Dorothy L. Collins

Died: March 16, 2010

Dorothy L. Collins, 79, of Greeneville, died Tuesday at Takoma Regional Hospital after a brief illness.

Her family stated, "She was a loving and caring person who touched the heart of many people."

She was a daughter of the late Oscar and Daisy Collins of Greeneville.

Survivors include two sisters and a brother-in-law: Ann Franklin and Betty and Haynes Easterly, and a brother and sister-in-law: Clyde and Deanna Collins, all of Greene County; several nieces, nephews, and cousins; and her special caregivers: the staff of Greene County Skills.

She was preceded in death by a brother: Lawrence Collins; three sisters: Geneva Knight, Roberta Collins, and Frances Dunn; and nieces and nephews.

The family will receive friends from 5-8 p.m. today at Doughty-Stevens Funeral Home.

The funeral service will be held at 2:30 Thursday afternoon in the funeral home chapel. The Rev. Doyle Pruett and the Rev. Roger Gross will officiate.

Interment will follow in Fairview Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery on Snapps Ferry Road.

Pallbearers will be nephews.