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Funeral Services will be held Saturday, September 13, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. in the chapel of the Upton Hay Funeral Home with Dale Reagan officiating and interment to follow in the Macedonia Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be Friday, September 12, 2025, from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. and Saturday, September 13, 2025, from 8:00 a.m. until time for the service.
She was born on Tuesday, April 13, 1943, to the late Everett and Delma (Anderson) Collins. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her daughter, Jenni Woodcock; 1 sister; and 2 brothers.
She is survived by her spouse, Blake Strong; sons, Jeff Woodcock, and John Woodcock; daughters, Delores Woodcock, Francis Schwab, Lillie Grinslead, and Alice Scott; 14 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; sister, Pat Moore; brother, Royce Collins; as well as a host of friends and neighbors that will mourn her passing.
The Upton-Hay Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Mrs. Kathy Sue Strong.
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