Collins, Herbert S

1894 - 1966  (72 years)

• Name	Collins, Herbert S
  Birth	21 Sep 1894	Gilmer County, West Virginia, USA
  Gender	Male
  Find-A-Grave Memorial No.	59284111
  Death	28 Nov 1966	Glenville, Gilmer, West Virginia, USA
  	Age: 72
  	Cause: Pulmonary carcinoma
  Burial	Stalnaker Cemetery, Glenville, Gilmer, West Virginia, USA
  Person ID	I347	Stalnaker Cemetery Tree
  Last Modified	13 Jul 2026

  
  

  Mother	Maxwell, Cordelia Jane,   b. 23 Mar 1864, West Virginia, USA d. 15 Nov 1951, Glenville, Gilmer, West Virginia, USA (Age 87 years)
  Family ID	F166	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 21 Sep 1894 - Gilmer County, West Virginia, USA Death - Age: 72,Cause: Pulmonary carcinoma - 28 Nov 1966 - Glenville, Gilmer, West Virginia, USA Burial - - Stalnaker Cemetery, Glenville, Gilmer, West Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Notes

  s/o Spencer Collins and Cordelia Jane Maxwell; married Opal Ralston. Daughter's 2021 obit: Margaret J. Miller of Vienna, WV, 105, passed unto the hands of our Lord on August 25, 2021 after a recent injury. She was born July 27, 1916 in Glenville, W V, daughter of the late Herbert S. and Opal D. Ralston Collins. Margaret was a teacher in Gilmer and Ritchie Counties and also in Allen County, Ohio. Her legacy is that she never failed to care for a child in need, of which there were many at times in the family. Her family was always in the forefront. She married George W. Miller, Tanner, WV in 1933. He was a prominent oil and gas operator, educator and administrator from Gilmer County, WV. He also coached football and basketball in Winfiel d, WV, coaching the very first teams in Winfield. Margaret is survived by two children, Michael J. Miller (Sue) and Ankara Letitia Miller; five grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and 11 great great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, George W. Miller; son, George Wallace Kent; two sisters, Marjorie Moore and Herberta Wiant; and two brothers, Herbert and Billy Dean Collins; and son-in-law, Roman A. Utrup. Funeral services will be held 1 p.m . Saturday, August 28, 2021 at Lambert-Tatman Funeral Home 400 Green St. Parkersburg with Pastor David Carrico officiating. Visitation will be 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.