Edith Case Collins

 Edith Case Collins, of Reidsville and formerly of Mayodan, NC, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, at The Gibson House at Ancora Compassionate Care, in Wentworth, NC on Thursday, July 11, 2024.

A celebration of her life will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, July 20, 2024, at First Baptist Church of Reidsville with Dr. Lance Cole officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service and other times at the home of her son, Mark Collins.

Mrs. Collins grew up in Mayodan, NC and moved to Reidsville, NC after the passing of her husband, James A. Collins Sr. in 1995.

She was the Senior Adult Program Director for the M-M Recreation Department until her retirement in 1994. Ms. Collins was most proud of her 60+ years as a Sunday School teacher – where most of her students suggested that she “was the best Sunday School teacher they had ever heard”. She was active in civic and community affairs, formerly serving on the Madison- Mayodan School Board and the Salvation Army of Rockingham County. She also formerly represented Rockingham County on the Regional Mental Health Board of Centerpoint.

Mrs. Collins was especially proud of founding the first Senior Program for minorities in western Rockingham County. She also founded the first “Tri-High Y” program for high school girls in Madison-Mayodan.

She was preceded in death by her husband, James A. Collins Sr., parents, Charles Claude Case and Pearl Williams Case, all of Mayodan; brothers, James Daniel “J.D.” Case, Claude Earl Case Jr. and Levi “Buster” Case.

She is survived by her sons, James “Jim” Collins Jr. (Anne) of Winston-Salem, Mark Collins (Phyllis) of Reidsville, and Stephen L. Collins (Rachel) of Pilot Mountain, NC; brothers, Wayne Greer Case and Clyde Harvey Case; and sister, Sylvia C. Stepp.

Mrs. Collins loved and adored her grandchildren and great-grandchildren; Logan Collins Tice (Ryan) of Nashville, TN; Greer Collins Brown (Jenn) of Matthews, NC; Kellee McKinney Graves (Garland) of Timberlake, NC; and Huston Levi Rush Collins of Los Angeles, CA; in addition, her great grandchildren, Collin McKinney Graves of Houston, TX, Reece and Rhett Brown of Matthews, NC; and special friend, Mitzi A. Moore of Mayodan.

Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church, 409 S. Main Street, Reidsville, NC 27320, Salvation Army of Rockingham County, P.O. Box 686, Reidsville, NC 27323; or The Good Shepherd Children’s Home in Guatemala, c/o Hamilton Financial & Associates, 3710 University Drive, #330, Durham, NC 27707.

  The family would like to thank Ancora Compassionate Care for their professionalism and service to the family.