Janet R (Cook) Collins

Janet R. Collins, 87, of Winchester, passed away on Tuesday, October 11, 2022 at Reid Health in Richmond.  She was born on September 9, 1935, in Winchester, to Guy and Edna Cook. 

Janet was a 1953 graduate of Ridgeville High School.  On June 7, 1953, Janet married H. Rex Collins.  She worked at the Randolph County Hospital, the Randolph Nursing Home and in Home Health Care.  Janet was a preacher’s wife and pianist at Olive Branch Christian Church, where she also belonged to the Olive Branch Ladies Group.  She loved shopping, time with her friends and with her family.

Janet is survived by her husband, H. Rex Collins; a daughter, Deborah (Don) Shilt of Winchester; a grandson Chad Laughman; granddaughter, Mindy Collins; brother David Cook; five sisters-in-law, Lila Collins, Lala Rees, Lois Lawler, Ruth Ann James, and Diana Cook; and several nieces and nephews.

Janet was preceded in death by her parents; two sons, Timothy and Johnathan Collins; and sister, Carolyn Sue Ross-Ritchey.

A service to celebrate Janet’s life will be at 2:00 p.m., on Saturday, October 15, 2022 at the Walker Funeral Home.  Burial will be at a later time at Hopewell Cemetery

Friends and family may call from 12-2 p.m., on Saturday, at the funeral home. 

Walker Funeral Home in Winchester is entrusted with the arrangements. Online condolences may be shared with the family at www.walkerswinchester.com.

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