Collins, Mary Lee “Nanny”

Mary Lee “Nanny” Collins, 77, of Pulaski, VA, passed away December 20, 2017 at her home, surrounded by her family. She was born April 17, 1940 at Sterling, VA, the daughter of the late John Ralph & Rosa Brewer Jones. She enjoyed life and everything she pursued in it. She enjoyed quilting, crafts, gardening and travelling and was considered a wonderful cook.

Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her step-son, Jamie Collins and her brother, Danny Jones.

Left to cherish her memory are her loving husband of 36 years, Douglas Carlton Collins, Pulaski, VA; her daughters, Kimberly Craig Bunch and Pamela Jungers, both of Flintville, TN; her grandchildren, Matthew Combs Willis (Jonathan), Clarksville, TN and Logan Dowdy (Katie Wilson), Christiansburg, VA; her great-grandchildren, Chloe Grace Dowdy, Brynlee Hope Dowdy, Emma Faith Dowdy and Maleigh Nicole Dowdy; her brothers & sisters-in-law, Rex & Kaye Jones and Roger & Barbara Jones, all of Dublin, VA; her sisters & brother-in-law, Virginia Manning, Ghent, WV and Nancy & Larry Quesenberry, Alum Ridge, VA; and many special nieces and nephews.

A memorial service will be held Thursday, December 28, 2017 at 7:00 P.M. at French’s Chapel Pentecostal Holiness Church with Rev. Jerry Collins and Rev. David Woods officiating. Per her wishes, Mary has been cremated.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations be made in her honor to any local food banks or the American Cancer Society.

The Collins family is in the care of A. Vest & Sons Funeral Home, White Gate, avestandsons.com, (540) 921-2985.