Paula A. Collins

Paula Ann Collins, 63, wife of Gary Collins, of Goose Creek, passed away on Monday, November 2, 2026. Paula was born in Charleston, South Carolina, on May 16, 1963. She was the daughter of John and Arlis Lynch.

She was Nana to everyone she met and loved. Relatives and friends of Paula Collins are invited to attend her Celebration of Life

at 12 Noon, Tuesday, November 10, 2026, at Carolina Memorial Funeral Home, 7113 Rivers Ave., North Charleston, SC 29406. The family will receive friends from 11:00 AM until the time of service on Tuesday.

Survivors include her husband, Gary Collins, brother; Johnny Lynch Jr, sons; Dyrl Burbage, Allen Burbage; grandchildren; Lexi Burbage, Brodee Burbage, Cody Burbage, Marvin Legette, Christopher Sharp, great grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and cousins. Paula is preceded in death by her father; Johnny Lynch Sr, mother Arlis Lynch, daughter in law, Anna Burbage, brothers; Vernon Sanders, Andy Bowden.

Paula was feisty, funny, and truly a grandmother to everyone she met. She enjoyed spending time with her family and loved ones, reading, napping, talking on the phone for hours, riding motorcycles, shopping online, and raising everyone's kids as if they were her own. She was a family woman through and through.

Arrangements by CAROLINA MEMORIAL FUNERAL HOME, 7113 Rivers Ave., North Charleston, SC 29406.