Valentine Sevier Collins: DeLoach Genealogy

Generation: 1

Valentine Sevier Collins was born on 14 Apr 1900 in Greene County, , , Tennessee; died on 1 Sep 1991 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Fairview United Methodist Church Cemetery, , Washington County, Tennessee.

Valentine married Jessie F. Forrester on 4 Mar 1925 in Washington County, , , Tennessee. Jessie (daughter of John Calvin Forrester and Fanny Elizabeth Eller) was born on 10 Jun 1909 in Washington County, , , Tennessee; died on 16 Oct 1979 in , Giles County, Tennessee, ; was buried in Fairview United Methodist Church Cemetery, , Washington County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

2. Albert Harold Collins was born on 13 Apr 1926 in Washington County, , , Tennessee; died on 17 Dec 1971 in , Christian County, Kentucky, ; was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Christian County, Kentucky, .
3. Thomas Earl Collins was born on 19 Aug 1928 in Washington County, , , Tennessee; died on 19 Jul 1994 in , Washington County, Tennessee, ; was buried in Washington County Memory Gardens, Washington County, Tennessee, .
4. Fred Claude Collins was born on 23 May 1932 in , Washington County, Tennessee, ; died on 17 Nov 2017 in , Washington County, Tennessee, .

Generation: 2

Albert Harold Collins

(1.Valentine¹) was born on 13 Apr 1926 in Washington County, , , Tennessee; died on 17 Dec 1971 in , Christian County, Kentucky, ; was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Christian County, Kentucky, .

Notes:

Word has been received here of the death in Hopkinsville, Ky., Friday of Albert H. Collins, a former employee of Parks-Belk in Johnson City, Collins, 45, was a victim of a .25 calibre gunshot wound.

He was a native of the Jonesboro area, the son of Mr. and Mrs. V. T. Collins, Jonesboro.
who survive.

Other survivors are the widow, Mrs. Jacquelyn Cable Collins, of the home; two sons, Albert Jr. and Ricky, of the home; two daughters, Susan and Lila, of the home; two brothers, Thomas and Fred Collins, both of Johnson City.

Services were held last Saturday.

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Thomas Earl Collins

(1.Valentine¹) was born on 19 Aug 1928 in Washington County, , , Tennessee; died on 19 Jul 1994 in , Washington County, Tennessee, ; was buried in Washington County Memory Gardens, Washington County, Tennessee, .

Thomas married Mary L. Ford about 1949 in Washington County, , , Tennessee. Mary (daughter of Thomas Nelson Ford and Cleo Katharine Isenberg) was born on 22 Jul 1931 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee; died on 11 Jul 2021 in Washington County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Washington County Memory Gardens, , Washington County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Fred Claude Collins

(1.Valentine¹) was born on 23 May 1932 in , Washington County, Tennessee, ; died on 17 Nov 2017 in , Washington County, Tennessee, .

Notes:

Freddie "Fred" Collins, 85, of Johnson City, passed away on Friday, November 17, 2017 at his residence.

He was a native of Washington County and son of the late Valentine and Jessie Forrester Collins.

In addition to his parents, Fred was preceded in death by his brothers, Albert and Thomas Collins.

Fred retired from Rainbo Bakery after thirty seven years of service where he spent the last twenty five years as Retail Sales Manager. He was a member of Antioch Baptist Church where he worked with the Senior Ministry and Youth Ministry.

Survivors include Fred's wife of sixty three years, Jewell Vaught Collins, special brother and sister-in-law, David and Trula Vaught, sister-in-law, Mary Collins, several nieces and nephews.

The family will greet friends to share memories from 4:00 pm on Tuesday, November 21, 2017 until a Celebration of Fred's Life at 7:00 pm in the Sunrise Chapel of Tetrick Funeral and Cremation Services with Pastor Pete Tackett officiating. A Committal and Entombment Service will be held in the Mausoleum Chapel at Washington County Memory Gardens on Wednesday at 11:00 am. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers.

Fred married Jewell Vaught on 11 Sep 1954 in , Washington County, Tennessee, . Jewell (daughter of Alvin C. Vaught and Letitia Lukensie Howard) was born on 14 Sep 1934 in , Washington County, Tennessee, ; died on 7 Apr 2023 in , Washington County, Tennessee, ; was buried in Washington County Memory Gardens, Washington County, Tennessee, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]