The Ledger (Lakeland, FL) December 31, 2004, Friday GEORGIA COLLINS, 86 Kraft Foods LAKELAND -- Mrs. Georgia "Roberts" Collins of Lakeland died of complications of dementia Thursday (Dec. 30, 2004) at Wedgewood Healthcare. She was 86. Born in Swainsboro, Ga., on Nov. 11, 1918, she came to Lakeland from Augusta, Ga., in 1936. She was a sectionizer for Kraft Foods. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star. She was a member of Gapway Baptist Church. Mrs. Collins was preceded in death by her husband, W.H. "Rabbit" Roberts. She is survived by her son, Albert Roberts, Lakeland; daughters, Lillian Fussell, Polk City, Jane Ray, Lakeland, Frances Tovson, Oakdale, Minn., Earline Clark, Lakeland; nine grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Lanier Funeral Home, 717 W. Griffin Road, Lakeland. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the funeral home chapel. On Sat, May 17, 2008 at 11:53 PM, Gloria <[email protected]> wrote: > Thank you so much for pointing out my error in typing Georgia's death date. > I thought I read my message closely but at that time of night, I guess my > brain was not registering. Gloria Kahrs > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of JAMES LEE RIDDICK > Sent: Saturday, May 17, 2008 5:03 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [GAEMANUE] Lakeland, FL Obituary lookup > > Social Security has her death date listed as 12-30-2004. > James Lee Riddick > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gloria" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, May 16, 2008 11:49 PM > Subject: [GAEMANUE] Lakeland, FL Obituary lookup > > >>I would appreciate a copy of the Obituary of Georgia M. Collins who died >> December 30, 2005. Her obituary was in the January 2, 2005 edition of the >> Lakeland paper - THE LEDGER. If anyone in that area has access to the >> paper, I would be so grateful. >> >> Gloria Kahrs >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG. >> Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.23.16/1445 - Release Date: >> 5/15/2008 7:25 PM >> >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- John Martin Tampa, Florida [email protected]

In the Florida Death Index for Polk Co., FL (location of the town of Lakeland where Georgia lived from 1936 until her death in 2004), I found 4 men whose first name started with a "W" and middle names started with an "H", all named William. I figure one of them must be Georgia's first husband and the father of her children. Name: William H Roberts Death Date: Sep 1965 County of Death: Polk State of Death: Florida Race: White Gender: Male Name: William H. Roberts Death Date: 1943 County of Death: Polk State of Death: Florida Race: White Gender: Male Name: William Henry Roberts Death Date: Apr 1963 County of Death: Polk State of Death: Florida Race: White Gender: Male Name: William Howard Roberts Death Date: 8 Jan 1980 County of Death: Polk State of Death: Florida Age at Death: 57 Race: White Birth Date: 27 Jan 1922 If I had to hazzard a guess, I think either the 1st William H. or William Howard would be Georgia's husband, but I don't know for sure. Anyway, it's great to know that she had children, so there are more cousins for us that we never knew about! Carol Riner Everett