Collins, Patrick B., ENCS

Patrick "Pat" B. Collins, 81, of 2849 Wormranch Road, Haw River died at the Hospice Home on Thursday, September 8, 2011 at 10:55 a.m.

A native of St. Louis, MO, he was the husband of the late Esther “Boe” Woodall Collins and the son of William Henry Collins and Anna Mary Knapp Collins, both deceased. He was a veteran of the U. S. Navy and a member of the Submarine Veterans’ Association and the Holland Club. Pat was a former employee of HVACR at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Survivors include his daughter, Cynthia Brown and husband Ray of Burlington; step-children, Cheryl Huskey and husband Don of Greensboro and Mark Fowler; two grandchildren, Jonathan Brown and wife Brandy of Burlington and Jennifer Brown and fiancé Dr. Craig Matteo of Graham; three step grandchildren, Denise Maness and husband Chris of Greensboro, Darlene Tobin and husband Eric of Greensboro and Dee Vaughan and husband Clark of Greenville, NC; ten great grandchildren; one brother, William E. Collins, Jr. of Maine; and two sisters, Mary Ann Ferguson of Arkansas and Josephine Cronin of Missouri.

He was preceded in death by his sister, Theresa Wright and three brothers, George Collins, Steve Collins and John Collins.

The funeral service will be conducted at the Rich & Thompson Chapel in Burlington on Monday, September 12, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. with the family receiving friends from 12:45 to 1:45 p.m. prior to the service. Entombment will follow in the Mausoleum at Alamance Memorial Park.

In addition to the visitation at the funeral home, the family will receive friends at the residence of Cynthia and Ray Brown, 1446 Watkins Road, Burlington, NC.

Memorials may be made to the Hospice League of Alamance-Caswell, 914 Chapel Hill Road, Burlington, NC 27215.