Pauline Robertson Collins

October 27, 2024

Pauline Robertson Collins, 98, of Clinton, passed away on Oct. 27, 2024. She was the youngest child of Squire Jefferson and Mary Mink Robertson of Claiborne County. The Robertsons reared 11 children on their farm in the Goin community.

Pauline worked at and retired from Shinliver Elementary School in Anderson County. She was a long-time member of Second Baptist Church in Clinton. She was married to O.C. Collins of Clinton for 59-1/2 years.

Pauline was preceded in death by her husband and her daughter, Patsy Collins of Soddy Daisy, Tennessee. She is survived by her daughter Brenda Latham and husband, Fred, of Knoxville; grandson, Zach Latham and wife, Ashley; great-grandchildren, Ella and Livi Latham of Soddy Daisy; and sister-in-law, Linda Collins of Claiborne County.

The family will receive friends from 5 to 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 1, 2024, at Holley-Gamble Funeral Home. Her funeral will follow in the chapel with the Rev. Dr. Michael Thompson and the Rev. Gary Swaggerty officiating. The graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024, at Woodhaven Memorial Garden, officiated by the Rev. Mike Atkins.

Pallbearers will be nephews of the deceased, with Becky Rayburn’s Sunday School class of Second Baptist Church serving as honorary pallbearers. The family extends heartfelt thanks to the caregivers and nurses at Viva (Commonwealth) Senior Living for their excellent care over the past seven years.

Holley-Gamble Funeral Home in Clinton is in charge of arrangements.

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