William H. Collins Jr. LINCOLNTON, N.C. -- William Henry Collins Jr., also of Lake Juanaluska, died Wednesday, Jan. 14, 1998. Born Nov. 9, 1923, in Waxhaw, N.C., he was the son of the late William Henry and Della Baucom Collins. Mr. Collins was a graduate of Waxhaw High School and Bowling Green Business University, he also attended graduate school at Denver University. He was active in the Lincolnton community activities. He was a member, served as trustee and on the Administrative Board of the First United Methodist Church, having established a scholarship for members of the United Methodist Youth Fellowship, serving as well on other boards and committees of the church. He was a member of the local Rotary Club, serving in several positions including President, and was recently made an Honorary member. Mr. Collins was a member of the Board of Directors and treasurer of Andean Rural Health Care, a mission organization which addressed health care needs of children in Bolivia. He was owner and president of North State Insurance Agency and North State Realty in Lincolnton. He was a Scottish Rite Mason and member of Oasis Shrine Temple, member of Boards of Realtors, North Carolina Independent Insurance Agents, and a life member of Juanaluska Associates. Survivors include his wife, Janet Highfill Collins; a son, William Henry "Chip" Collins III of Minden; a daughter, Lynda Collins Kelley and her husband, Robert, of Athens, Ga.; three grandchildren, Justin Collins of Lincolnton and John and Anna Kelley of Athens; two sisters, Mary Armstrong and Alice Collins of Fort Walton Beach, Fla.; many nieces and nephews, including Johnsie Herning of Monroe, Henrietta Faris of Waxhaw, and Mary Alice Burris of Fort Walton Beach. A service of celebration will be 3 p.m. today at the First United Methodist Church, Lincolnton, with burial to follow in Hollybrook Cemetery. A memorial service will be held at a later date at Lake Juanaluska. Family members received friends from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday at the Warlick Funeral Home. Donations of sympathy may be made to the Youth Scholarship Fund at First United Methodist Church, Lincolnton. Honorary pallbearers will be fellow Rotarians. Arrangements by Warlick Funeral Home, Lincolnton, N.C. Source-Register Herald,Beckley,WV Sherry Crawford Dansher@tkdyer.com http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/c/r/a/Sherry-L-Crawford/index.htm l COLLINS-DARBY-FOLEY-MCORMICK-WYATT-YEATTS