She was born in Columbia, SC, on February 1, 1948 to the late Wallace Stukes and Geneva Hoover. She was predeceased by her husband, Jackie Edward Collins. She was a member of Praise Family Life Center. She loved, and is survived by, her three children, Tammy Smith of Gaston, Paula Bonnette (Gregg) of Pelion, and Dupree Collins of Cayce. She had eight grandchildren, Brittany McKoy, Justin Collins, Benjamin Owens, Brandon Bailey, Jeremy Owens, Larry Bailey, Haley Collins, Jada Collins and five great-grandchildren, Bryson, Maranda, Gabby, Jayden, and Axel Owens.
The Celebration of Life Service will be held at 12:00 p.m. on February 1, 2019, for her birthday, at Praise Family Life Center, 155 Meadowfield Road, Gaston, SC. Memorials may be made to the Bonnette family. The family will be receiving friends and family at the conclusion of service at this location, during which Ebenezer Pentecostal Holiness Church will be providing a meal for family and friends.