Rev. J.Y. Collins

Rev. J.Y. Collins Dies at Grant
The Choctaw Herald August 24, 1911 - transcribed by Ron Henson

    The news of the death of Rev. J.Y. Collins came as a shock to Hugo and Choctaw county Tuesday morning, the reverend gentleman having succumbed Monday night at 9:45.
    For some weeks it has been known that dissolution was only a matter of time, as he had been ill with cancer of the mouth and throat. Although he had made every effort to stay the spread of the cancer nothing gave relief. On two different occasions he had entered a Paris hospital hoping to be benefited, and each time came away with no permanent improvement.
    Mr. Collins was one of the oldest and most highly respected and widely known Presbyterian ministers in this section of country, having been preaching since the age of 19. He was a native of Alabama: born in that state in 1850. At an early age the family moved to Lamar county, Texas, where Mr. Collins grew to manhood and in the esteem of everyone who knew him. Several years ago he with his family moved to Grant, this county, and have since lived there, where he enjoyed the highest respect of every citizen. He was a faithful follower of the teachings of the Bible and lived an exemplary life.
    The funeral occurred at the family residence at Grant Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock and many members of the Masonic orders of this city attended. The services were conducted by Rev. Lloyd, Hotchkiss, Gibbons and Bacon, and all that was mortal of J.Y. Collins was laid to rest by the hands of devoted friends. He leaves to mourn his death the following children: Mesdames Lucy McMillan and Josie Dickson, of Missouri; Misses Tommye and Zelma Collins of Grant and Wilke Collins of Grant.