Rebekah Anne Collins

KERNERSVILLE-Rebekah Anne Collins, 18, passed away Tuesday, April 6, 2010 after a long illness, at the University of North Carolina Hospital-Chapel Hill. She was born April 19, 1991 in Florence, SC to Michael Gene and Loain Frances Collins. Rebekah was a member of Kerwin Baptist Church. She attended Guilford Day School and was a member of the National Honor Society. Rebekah volunteered at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center prior to her illness. She was preceded in death by her maternal grandfather, Malcolm Blanchard; and her paternal grandfather, Gene Collins. In addition to her parents, surviving are her sister, Mary Beth Collins; maternal grandmother, Madeline Blanchard of Thorndike, ME; paternal grandmother, Frances Collins of Marion, SC; three aunts, Margie Collins, Jackie Knotts, Judy Blanchard; two uncles, Charles Collins, Stuart Blanchard; and several cousins. A funeral service will be conducted at 2:00 pm Saturday, April 10, 2010 at Hayworth Miller Kernersville Chapel with Dr. Joe Myers officiating. Burial will follow in Mt. Gur Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 12:30 - 1:30 pm Saturday at the funeral home prior to the service. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to, The United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation, 8085 Saltsburg Rd., Suite 201, Pittsburg, PA 15239. www.umdf.org Online condolences may be made at www.hayworth-miller.com

Cemetery:
Mt. Gur Cemetery

Visitation:
12:30pm - 01:30pm on April 10, 2010 at Kernersville Chapel

Service:
Service at 02:00pm on April 10, 2010 at Hayworth Miller Kernersville Chapel