Bessie "Norine" Collins

Mrs. Bessie “Norine” Bobbitt Collins, 89, of Mt. Airy passed away Friday, January 24, 2020, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson.  Mrs. Collins was born in Surry County on January 3, 1931, to the late Royce and Elizabeth Odell Beck Bobbitt.  She retired after 43 years of employment from Renfro, and a faithful member of Mt. Airy Wesleyan Church.  Mrs. Collins was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother who will be dearly missed by all her family and friends.  She is survived by daughters and sons-in-law, Judy Joyce, Jamie Bishop and Don, Jan Taylor and Curtis; a son and daughter-in-law, James Harvey Collins, Jr. and Kay; grandchildren and spouses, Sean and Kristy-Ann Joyce, Kim and Danny Lyons, Donivan and Tara Bishop, Julie and Eric Sutton, Michael and Brook Collins, Cheryl and Jason Fogle, Ashley and Bobby Talbottt, Allison and Brad Harris; fifteen great grandchildren; a sister-in-law, Patsy Bobbitt; many nieces and nephews.  In addition to her parents, Mrs. Collins was preceded in death by her husband, James Harvey Collins, Sr.; sisters and brother-in-law, Lola Mae Jones and Lacy, and Roxie Odell Blizard; a brother, Royce Anderson Bobbitt.  A funeral service will be held Monday, January 27, 2020 at 2:00 PM at Level Cross United Methodist Church with the Rev. Wesley Hall officiating.  Burial at Skyline Memory Gardens.  The family will receive friends Monday from 1:00 until 2:00 PM at the church.  Moody Funeral Home in Mt. Airy is serving the Collins family.  In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Mountain Valley Hospice and Palliative Care, 401 Technology Ln., Mt. Airy, NC 27030, or to Level Cross United Methodist Church, 4080 Siloam Rd., Dobson, NC 27017.  Online condolences may be made at www.moodyfuneralservices.com.