7. | Rhoda Catherine Heaton was born on 20 Sep 1861 in Carter County, , , Tennessee (daughter of John William Heaton and Catharine Berry "Katie" Van Huss); died on 10 Mar 1949 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Bowers Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. Notes:
"Elizabethton Star," Friday, March 11, 1949
Rhoda Collins Dies, leaving 159 Direct Descendants
Mrs. Rhoda Catherine Collins, 87, died at her home on Route 1 Thursday at 12:15 a.m. after a five weeks illness. She was a member of the Siam Baptist Church. Her husband, Jackson C. Collins preceded her in death in 1928.
She is survived by two sons, J. K. Collins and G. C. Collins, both of Route 1, Elizabethton; four daughters, Mrs. Callie McKernan, and Mrs. S. B Randolph, both of Route 1, Elizabethton, Mrs. Kate Dougherty and Mrs. Lue Masters both of Erwin; 45 grandchildren and 98 great-grandchildren; and one sister, Miss Nancy Heaton or Route 1, Elizabethton.
Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 2:00 p.m. at the Siam Baptist Church with the Rev. Willis B. Allen officiating, assisted by the Rev. Johnnie Riddle and the Rev. R. C. Stockton. Burial will be in the Bowers Cemetery on Route 2.
Active pallbearers will be the great grandchildren, Donald, Floyd, Richard and Willard Collins, Harold Harvey, Ted Edwards, Charles Lipford and Bill Carpenter.
The great granddaughters will serve as flower bearers.
The body will be removed to the home today at 3:30 p.m. from the chapel of the Tetrick Funeral Home where it will remain until 1:00 p.m. Sunday when it will taken to the church to lie in state until the funeral hour.
Notes:
Married:
In the 1880 Carter County Census, Jackson's mother, Evaline Collins, was living with him.
Children:
- Grant M. Collins was born on 11 Nov 1879 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 1 Mar 1928 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Pearl Bowers Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee.
- Granville Cameron "Doc" Collins was born in Mar 1882 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died after 1946 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Blue Springs Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee.
- Caledonia Josephine Collins was born on 11 Nov 1884 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 9 Dec 1978 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Nave Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee.
- John K. Collins was born on 15 Mar 1887 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 24 Jul 1954 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Nave Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee.
- Cammie E. Collins was born in Mar 1892 in Carter County, , , Tennessee.
- Katie P. Collins was born in Mar 1892 in Carter County, , , Tennessee.
- Watson Collins was born in Aug 1897 in Carter County, , , Tennessee.
- Rebecca Louise "Lou" Collins was born on 22 Apr 1900 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 31 Jan 1982 in Unicoi County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Martins Creek Cemetery, , Unicoi County, Tennessee.
- 3. Viola Collins was born about 1904 in Carter County, , , Tennessee.
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