Norma Cullom Collins was born in Nashville, Tennessee, September 26, 1954. She moved with her family to Atlanta, Georgia in June 1963. She was a member of the Cathedral of St. Phillips, attended Pace Academy, The Lovett School where she graduated from in 1972. She attended Auburn University where she received a BA in History and was a very active member of Kappa Kappa Gamma. She worked for many years as a paralegal and a loan officer. She married the "Love of her Life" James Lee Collins "Jim" in August 1980. When Anne-Marie Collins was born in 1981, she was immediately the center of Norma and Jim's life. In retirement, Norma played bridge with her many friends at Big Canoe, went to multiple luncheons and parties with her girlfriends from her Lovett years known as the "Wildflowers." Norma or "Coco" to Tim and Taylor loved being a grandmother and attending their many activities. In addition to her parents Norma was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 26 years, Jim Collins and a grandchild, Georgia Marie Nolin.
Norma is survived by her daughter, Anne-Marie and her husband Grant Nolin of Tifton, Georgia; sister, Millie and her husband Jim Downs of Milledgeville, Georgia; sister, Martha Cullom of Marietta, Georgia; grandchildren, Tim Nolin, Taylor Nolin; niece, Catherine and her husband Chad Ross; nephew, Andrew and his wife Anne Henry; great nieces Caroline Ross and Emma Ross; great nephew, James Henry and a number of other special family members and friends.
A funeral service for Norma will be held on Saturday April 10, 2021 at 11:00 AM from the Winkenhofer Pine Ridge Funeral Home Chapel, 2950 North Cobb Pkwy, Kennesaw, Georgia 30152. For those unable to attend the funeral, the service will be livestreamed here: https://www.facebook.com/WinkenhoferPineRidge/. Immediately following the funeral service there will be a reception at the Winkenhofer Pine Ridge Event House with everyone welcome to attend. A Private burial will occur at The Georgia National Cemetery at a later date.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.winkenhoferpineridgefuneralhome.com for the Collins family.
