Johnsey Collins Jr

JOHNSEY G. COLLINS JR., 89, of Kenova, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, November 26, 2014 at St. Mary's Medical Center in Huntington. Johnsey was born November 24, 1925 in Allen, Ky., a son of the late Johnsey G. and Christina Hall Collins. He retired from Sears after 27 years of service. He was a member of the Oak Street Freewill Baptist Church in Flatwoods, Ky. Johnsey was a US Army veteran stationed in Cheltenham, England. He was a life member of American Legion Post #93 Kenova whose Military Honor Guard will conduct graveside rites. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of fifty-nine and one-half years, Phyllis Ann Jordan Collins. He is survived by his beloved children, two daughters, Chiquita F. Followay of Westmoreland, W.Va. and Olivia Sue Damron of Kenova; one son, Johnsey G. Collins, III (Jean) of Flatwoods, Ky.; five grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and one great- great-grandchild. The family will receive friends from noon to 2 p.m. on Saturday, November 29, 2014 at Rollins Funeral Home in Kenova. Funeral services will follow at 2 p.m. at the funeral home with minister Johnsey G. Collins, III officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Burial Park in Ashland - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/herald-dispatch/obituary.aspx?pid=173303178#sthash.F3av6xQo.dpuf