OBITS: Union County Posted with permission of The Sturgis News, Sturgis, Union County, KY, Wednesday August 20, 1997, Number 34. Obits on page 2. WELDON COLLINS Weldon Collins, 80 year old resident of Sturgis, died Wednesday, August 13,at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, Indiana. He was a retired coal miner, World War II veteran, member of the First Baptist Church of Sturgis, member of Kelsey Masonic Lodge #659, 32 degree Mason, and a member of the Rizapah Shrine Temple. He was preceeded in death by his wife Bernice in 1989. He is survived by one sister, Doris Wade of Sturgis, two brothers, Max Collins and Wendall Collins, both of Clay, and several nieces and nephews. Funeral Services were held Friday, August 15, at 1pm at Whitsell Funeral Home in Sturgis, with Rev. John Coble officiating. Masonic services were conducted Thursday night. Burial was at Pythian Ridge Cemetery in Sturgis. Transcribed by: Maria Troutman Date: Wed, 03 Sep 1997 Subject: KY-F: