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Stephen Grant Collins
HIGH POINT — Stephen Grant Collins died Jan. 13, 2015
The funeral was Saturday at First Baptist Church in Red Springs. Burial followed in Alloway Cemetery.
He was born in Robeson County on Oct. 2, 1941 to the late Roy Lee Collins and Lois Johnson Collins. He graduated from Red Springs High School and Robeson Community College, where he earned a degree in HVAC. He served in the United States Navy on the USS America aircraft carrier. He was manager at Electronics Unlimited, District Manager for Central Park and worked with the Pembroke Housing Authority before retiring.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Shirley Smith Collins. He is survived by a daughter, Julie Collins Wooten, and husband, Robbie, of High Point; a son, Jason Grant Collins, and wife, Melinda, of Greensboro; a brother, Reverend Bobby Collins, and wife, Joyce of Dunn; a brother, Ernie Collins, of Pembroke; and grandchildren, Ashton Lyn Wooten and Robert Ethan Wooten, of High Point, and his special grand-dog, Snickers.
Memorials may be made to the Hayworth Cancer Center, c/o High Point Regional Health Foundation, PO Box HP-5, High Point, NC 27261.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Boles Funeral Home in Red Springs.
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CM
February 17, 2015
I give my deepest sympathies to the Collins family. May you look to God for the comfort and strength to endure this difficult time. Psalms 94:19
LS
February 17, 2015
May the God of all comfort bring you encouragement during this difficult time.Isaiah32-2
My deepest sympathies.
Psalms 55:22 R.A.
February 13, 2015
May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.
February 7, 2015
My heart goes out to you for your deep loss you must be feeling for your beloved Stephen. How sad to lose someone so loved and so needed. May you find comfort in prayer and in one another. (Jeremiah 29:12,13)
January 21, 2015
My condolences go out to the family and friends for your recent loss. During this trying time we have pleasant memories of our loved one. Be assured that the God of all comfort has your loved one tucked away in his memory too. May he console you with the positive hope of being able to see your loved one again.
January 17, 2015
worked with Grant at the House of Quality. A very gentle and humorist man. So sorry for your loss.
Alice Cromwell Morgan
January 16, 2015
Grant was a student of mine at Robeson Community College. Enjoyed having him as a student. My heartfelt condolences to the family.
Delia & Bordie McCloskey
January 15, 2015
Like Nat, I remember thinking of Grant & Shirley as the perfect couple. Blessings to all the family and many fond memories.
Nat Tolar
January 15, 2015
My deepest condolences to this entire family. Grant was truly a gentle man and he and Shirley made a great couple. I truly will remember him as one of Red Springs finest. May God grant peace to this family and bless each of you with the happiest of memories when you think of him.
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