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OLAR - Funeral services for Rose Elizabeth Bell Collins, 89, of Olar, S.C. will be held at 12 o’clock noon on Tuesday, September 24, 2024 in the Folk Funeral Home Chapel, Williston, S.C. with the Reverend Timmy Gunnells officiating; burial will follow in the South End Cemetery Bamberg, S.C. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m., Monday, September 23 at the funeral home in Williston. Memorial contributions may be given to Memorial and Honor Program St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or you may visit their website www.stjude.org/memorial.
Mrs. Rose passed away on Thursday, September 19, 2024.
Born in Bamberg County, S.C., she was a daughter of the late Reverend Charlie Bell and Nora Sharp Bell and was married to the late Jimmy Riley Collins Sr. She was a member of Bell Chapel Pentecostal Holiness Church. She previously worked at the sewing room and retired as the Lunch Room Manager of Denmark-Olar High School.
Survivors include her sons, Terry (Gail) Collins of Elko, Dennis D. (Beth) Collins Sr. of Elloree, Mark Anthony (Macie) Collins of Olar and Dennis D. Collins Jr. of Olar; a daughter-in-law, Elizabeth Collins; grandchildren, Amanda Widener, Charli (Casey) Cooler, Ariel (Matthew) Bolen, Jeannia (Ringo) Sweat, Reneé McKinney, Joey (Michelle) Collins, LeGrand Collins, Dennis Collins Jr., Jessica Collins, Sabrina Collins, Jamie (Nancy) Zorn, Jeremy (Robin) Eaves, Amy Morris, Isaiah Collins, Isabella Collins, Jessie Collins, Brittany Greenhill, Stacy Lynn Collins and Denna Collins; 23 great-grandchildren; a sister, Margaret Bolen of Summerville; brothers, Jessie (Karen) Bell of Wolfton, Willie (Brenda) Bell Sr. of Texas; and a number of nieces and nephews.
In addition to her husband, Jimmy Collins Sr. she was preceded in death by a daughter, Linda Collins; sons, Jimmy R. Collins Jr. and Randall Gene Collins; sisters, Junelle Bell Sweeny and Virginia Lott; brothers, Joe Bell, John Bell and Charles Bell.
Folk Funeral Home, Inc. and Crematory is assisting the family with arrangements. Visit the online registry at www.folkfuneralhome.com.
