Mary V. Easter Collins

Mrs. Mary V. Easter Collins, 76, of Mount Airy, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, April 22, 2010. Mrs. Collins was born April 17, 1934, in Carroll County, VA, to L.A. and Minnie Horton Easter. She was a retired certified nursing assistant with over 30 years of dedicated service to healthcare. Surviving are daughters and sons-in-law, Linda and Morris Simon, Denise Shelton and Darrell Easter, Misty and Johnny Snow, and Dawn Quesenberry; sons and daughters-in-law, Gary and Martha Collins and Eddie and Wendi Collins; nineteen grandchildren; eighteen great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; sisters and brothers-in-law, Judy and Jimmy Stevens, Rhonda and Ray Cox, and Alene Easter; brothers and sisters-in-law, Jimmie Lee and Faye Easter, Roscoe Easter and fiancée, Patty Carpenter, and Billy Ray and Shirley Easter; several nieces and nephews; a special friend, Angie Tate; six dogs; and a bird. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Collins was preceded in death by her husband, Maynard Lee Collins; and a brother, Arnold Junior Easter. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday, April 24, 2010, at Moody Funeral Home Chapel in Mount Airy, with the Rev. Richard Loman and Dr. David Sparks officiating. Burial will follow at Oakdale Cemetery. The family will receive friends Friday night from 6:00 to 8:00 at the funeral home.