Brady Collins

Brady A. Collins ELKTON - Brady Allen Collins, 74, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009, at his home after a courageous battle with cancer. Mr. Collins was born Sept. 5, 1935, in Norfolk, and was the son of the late Brady and Evelyn Barnes Collins. Mr. Collins graduated from the Deep Creek High School in Chesapeake and was a member of the Kempsville Evangelical Presbyterian Church for 39 years. Mr. Collins had worked for IBM in Norfolk for a number of years, and retired from D.E.Q. In 1956, he married Maxine Zicafoose who survives. In addition to his wife, Mr. Collins is survived by two sons, Tim Collins and wife Sue of Frederick, Md., and their children, Sarah and Alex; Keith Collins and wife Michelle of Crewe, Va.; grandchildren, Rachel, Brandon, Lauren, Kristen and their mother, Valerie Collins; a brother, Ken Collins and wife Lane of Fredericksburg; and a number of nieces and nephews. The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, at Evangelical Presbyterian Church. The Collins family will receive friends Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Kyger Funeral Home in Elkton. Memorial contributions may be made to Evangelical Presbyterian Church Building Fund, 2580 Panorama Drive, Elkton, VA 22827. Online condolences may be sent to the Collins family by visiting www.kygers.com.