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Dorothy Bryle Collier

Female 1920 - 2007  (87 years)


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  • Name Dorothy Bryle Collier  [1, 2
    Born 16 Apr 1920  Logansport, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Died 14 Aug 2007  Bronson, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Buried Oaklawn Memorial Park, Center, Shelby County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 
    • Sabine County Reporter
      29 May 2002

      Class of 1937

      Hemphill High School's graduating class of 1937 held a reunion Saturday, April 27. Attending were, from left: Lloyd Salts, Cecil Tucker Hogan, Gweneth Alford Tinsley, Elrod Dent, Dorothy Collier Eddings (sic), Jack Maund and Mabel Maund Sherman.

      Sabine County Reporter
      Dorothy Eddins
      August 22, 2007

      Dorothy B. Collier Eddins, 87, of Bronson, died Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2007, at her residence.

      Mrs. Eddins was born April 16, 1920, in Mooringsport, Louisiana, as a daughter of the late George Augustus and Gladys Mavor Winn Collier. She had lived in Sabine County for the past few years.

      Survivors: children, Dorothy Marie Whiteman and Carolyn Faye Smith, both of Bronson, Nancy Drew, of Pineland, and Bobbie Eddins of Center; 14 grandchildren; 19 great grandchildren, and two great-great grandchildren.

      She was preceded in death by her husband, L.C. Eddins.

      Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Friday at Watson and Sons Funeral Home chapel in Center with Bro. Royce Robb officiating. Interment followed at Oaklawn Memorial Park in Center.

      Services were under the direction of Watson and Sons Funeral Home in Center.

      (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, Summer 2007)
    Person ID I6559  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 30 Aug 2023 

    Father George Augustus Collier, Sr.,   b. 4 Jan 1896, Many, Sabine Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Nov 1936, Harrison County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 40 years) 
    Mother Gladys Mavor Winn,   b. 11 Dec 1897, Marshall, Harrison County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Apr 1993, Marshall, Harrison County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 95 years) 
    Married 29 Jul 1919  Marshall, Harrison County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F2830  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Larkin Chivers "L. C." Eddins, Jr.,   b. 28 Aug 1913, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jan 1969, Shelby County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years) 
    Children 
     1. Dorothy Marie Eddins,   b. 1 Dec 1940, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jun 2023, Center, Shelby County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     2. Living
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     4. Living
     5. Billy Ray Eddins,   b. 21 Feb 1955, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 9 Dec 2006 
    Family ID F3262  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 16 Apr 1920 - Logansport, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 14 Aug 2007 - Bronson, Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Oaklawn Memorial Park, Center, Shelby County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S336] The Sabine County Reporter, P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas (Published Weekly), (Founded in 1883, The Sabine County Reporter (USPS 474-660) is published once a week on Wednesday. The Reporter is Published by Sabine County Reporter, Inc. Postmaster: Send change of address to P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas 75948-0700. The Sabine County Reporter and The Rambler merged March 1, 1988. Member National Newspaper Association and Texas Press Association.), August 22, 2007 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.).