GASTONIA- Mr. George B. Collins, Jr., 84, passed away Monday, January 21, 2013 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center. A native of Hamilton County, Ohio, he was born November 16, 1928, son of the late George Berry, Sr. and Bessie Lea Knapp Collins.

SERVICES: A memorial service will be held in Ohio at a later date.

FUNERAL HOME:    Clay-Barnette Funeral Home of Shelby