Grace Mae Collins

Obituary For Grace Mae Collins

The late Mrs. Grace Mae Collins of 752 Pine Street, Sylvester, Georgia, departed this life on Thursday, July 23, 2020 at her residence.

A private ceremony for the family will be held on Saturday, August 1, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. from the Shepard Memorial Garden Cemetery in Sylvester, Georgia. Words of Comfort will be given by Pastor Nick Hillery. Services will be streamed Facebook Live from the "Shipps Funeral Home" Facebook page.

Mrs. Grace Mae Collins was born September 25, 1940 in Worth County, Georgia to the late Mr. and Mrs. John, Sr. and Lillie Mae Holley. She was one of fourteen children.

Grace was educated in the Worth County Public School System. At an early age, Grace became a member of Pine Bluff Baptist Church in Sumner, Georgia. Later in life, she moved her membership to Pentecostal Full Gospel Crusade Church in Poulan, Georgia. Grace was united in Holy Matrimony with the love of her life, the late John Allen Collins, for over 43 years. A devoted mother, extraordinary mother, loving grandmother, caring sister, and compassionate friend, Grace was very caring. She always found time to babysit her grandchildren, and she loved to work as a homemaker. Grace had a passion for sitting and taking care of the elderly, and most of all, she loved God and her family. To those who truly knew her, they could always count on a good, hilarious conversation from her.

On Thursday, July 23, 2020, at her home in Sylvester, Georgia at the age of 79, Grace left it all to answer God’s call and went to her Heavenly Home. Grace will be missed by family and friends whose lives she touched. She was preceded by her parents, her husband, four sisters and five brothers. Grace is survived by her three children, Sandra Dean Collins of Tifton, Georgia, Lillie Pearl (L.C.) Walker of Sumner, Georgia, Vickie Lynn (Bobby) McKay of Sylvester, Georgia; a niece that she raised as her own Victoria (Joseph) Bell of Sparks, Georgia; grandchildren LaGail Latrell (Reginald) Nether, Freemus Marie (Antonio) Collins, Willie James Slaughter, and Alonzo Tukes, Jr. all of Sylvester, Georgia, Joshua Andrew Walker of Sumner, Georgia, Ashley LaShae Holley, Kierra Shantal Slaughter, both of Albany, Georgia, Vantasia Hill, Westbrook Cole, both of Sparks, Georgia; 16 great grandchildren, Dee, Khalil, Kobe, Tamya, Tyrese, Kamille, Nash, Kedarria, Keelan, Brandy, King, Kaylei, Shay, Ja’Leeiah, Quayvo, Ja’Mirra; 3 great-great grandchildren, Kayson, Kharter, and Noah; two brothers, John Holley, Jr. of Sumner, Georgia, Frank Holley (Beverly Holley) of Baconton, Georgia; three sisters, Sarah Green of Sylvester, Georgia, Gloria (Charles) McCloud of Ashburn, Georgia, and Ernestine Johnson of Oakfield, Georgia; three sisters-in-law, Evelyn Holley of Largo, Florida, Deborah Jean Farley of Sylvester, Georgia, Barbara Jean Gregory of Fort Lauderdale, Florida; one brother-in-law, Johnny Wade Collins, Jr. of Sylvester, Georgia; two special friends/neighbors, Nina Johnson and Krystal Dennison; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, relatives, and devoted friends.