1917
Robert
2009
Robert Lee Collins
January 12, 1917 — December 20, 2009
Laurinburg
Mr. Robert Lee Collins, 92, died Saturday December 19 at Willow Place in Laurinburg.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday 11:00 a.m. at McDougald Funeral Home and Crematorium Chapel officiated By Re v. C.F. McDowell, III. Burial will follow in Hillside Memorial Park.
Mr. Collins was born January 12, 1917 in Marion County, SC, the son of the late Robert T. and Maggie M. Watson Collins. He was the manager of the Winn Dixie supemarket in Laurinburg from 1945 until 1983 greeting each and every customer with a smile. Mr. Collins served in the US Army in the Armored Tank Division and was the oldest living WWII veterans in this area. He farmed as a hobby raising chickens, pig and vegetables.
Mr. Collins is survived by a daughter-in-law, Anne McRae Collins of Wilmington, NC; brother-in-law, R.B. Fowler and wife, Ruby of Laurinburg; various nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his wife, Evelyn Fowler Collins and his only child, Robert Fowler Collins; four brothers and sisters.
Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church, PO Box 883, Laurinburg, NC 28353 or to Hospice of Scotland County, PO Box 1033, Laurinburg, NC 28353.
Visitation will be 10:30 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. Tuesday prior to the service at McDougald Funeral Home and Crematorium.
Read Robert Collins's Obituary and Guestbook on www.mcdougald.com.
Mr. Robert Lee Collins, 92, died Saturday December 19 at Willow Place in Laurinburg.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday 11:00 a.m. at McDougald Funeral Home and Crematorium Chapel officiated By Re v. C.F. McDowell, III. Burial will follow in Hillside Memorial Park.
Mr. Collins was born January 12, 1917 in Marion County, SC, the son of the late Robert T. and Maggie M. Watson Collins. He was the manager of the Winn Dixie supemarket in Laurinburg from 1945 until 1983 greeting each and every customer with a smile. Mr. Collins served in the US Army in the Armored Tank Division and was the oldest living WWII veterans in this area. He farmed as a hobby raising chickens, pig and vegetables.
Mr. Collins is survived by a daughter-in-law, Anne McRae Collins of Wilmington, NC; brother-in-law, R.B. Fowler and wife, Ruby of Laurinburg; various nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his wife, Evelyn Fowler Collins and his only child, Robert Fowler Collins; four brothers and sisters.
Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church, PO Box 883, Laurinburg, NC 28353 or to Hospice of Scotland County, PO Box 1033, Laurinburg, NC 28353.
Visitation will be 10:30 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. Tuesday prior to the service at McDougald Funeral Home and Crematorium.
Read Robert Collins's Obituary and Guestbook on www.mcdougald.com.
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