Matilda "Tillie" Collins

Matilda Lorriane “Tillie” Collins, age 53, of Elizabethtown, formerly of Hodgenville, passed away Wednesday, October 31, 2018, at her residence.

She was a longtime member of Freedom’s Way Assembly of God in Hodgenville and a nursing aide for nearly 20 years at HealthSouth Rehabilitation in Elizabethtown, whom she considered her extended family.

Tillie was preceded in death by her parents, James Robert “Bobby” and Barbara Jean “Barb” Brown Milburn; a grandson, Mekhi Cooper and her sister, Angela Hayes.

She is survived by four children, Jimmy “Jay” Polly of Elizabethtown, Jacob (Sherry) Polly of Buffalo and Janna Polly and Josh Polly, both of Elizabethtown; ten beloved grandchildren, Eden Sidebottom, Addison Polly, Hana Polly, Emma Polly, Zae Polly, Genesis Polly, Greyson Polly, Kaydence Polly, Aubree Polly and Aryana Hammett; a brother, Clarence “Buck” (Debbie) Milburn of Hodgenville and her best friend, Michelle Friel of Hodgenville.

Funeral services will be held at 2 PM, Sunday, November 4, 2018, at Bennett-Bertram Funeral Home in Hodgenville with Pastor John Lear officiating.  Burial will follow in Friendship #2 Church Cemetery near Hodgenville.

Visitation will be from 2 to 6 PM, Saturday and after 10 AM, Sunday at the funeral home.

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