mamie scott (stone) smitherman collins

Mamie Collins, age 84, of Tobaccoville, NC passed away on Monday, September 3, 2012 at Clemmons Village 1. Mrs. Collins was born January 27, 1928 in Chatham County to the late Frank Stone and Blanche Moon Stone. She worked for Burns Aero Space as a seamstress, and also owned May's Beauty Shop, and was of the Methodist faith.

Those left to cherish her memory are two son-in-laws, Dillard Burnette and wife Debbie, and Mickey Buckner, One daughter Donna Smitherman, one sister Polly Willet, six grandchildren; Carrie
(Namgyal) Bhutia, Lyle (Tammy) Burnette, Melissa Kelly, Timothy Jennifer) Mendenhall, Tommy Jennifer) Mendenhall, and Jeffery Mendenhall, nine great grandchildren; Alex Bhutia, Aiden Bhutia, Cooper Burnette, Callie Burnette, Mary Grace Kelly, Madison Mendenhall, Cameron Mendenhall, Aaron Mendenhall, and Andrew Mendenhall; one brother; Dennis (Betty) Stone and a treasured friend Judy Jones.

She was a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Mamie enjoyed cooking for family and friends, she loved to so- cialize with friends and family and she had a love for gardening.

In addition to her parents. Mrs. Collins was preceded in death by her husband Dr. Wayne Collins, two daughters Sharon Smitherman Burnette, Patricia Mendenhall Buckner and one sister Jean Stone Gaines.

Funeral services for Mrs. Collins will be conducted on Thursday, September 6, 2012 at 12:00 p.m. at Huff Funeral Home Chapel with Spencer Hackney, and Rev. Eddie Tyson officiating. Burial will fol- low in the New Home United Methodist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at 11:00 a.m.. Flowers will be accepted or Memorials may be made to the New Home Methodist Church cemetery fund at 3340 Smithtown Rd., East Bend, NC 27018.

Huff Funeral Home of East Bend is respectfully serving the Collins family.

Online condolences may be made at www.hufffuneralhome.com.