Virginia Lee Collie

Ms. Virginia Lee (Griffin) Collie of Wortham, Texas passed away on January 15, 2025, at Parkview Regional Hospital at the age of 83. She was born in Sherman, Texas to Henry DuPont (Dewey) and Edith (Hale) Griffin on September 16, 1941. She moved to Teague, Texas when she was six years old with her family when her father became the Head Electrician at the town’s power plant. She graduated from Teague High School in 1960 as Valedictorian. She went on to business school in Waco, Texas. She married Lee Wayne Collie on November 26,1960 and they had two daughters, Aleatris and Jennifer.

Virginia worked for a Ford Mercury Dealership in Teague as the Office Manager until it burned in the late 1970’s. She then found work as the Fairfield Clinic Office Manager for Dr. Keller and Dr. Crossno and worked there some 12 years. She went on to work as Clinical Managers in several DFW medical offices for several years. She yearned to be home and moved back to help Dr. Timothy Allen run the medical clinic in Teague for three years. After Dr. Allen sold his practice, she commuted weekly from Teague to Flower Mound, Texas working at an Orthopedic Clinic in Insurance Claims and Medical Coding. Virginia was also a Notary Public and worked elections for Freestone County. She eventually semi-retired and worked part time for Haynie Oil Company in Corsicana until her full retirement at age 75.

In addition to working outside the home, she never neglected her most important job, being a mother. Her daughters came first in her life; she was always actively involved in all their activities, wherever they were, she was. She served as President of Fairfield Band Boosters and traveled with them on all their many trips throughout the country. Virginia was a faithful Christian; she taught Sunday school, GA’s, and willingly participated in many other activities. She was an active member of the First  Baptist Church of Wortham for many years. 

Virginia loved to sing, and she had a beautiful soprano voice, which she performed in many choirs in the Freestone County area. Virginia was a 60-gallon blood donator until she developed Leukemia. She fought and beat it three times. 

Virginia was very well read, she loved reading novels, sometimes two or three at a time. Also, crossword puzzles, word games, and watching her favorite TV show, Jeopardy were her favorite things to do in her down time. Most people in the family could never beat her at these types of games.

She is preceded in death by her parents, brother, Vernon Ray Griffin; sister in- law, Margaret Griffin; sister Paula Jean Jackson, brother in- law, Jackie Jackson; and husband Lee Wayne Collie. 

She is survived by her two daughters, Aleatris Stanley of Denton, Texas and Jennifer Capers and husband, Bill of Wortham, Texas; grandchildren, Chase Pritchard and wife, Jamie of Roanoke, Texas, Tyler Pritchard and wife, Trina of Argyle, Texas, Jack Tanner Stanley of Flower Mound, Texas, Manton Capers and wife, Katie of Lewisville, Texas, Logan Capers and wife Darci, of Euless, Texas; great grandchildren, Colin Pritchard, Palmer Pritchard, and Pace Pritchard. God children- Joe and Jannetta Francone of Georgetown and Nick Clark of New York; her best friend, Nan Capers of Wortham, Texas, nephew, Randy Griffin of Las Vegas, Nevada; nieces, Donna Gains of Austin, Texas and Wynona Jackson of Tool, Texas as well as and her fur babies, Sally and Tucker.

Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Monday, January 20, 2025 in the First Baptist Church of Wortham with Reverend Justin Colquette officiating. Visitation with the family will be prior to the service beginning at 1:00 p.m. Interment will follow in the Greenwood Cemetery in Teague, Texas. Pallbearers will be grandsons, Chase Pritchard, Tyler Pritchard, Jack Tanner Stanley, Manton Capers, Logan Capers, and God son, Joe Francone. Honorary pallbearer will be great-grandson, Colin Pritchard. 

Charitable contributions can be made to First Baptist Church Wortham, Texas at fbcwortham.com (Select Memorial Fund) or The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society at lls.org.