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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 Click
here to relive a Blast from the Past. 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 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 Lottie on 01/04/1925 – divorced
05/06/1926); (2) JAMES ELLIS HAYES (05/01/1881 – 01/14/1968 – married
Lottie on 07/18/1956 – buried in Paducah, KY); and (3) ELMER ELLSWORTH ROBINSON (02/25/1902 – 09/12/1996 –
married Lottie on 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 Maplelawn Park Cemetery, McCracken County, Paducah, Kentucky, presumably buried next to or near to
her 2nd husband, James
Ellis Hayes. 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 Doc
was manager of a plantation called Glenwild, near Camp McCain, MS. Doc 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 - ) married Nancy Marie Stewart
(10/14/1942 – 06/11/2010) on 01/06/1962. 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. 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 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 ------------- 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 – 10/03/2011) 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. ------------- 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 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 “Marty” [Rhine] Holly (10/28/1942 - ).
Lillian Essie Palmertree [Rhine] Orr is buried at Oakwood Cemetery,
Montgomery County, Winona, MS. ------------- Susie Ellen Collins Collins
married William Thomas Richards (02/12/1905 – 01/03/2004).
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. William Thomas Richards’ burial
location is unknown at this time. 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 October 3, 2011 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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