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- COLLINS, A. R. (Dr.)
"Elizabethton Star," Thursday, February 19, 1948
A. R. Collins County Physician Taken By Death
Dr. A. R. Collins, 73, oldest practicing physician in Carter County, died in a local hospital this morning. He became ill Tuesday morning. Dr. Collins, a well-known physician of Elizabethton, had been the county physician for more than 30 years and had practiced in Carter County for the past 50 years, 48 of which he had an office at Hunter.
He graduated from the University of Tennessee and took a post-graduate course in Philadelphia. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge Dashiel No. 238 of Elizabethton.
Survivors are one sister, Mrs. Mollie D. Price of Livingston, and fourteen nieces and nephews.
The body will be moved to the home Friday morning at 10:00.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Tetrick Funeral Home and will be announced later.
COLLINS, A. R. (Dr.)
"Elizabethton Star," Friday, February 20, 1948
Saturday For Dr. Collins
Funeral services for Dr. A. R. Collins, 73, of Route 2, who died at a local hospital Thursday morning, will be conducted from the home Saturday morning at 10:00 a.m. with the Rev. D. B. Bowers and the Rev. Lloyd Greer officiating. Burial will be in the Hyder Cemetery.
Active pallbearers will be Clay and Charley Hardin, Earl Campbell, Campbell Williams, Wiley Taylor, Shirley Williams, Jim Lewis and Clarence Howard.
The Masonic Lodge Dashiel Number 238 will conduct services at the cemetery.
Flower bearers will be Mesdames Grace Lewis, Maggie Howard, Ethel Williams, Allie Davis, Dan Smith and Vester Rash.
The body was moved to the home this morning from the chapel of the Tetrick Funeral Home.
Roy Hathaway Funeral Home in charge.
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