Virginia Mae Collins Ison Obituary (1934

Let Us Pause To Honor the Memory of Mrs. Virginia Mae Collins Ison Mrs. Virginia Mae Collins Ison, age 80, of Madison, Indiana entered this life on September 7, 1934 in Whitesburg near Letcher County. She was the loving daughter of the late, George and Rachel Collier Collins. She resided her early life in Letcher County and was a graduate of Whitesburg High School. On August 30, 1952 she was united in marriage to Rex Ison in Letcher County. This happy union of forty two years was blessed with two daughters, Sheila and Kathy. The family moved to Jefferson County in 1960 and made their home near Dupont. Virginia Mae was a member of the Old Regular Baptist Church. She was a devoted wife, homemaker, loving mother and gransy. She found great enjoyment in being with her family, sewing, quilting, walking, gardening, shopping, country, gospel and blue grass music, and was an avid UK basketball fan. Virginia Mae loved going to the senior citizens and the senior dances. Virginia Mae died on Tuesday, April 7, 2015, at 7:13 a.m. at the Columbus Health & Rehab Center in Columbus, Indiana. Click Here for Funeral Service or Tribute Video A LOVING FAMILY Virginia Mae will be missed by her loving daughters, Sheila Ford and her husband, Larry of Madison, Indiana, Kathy Wilson and her husband, Harvey of Dupont, Indiana; her grandchildren, Larry Robert Ford, Jr. (Cheryl), Chad Ford (Katie), Rachel Jones (Adam), and Brandon Wilson (Amy); her great grandchildren, Bryce Ford, J.T. Ford, Noah Jones and Lyla Mae Ford; her sister, Martha Sue Vernon of Indianapolis, Indiana; two brothers, John Collins and his wife, Debbie of Whitesburg, Kentucky, Kenneth Collins of Whitesburg, Kentucky; several nieces, nephews and other relatives. She was preceded in death by her parents, George and Rachel Collier Collins; her husband of forty two years, Rex Ison, died Sept. 24, 1994; her sisters, Joy Faye Reynolds and Corya Lou Gilley; her brothers, George Collins, Jr., Robert Collins and Harvey Collins. FUNERAL CEREMONY Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, April 11, 2015, at 1:00 p.m. at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive Madison, Indiana. Interment will follow in the Dupont Cemetery in Dupont, Indiana. VISITATION Friends may call Saturday from 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to the Jefferson County Senior Citizens. Cards are available at the funeral home. Secure Payments To send a flower arrangement in memory of Virginia Mae Collins Ison, please click here to visit our sympathy store.