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Gladys Collins Obituary

Gladys CollinsYORK - Gladys Smith Collins, 81, of York, S.C., died Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2013, at Wayne T. Patrick Hospice House in Rock Hill, S.C. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 13, 2013, at Bratton Funeral Home, with the Revs. Daggett Duncan and Barry Philbeck officiating. Burial will be at Lakeview Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013, at Bratton Funeral Home in York. Gladys was a daughter of the late John Smith and Alice Green Smith and the widow of Samuel A. Collins. She was a member of Mountain View Freewill Baptist Church and retired from American Thread. She is survived by three daughters, Vickey Parham, Brenda Bailes (Bill) and Patricia Bridges (Richard); son, Mike Collins (Teresa); and 21 grandchildren; 48 great-grandchildren; and 10 great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her sons, Ronnie Collins, Johnny Collins, Larry Collins and Sammy Collins. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.brattonfuneralhome.com. Bratton Funeral Home in York is serving the Collins family.

Published by The Herald on Dec. 12, 2013.
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Ms.Vickey,I know you are going to miss mom,and thats understandable,think of all the good times,and just knowing she is at rest and is with her Lord and Saviour who made it possible for her to have this Heavenly Home.Love You

Sue Hames

December 12, 2013

Mawmaw you started an amazing family and I thank you for that. You were an amazing woman. I love you and will miss you so much.

Kirsten Meyer

December 12, 2013

Grief can be so hard during the holidays, but our special memories help us cope. Remembering you and your loved one this holiday season.

Lisa Thomasson

December 12, 2013

Love u mawmaw u gonna be missed so much

chasity bowen

December 12, 2013

I would like to express my deepest love and sympathy to all of Gladys Collins children and family. If Gladys would have had a nickname it had to be sunshine. She went to heaven with a pure heart of Angel glow. She is missed. and for always will be remembered.

Ann Bowles

December 12, 2013

Vickey, I will be praying for you and the family....But the faith you have in Jesus will be what carries you during this loss....Just remember she knows everything now as she is taking her walk with the LORD.. Love you

Annette Wallace

December 12, 2013

Pat & Vickie I am praying for y'all and the rest of the family.. May God give you peace during this difficult time. Love & prayers.

Debbie Blanton

December 12, 2013

Love you maw maw and will miss you so much, but I am glad that you no longer have to suffer and you can be with your loved ones again. We will all be together again.

Sandra McFalls

December 12, 2013

Vickey, Praying for you and the family. Gladys is finally able to remember everything. She is enjoying her walk with the LORD. She will be missed.

Annette Wallace

December 12, 2013

I love you and will miss you MawMaw.

Summer Collins

December 12, 2013

Gladys was such a wonderful, loving Christian woman. She loved the Lord, and her family so much!!! She will be missed by so many people. We love you!!!!!

Tracy Collins

December 12, 2013

We Love You, Grandma Collins...You will forever be missed..

Tammy Collins

December 12, 2013

THERE ARE NO WORDS TO EXPRESS WHAT EMOTIONS I FEEL. KNOWING I JUST LOST MY MOTHER AND KNOWING THAT GLADYS HAS JOINED HER IN THAT GREAT CITY IS WORTH REJOICING OVER, NO MORE SUFFERING FOR NEITHER ONE OF THEM, NO MORE CONFUSION, ANOTHER ANGEL GONE ON BUT WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN. HER MEMORY WILL FOREVER BE WITH US...GOD BE WITH THE FAMILY, WE LOVE YOU GLADYS!

SUE TAYLOR

December 12, 2013

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