Jeanette Everage Collins Bray

    March 24, 1935 - December 27, 2011

Jeanette Everage Collins Bray, age 76 of Somerset, formerly of Knott County, departed this life on Tuesday, December 27, 2011 at the Somerset Nursing & Rehabilitation Center.

She was born on March 24, 1935 in Knott County, KY to the late Calloway and Orpha Gibson Everage. She was a retired patient aide for Oakwood and a member of Missionary Baptist Church in Blackey, KY but attended the Denham Street Baptist Church in Somerset, KY.

Ms. Bray is survived by two sons, Darrell (and Brenda) Collins of Lexington, KY and Dean (and Sharon) Collins of Fort Worth, TX; a daughter, Donna Collins of Somerset; two grandchildren, Shonda (and James) Elliott and Johnnie (and Jenny) Thacker; five step grandchildren, Lori  (and John) Thornsberry, Stephen (and Kelly) Gaunce, Daniel (and Angela) Neely, Christy Neely, and Misty Neely; four great grandchildren, Ashley Hall, Steven Hall, Brandon Garland, Jamie Elliott, and one on the way;  eight step great grandchildren, Ashley Neely, Jeff Cline, Mariah Curry, Michael Curry, Travis Schweighardt, Kasi Mullannix, Connor Gaunce, and Karsyn Gaunce; and special friend, Mary Emerson.

Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Dottie Thacker.

Visitation for Ms. Bray will be on Thursday, December 29th at 6:00 pm at Lake Cumberland Funeral Home. 1046 West Highway 80, Somerset.

Funeral service will be held on Friday, December 30th at 1:00 pm at the Chapel of Lake Cumberland Funeral Home with Bro. J.S. New and Dr. Greg Ryan officiating. Burial will be in the Quinton Cemetery. Ms. Bray’s grandsons will serve as her pallbearers.

The family requests expressions of sympathy be made to Hospice of Lake Cumberland, 100 Parkway Drive, Somerset, KY 42503.