George Robert "Rob" Collins Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Kingsport, TN/East Stone Gap, VA George Robert "Rob" Collins, 35, passed away on Thursday (Mar. 21, 2013). He was born on June 7, 1977 in Middlesboro, KY. He grew up in East Stone Gap, VA and attended the Wise County Christian School and was a 1995 graduate of Powell Valley High School. He was a self-employed knife maker. He was preceded in death by his sisters, Monica Collins and Kimberly Skaggs; maternal grandparents, Lois and Robert Burleson; paternal grandparents, George and Ruth Collins; and an uncle, Richard Burleson. Surviving are his wife of three years, Christina Collins; mother, Janice Collins of East Stone Gap; father, Alvin Collins of Dryden, VA; children, Max Collins, Justin Ketron, Jewell Ketron and Kayla Ketron, all of Kingsport; a granddaughter, Lily Rain Ketron; sister, Wendy Collins-Ellis and husband, Robert of Big Stone Gap, VA; aunts, Dorothy Phipps and husband, Charles of Kingsport, Kaye Parrot and Faye Collins, both of Big Stone Gap; Brenda Rutherford and husband, John of Big Stone Gap; an uncle, George Collins and wife, Shirley of Big Stone Gap; nieces, Brittany Poole and Todd Wagner of Big Stone Gap; and Vanessa and husband, Mark Reed of Big Stone Gap; nephews, Justin Skaggs, Travis Skaggs and Jeremy Collins, all of Big Stone Gap; cousins, Brandon Parrot and Shannon Parrot, both of Big Stone Gap; and his best friend, whom he considered to be his brother, Kevin "Lav" Lavender of Kingsport. The family will receive friends from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday at Holding Funeral Home (17 E. 3rd St., N.) in Big Stone Gap. The Celebration of Life service will follow at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday in the funeral home chapel with Pastor Ric Wright officiating. Burial will follow in the American Legion Cemetery in Big Stone Gap. Pallbearers will be: Roger Nichols, Kevin "Lav" Lavender, Justin Ketron, James Stull, Fred Price, and Jonathan Dingus. To view the obituary and offer condolences online, please visit www.holdingfuneralhome.com. Holding Funeral Home is honored to serve the Collins family.

George Robert "Rob" Collins

June 7, 1977 - March 21, 2013