Obituary of Jane E. Winfree
Jane Esther WINFREE, 71, of 322 North Jefferson St., Mount Union, died
at 11:31 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2005, at the Milton S. Hershey Medical
Center, Hershey. Born July 12, 1933, in Frederick, Md., she was the
daughter of Sheridan F. Collins Sr. of Frederick. Md., and the late
Clara Louise (Taylor) Collins. She was reared in her early years as the
daughter of Dr. Charles S. and Alice Brooks, both of whom preceded her
in death. She was married to Donald E. Winfree Dec. 20, 1952, in Mount
Union. He preceded her in death Oct. 14, 2002. Surviving are the
following sons and daughters; Donald E. Winfree Jr.. Carol N. Jackson
and her husband, Charles, and Arlene L. Winfree, all of Mount Union;
April M. Winfree-Daniels and her husband, William, of Camp Springs, Md.;
Constance G. Vaughn of Mount Union; and Shelba J. Winfree-Murray and her
husband, Brian, of Philadelphia. There are 12 grandchilthen and three
great-grandchildren. One brother and three sisters survive: Sheridan F.
Collins Jr. of Mount Union; Yvonne Stanton and her husband, Jim, of
Virginia Beach, Va.; Alice Ann Buchanan of Frederick, Md.; and Caroline
Hanley and her husband, Jim, of Virginia Beach. She was preceded in
death by two brothers and a sister: Johnnie Collins, Earl Collins and
Loretta Jones. Mrs. Winfree was a member of Mt. Hope Missionary Baptist
Church, Mount Union, where she was a former secretary of the finance
committee and former Sunday school teacher. She had served on the Senior
Missionary Society and as a director of Vacation Bible School. She
graduated with the Class of 1951 at Lincoln High School in Frederick,
Md. She retired in 1994 after 25 years of employment at Penn Central
National Bank, Mount Union She then worked as an aide for the Mount
Union Area Schools for several years. In her earlier years, she had
worked at Robin Footwear in Mount Union and for a time at Sheetz in
Mount Union. Mrs. Winfree was a past member of the Order of the Eastern
Star. She loved spending time with her family and enjoyed working with
the children at Mount Union schools. A funeral service will be held at 1
p.m. Saturday, Feb. 19, at Mt. Hope Missionary Baptist Church, Mount
Union. The Rev. I.S. Owens will officiate. Interment will be made in the
Mount Union Cemetery.