Nella Faye Collins

Nella Faye Collins, 70, of Middleburg, FL passed away Friday, October 20, 2006 surrounded by her beloved family at The Earl B. Hadlow Center for Caring in Jacksonville, FL. Born on January 3, 1936 in Waycross, GA to parents Ellis and Margaret Simerly, she moved to the Middleburg area in 1972, coming from Jacksonville. Of the Baptist faith, she loved to read her bible and was a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church. Some of her favorite things were talking on the phone, especially with her family, shopping at Wal-Mart Super Center, cooking and listening to music, but above all, her children and grand children were her greatest joys. She was preceded in death by her husband of 31 years, Crayton Ray Collins. Left to cherish her memory are her three sons, George “Crayton” Collins and his wife Catina of Middleburg, Michael Dean Collins and his wife Terri of Middleburg, and Lewis Ray Collins; one daughter, Theresa Holtkamp and her husband Donald of Jacksonville; two brothers, Russell Simerly and his wife Joyce and Larry Simerly and his wife Alfredia, and one sister, Wanda Fox and her husband Billy all of Charleston, SC; eleven grandchildren, Renee, Kacie, Kaleb, Tatum, Donald Edward, Jr., Kenneth, Katrina, Chad, Ashley, Marissa, and Catie Lynn; and four great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends in the chapel of Broadus-Raines Funeral Home on Monday, October 23, 2006 from 6:00 until 8:00 pm. Funeral services will be held in the chapel of Broadus-Raines Funeral Home on Tuesday, October 24, 2006 at 10:00 am with Reverend Calvin Childers officiating. Interment will follow in Holly Hill Cemetery. Please sign the family’s online guest registry at www.broadusraines.com. Arrangements are under the care of Broadus-Raines Funeral Home, 501 Spring St, Green Cove Springs, FL (904) 284-4000.