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Rachael J. Collins
Posted 12/12/17
DELMAR - Rachael Jane Collins, of Roanoke, Va., and formerly of Delmar, died Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017, at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Born in Delmar, she was a daughter of the late George and Mary …
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Rachael J. Collins
Posted
DELMAR - Rachael Jane Collins, of Roanoke, Va., and formerly of Delmar, died Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017, at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Born in Delmar, she was a daughter of the late George and Mary Lecates. After graduation from Delmar High School, she worked as a typesetter for the State Register newspaper in Laurel and then as a secretary for L. W. Gumby Hardware in Salisbury. She returned to school to get her LPN degree and worked at Deer's Head Center and Berlin Nursing Home until her retirement. She is survived by a son, Aaron Collins; a daughter, Joy Collins; five grandchildren; and a niece and several nephews. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sisters, Letitia Fisher, Georgiana Shelton and Gretchen Lecates; and a brother, George Lecates. A funeral service was held Monday, Dec. 11, at Short Funeral Home in Delmar. Interment was in St. Stephens Cemetery in Delmar.
