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Gail Blevens Obituary
She enjoyed playing bingo and making people laugh with her extremely animated stories. Her favorite color was royal blue and her favorite number was 69. Gail was an usher at Messiah Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Chicago, Ill., under the leadership of Rev. Treadmill.
Gail is survived by her boyfriend, Bernard Ferguson of Chicago, Ill.; one brother, Kingdon L. Collins Jr. of East Hartford; three sisters, Elizabeth Brevard (Ken) of Oakdale, Sharon Carpenter (James) of Anniston, Ala., and Tina Ann Collins of New London. She leaves behind a host of nieces, nephews and friends at The Senior Suites of Washington Heights in Chicago, Ill.
The arrangements were made by Dupage Cremations, LTD and Funeral Chapel in West Chicago, IL. The viewing is scheduled at 1 p.m. (Central Time Zone) Friday, Aug. 27, 2021, through Zoom. If you would like to make a donation toward her burial, please mail to Tina Ann Collins, 25 Ann Street, New London, CT 06320.
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Alfred Mayo
August 27, 2021
My condolences gone out to the Collins and Brevard families loss of Gail. We was great friend, am very proud of her continuing devotions to the church like her father would like her to do. May GOD bless her forever more.
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