Mrs. Anne S. Colly

1934 - August 2, 2019

MRS. PATRICIA ANNE STANLEY COLLY, age 84, of Eastman, GA, died Friday, August 2, 2019 at her residence.

Obituary for Mrs. Anne S. Colly

MRS. PATRICIA ANNE STANLEY COLLY, age 84, of Eastman, GA, died Friday, August 2, 2019 at her residence.

 Funeral services will be held at 3:00PM Sunday, August 4, at Southerland Funeral Chapel, with Dr. Jerry Peele and Rev. Mike Grenade officiating, with interment in Woodlawn Cemetery.

 Mrs. Colly was born in Milan, GA. She attended Chauncey Elementary in the primary years and graduated from Dodge County High School. She met her husband of 56 years after high school and began her family in Eastman before moving to Warner Robins and later to Ocala, FL where they lived for 22 years before moving back to Eastman in the middle 1990s where they enjoyed their retirement years. She was a homemaker, a dedicated wife and a loving mother and grandmother who enjoyed sewing and spending time with her family and friends. She was a dedicated member of Eastman First Baptist Church, the Sallie Bacon Sunday School class, and was an active member of the Get-A-Way Bible study group. She was a dedicated volunteer since 2010 at the Christian Life Center. Anne was daughter of the late Vassie Powell Stanley and Joe Stanley, widow of the late Thomas B. Colly and was preceded in death by her brother, Robert “Pete” Stanley and her grandson, Wade West.

 She is survived by: 4 Daughters – Pat Berg (Bill) of Warner Robins, Marie West (Steve) of Hawkinsville, Cathy Day (Gary) of Ocala, FL and Joy Quinones (Mike) of Eastman; 1 Sister – Maryse Johnson of Eastman; 1 Brother – Rev. James “Boe” Stanley (Rosie) of Perry; Sister-in-law – Adel Stanley of Eastman; 9 Grandchildren – Kimberley Yurcak (Ricky), Shannon Holley (Heather), Kelsey Berg, Lainey Christian, Kelly Hines (Blake), Jennifer Pasto (Louie), Jessica Fordham (Justin), Mikayla Hartley (Chevy), and Alex Quinones; 12 Great Grandchildren; 4 Great-Great Grandchildren; Several Nieces and Nephews.

 The family will receive friends in Southerland Funeral Chapel from 1:30PM – 3:00PM Sunday, August 4. In lieu of flowers the family requests contributions to Eastman First Baptist Church Building Fund, 5107 Oak Street, Eastman, GA 31023.


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