Coba Odosky Collins

1917 - 2011  (93 years)

• Name	Coba Odosky Collins
  Birth	31 Oct 1917	Claiborne Co, TN
  Gender	Female
  Death	8 Oct 2011	Wood Co, OH
  	Coba O. Collins was born in Claiborne County, Tennessee on October 31, 1917. She was the daughter of the late Robert Matthew Collins and Hulda (Tolliver) Collins. Coba was 93 years old at the time of her passing. She had been a patient at the Hospice, Northwest Ohio, Perrysburg. Coba grew up working the family farm and she married in 1934 at the age of 16 to Foister Keck. From this union came the birth of four children: Gene, L.M., Billy Ray, and Betty. The family moved to Michigan in 1948. Coba supported her family as a Nurse's Aide. She was employed from 1965 until her retirement in 1987 by Mercy Memorial Hospital. For more than fifty years Coba was a faithful member of the Monroe Missionary Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, her passing was preceded by a son: Billy Ray Keck; a daughter-in-law: Jean Keck; a brother: Conda Collins; and a great-great grandson: Gary A. Keck. To cherish her memory Coba leaves three children: Eugene, (Gene) Keck of Monroe, L.M. (Faye) Keck of Harrisonburg, Virginia, and Betty Keck of Monroe; two brothers: Robert Matthew (Hilda) Collins of Port Clinton, Ohio, and Raymond (Ann) Collins of New Tazewell, Tennessee; a sister-in-law: Mae Collins of Morristown, Tennessee; five grandchildren: Roger, Mark, Mike, Kenny, and David Keck; nine great grandchildren: Ryan, Danny, Lucas, Chad, Kaitlyn, Eric, Damon, Chelsea, and Brittney; and five great-great grandchildren. Merkle Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Services were held at Monroe Missionary Baptist Church. Rev. Roy Southerland officiated. Claiborne=Overholt Funeral Home with Rev. Ken Cole officiating in Tazewell, TN.
  Burial	Claiborne Co, TN
  	FindAGrave Memorial 78071135
  Person ID	I3188	RidingsHale
  Last Modified	15 Sep 2023

  
  

  Father	Robert Matthew Collins,   b. 7 Dec 1889, Claiborne Co, TN d. 16 Jun 1968, Claiborne Co, TN (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Hulda Lucinda Tolliver,   b. 17 May 1889, Claiborne Co, TN d. 20 Apr 1974, Claiborne Co, TN (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	13 Feb 1915	Claiborne Co, TN
  	Groom's Name: R. M. Collins Groom's Birth Date: Groom's Birthplace: Groom's Age: Bride's Name: Hulda Tolliver Bride's Birth Date: Bride's Birthplace: Bride's Age: Marriage Date: 13 Feb 1915 Marriage Place: Claiborne County, Tennessee Groom's Father's Name: Groom's Mother's Name: Bride's Father's Name: Bride's Mother's Name: Groom's Race: Groom's Marital Status: Groom's Previous Wife's Name: Bride's Race: Bride's Marital Status: Bride's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I00311-2 System Origin: Tennessee-EASy Source Film Number: 898395 Reference Number: 279 Collection: Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950
  Family ID	F92	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Foister Brown Henry Keck,   b. 22 Sep 1917   d. 6 May 1981 (Age 63 years)
  Marriage	1934
  Children	1. L M Keck   2. Eugene Keck,   b. 29 Jan 1935, Claiborne Co, TN d. 2 Feb 2023, Monroe Co, MI (Age 88 years)   3. Billy Ray Keck,   b. 12 May 1940, Bell Co, KY d. 6 Mar 1993, Lenawee Co, MI (Age 52 years)   4. Betty Keck,   b. 29 Jan 1944   d. 17 Mar 2012, Wood Co, OH (Age 68 years)
  Family ID	F1851	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Sep 2025

  
  

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  Coba Odosky Collins b 1917