Shirley L. Collins

S hirley L. Collins, 59, of Parkesburg, passed away on Tuesday, May 4, 2010, surrounded by her family at the Neighborhood Hospice Center in West Chester. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Luther G. and J. Gertrude Johnson Smith.

Shirley was a 1968 graduate of Coatesville High School. She was employed by Acme Markets retiring in 2009 with 29 years of service. She was a member of Freedom Life Christian Center of Christiana, PA.  She was actively involved in Philabundance, helping to feed those in need. Shirley was a loving Mother, Grandmother and friend to all who knew her. She enjoyed the art of scrap booking.

She is survived by one daughter, DeAnna, wife of Brian Zynn of Parkesburg; three grandsons, David, Dylan and Dalton Zynn; two sisters, Alice Carney of New Holland and Ruthann Biddle of East Fallowfield and three brothers, Luther G. Smith, Jr. of Narvon, Daniel Smith of Morgantown and John Smith of Christiana. She was preceded in death by a son Richard L. Collins.

Funeral services will be held on Friday, May 7, 2010 at 11:00 am from the Freedom Life Christian Center, 447 Noble Road, Christiana, Pa., followed by interment at the Fairview Cemetery in Coatesville. Family and friends are also invited to attend the viewing at the church from 10:00 am to the time of the service.

Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the Wilde Funeral Home of Parkesburg.  Online condolences can be respectfully posted at www.wildefuneralhome.com