Originally posted April 18, 2020
Glynn Virden Collier, of Goldthwaite, Texas died March 11, 2020 at the age of 97. He was descended from Efford Cobb Collier (a grandson of Vines Collier) and Elizabeth Singleton Harris. In 1857, Efford Cobb left Upson County, Georgia and relocated his family to Texas.
Glynn Virden Collier’s line from Vines is as follows:
Vines Collier and Sarah Elizabeth Williamson
Robert Collier and Martha Marshall Booker
Efford Cobb Collier and Elizabeth Singleton Harris
Isaac Groves Collier and Elizabeth Ann Phillips
Thomas Jefferson Collier and Martha Bell Virden
Glynn Virden Collier
Here is his obituary (courtesy of Stacy-Wilkins Funeral Home).
In 2017, Kendel Hopper, a high school student, was awarded a scholarship by the Mills County Historical Commission for a essay that resulted from his interview with Glynn Collier (see below).
