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NANCY CAROLINE HUTCHINGS COLLUM

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NANCY CAROLINE HUTCHINGS, 97. Beloved wife of Wallace K. Collum,died peacefully at home on Oct. 11, 2012, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Bryn Mawr, PA. to Thomas Henry Hutchings and Reba Dowdell Hutchings. Prior to her move to Osprey in 1978, she was a resident of Wayne, PA. and a member of the Central Baptist Church there. She was pre-deceased by her ex-husband, Warren E. Lentz, her brother, Henry James Hutchings, and her sister-in-law, Kathrine Muir Hutchings. Survivors include her husband, Wallace K. Collum, her daughter, Shelley L. Wheeler and son-in-law, Stanley L. Wheeler, two grandsons, Chris Garos of Brooklyn, NY (wife Katie Albert) and Isaac S. Wheeler of New York City, nieces Patricia Hutchings of Philadelphia and Carolyn Nan Hutchings of Maui. Services will be private. Memorial donations may be made to Tidewell Hospice, 5955 Rand Blvd., Sarasota, FL. 34238.

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Published by Philadelphia Inquirer/Philadelphia Daily News on Oct. 14, 2012.

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Angela

October 14, 2012

You have my deepest sympathy. May good memories of Nancy provide consolation for your family during this challenging time; and may God provide you with the assurance that you will see your loved one again in Paradise. John 17:3

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