Homegoing Services 
for 
Mrs. Ruby Collins 
Monday, November 1, 2004 
11:00 a.m. 
First African Missionary 
Baptist Church 
Claxton, Georgia 
Elder, Sneed, Ofliciating 
Interment - Hagan Cemetery 
Professional Services Entrusted To: 
Moody's Funeral Home, Inc. 
201 Church Street 
Claxton, Georgia 30417 
Phone: (912) 739 - 4932 
OBITUARY 
Mrs. Ruby (Ligbtfoot) Collins was born October23,1923, 
to the late Mr. Tommie and Baby Lue Ligbtfoot. She was the 
youngest of two brothers and one sister. Two who preceded her 
in death. Johnny D. and Rincy. 
She was a loving and devoted mother and grandmother 
who emphasized the importance of God and Family to her 
children and grandchildren. She joined the First African 
Missionary Baptist Church where she served faithfully until her 
health failed. 
She was joined in Holy Matrimony to the late Mr. Artis Lee 
Collins. To this union eight children were born. Two of them 
preceded her in death. John L. And Harvey Lee Collins. 
She Leaves to cherish her memories three sons 
Mr. Lee Artis Collins (Margie), of Savannah, Ga; Mr. 
Fredrick Collins (Genora), and Mr. Jessie Lee Collins 
(Sandra), both of Claxton, Ga; three daughters Mrs. 
Delons Lewis (Herbert), of Anderson Airforce Base, 
Guam; Mrs. Doretha Bryant of Dublin, Ga.; and Mrs. 
LutriciaByrd (Johnny) of Warner Robins, Ga. 
She raised six grandchildren as her own. Mr. Dewey 
Glenn Collins (Allyson), of Atlanta, Ga.;Mr. Ricky Collins 
(Brenda), Tucson, Az.; Mr. Gerald Phillips of Claxton, 
Ga.;Mr. Donnell Collins (Tonia), of Stone Mountain, Ga.; 
Mr. Alfonsa PhUlips of Atlanta, Ga.; Mr. Lamont Harris 
of Dublin, Ga.; and Ozzmeca Bryant who preceded her in 
death. 
Thirty-two grandchildren; 30 great grandchildren; 11 
great great grandchildren. 
ORDER OF SERVICE 
Processional.....................Soft Music 
Presiding....................Re.v. StanfordAndern I 
Hymn................................Choir 
Scripture. 
Prayer............ Rev. Alfonso P. McClendon I 
Remarks (3 Minutes please) 
As a Member......Dea. Freddie Geiger 
As a neighbor....Mrs. Nita Bell Baker 
As a Mother......Dea. Jessie Collins Sr. 
Eld. Ricky Collins 
Solo 
Acknowledgments..........Moodys Staff 
Obituary ..Soft Music ...(read silently) 
Selection.....................Choir 
Eulogy...................Eld. Samuel L. Sneed Jr. 
Recessional 
Interment. Hagan.............Cemetery 
The Family will be received at the church following 
The committal 
Active Pallbearers 
Grandsons 
Floral Attendants 
Ushers and Friends of the Family 
Fare well My Family 
Farewell ray family, farewell my family do not weep 
for lam at peace now, just asleep.. 
Farewell my family, lam not alone, 
the mighty maker has led me home, 
just think back over the many years, 
bowl seem so strong bolding back the tears, 
yet God somehow always made a way, 
and I thanked him every night, and day. 
Be good my family always love each other. 
Be thankful to one another. 
Be strong my family, with a strong heart. 
The blood ties no one can ever part. 
Acknowledgement 
We the Collins family would like to thank our many friends and 
family for your warm and heartfelt gestures of love and sympathy 
shown to us during the loss of our loved one. 
By the grace of God, and friends like you our sorrow ha ve been much easier to 
bear 
Acknowledgment To The Family 
On behalf of the Moodys Funeral Home Staff, we 
would like to offer our deepest sympathy in your loss. 
We want to thankyou for entrusting to us the final 
disposition of your loved one. We hope our service 
have been a comfort to you, and it we helped to 
ligthen your burden, then our aim was accomplished 
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