rhine] Holly
(10/28/1942 – 03/06/2018). Lillian
Essie Palmertree [Rhine] Orr is buried at Oakwood Cemetery, Montgomery
County, Winona, MS. ------------- Susie Ellen Collins married William Thomas Richards (02/12/1905 – 01/03/2004).
They had 1 child, as follows: JUDITH (“JUDY”) MAXINE
RICHARDS [SCHOCK] [GOTSCHALL] (10/20/1939 – 04/01/1993) – 1966 PHOTO Susie Ellen Collins Richards is buried
in the Pilgrim’s Rest Cemetery, Huntington County, Huntington, IN. William Thomas Richards’ burial location is
unknown at this time. Susie
was 92 years 0 months 14 days old at her death. Judith Maxine Richards
married her first husband, Daniel “Dan” Schock,
on February 14, 1970. He was
born November 22, 1920 in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, and died June 07, 1983 in
Fort Wayne Indiana. They had had 2 children together, which are, as follows:
RICHARD DALE SCHOCK, b. April 27, 1971, Paducah, Kentucky, and JOHN WILLIAM
SCHOCK, b. December 13, 1975, Marion, Indiana. She married second husband, Frank Gotschall July 15, 1989. Judith Maxine Richards
Schock Gotschall is buried in the Saint Joseph Catholic
Cemetery, Tiffin, Seneca County, Ohio, with her first husband, Dan Schock. It is not known as of June 30, 2021 if Judith’s 2nd husband, Frank Gotschall,
is deceased and, if so, the location of his burial. According to Judith's obituary, Frank
Gotschall was from Sikeston, MO, or living there at the time of Judith's
death. Judith and Frank Gotschall had
no known children. ------------- Major Robert Collins Family Age Comparisons ------------- THE
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