- Remembrances:
- Edna Mae Collins was born June 10, 1917 in Augusta Springs
Virginia
The eldest of ten children born to Louis and Florence Collins.
Edna attended public school in the District of Columbia
graduating from
Cardozo Business High School, 1934
At an early age Edna joined Metropolitan African Methodist
Episcopal
Church where she sang in the Junior choir, served with the
Junior Ushers and
was the Sunday School secretary for several years.
On June, 24 1942 Edna was united in holy matrimony with Charles
Harold
Covington. They were blessed with three daughters: Charlene
Millicent,
Joyce Marie and Stephanie.
Edna enjoyed life and was a farm girl at heart. She loved the
outdoors
and was always at her best when the sun was shining. Edna loved
to participate
in dance and exercise classes at the South Shore Country Club.
She was also
an accomplished seamstress and she taught all her girls to sew.
Edna was
secretary of her senior group at the South Shore Country Club
for several years. She
loved Frank Sinatra's music. Edna was employed at International
Harvester
in the patent law department until her retirement.
Edna made her transition on October 17, 2009.
She joins in death her husband, Charles Harold; daughter, Joyce
Marie;
siblings, Daniel Collins, Harry Collins, Helen "Ware, George
Collins, Bobby
Collins; nephew, Ulric Findlay; and her brother-in-law, Archie
Covingtom
(Wanda).
Edna Mae is Arsene's paternal first cousin once removed
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