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Christine Twine
Collier
Sep 23, 1926 — Nov 10, 2021
Jasper
In the year of our Lord and personal Savior Jesus Christ on September 23, 1926, a daughter was born to Kit and Rena Twine, whom they named Christine Eloise Twine. She was the second of ten children born to this union. She was born in Sharpville Community in Newton, Texas.
She joined West Chapel Baptist Church in the Sharpville Community at an early age. Her first role and duty was to serve the Lord, plus various other auxiliaries; Church secretary, President of Missionary Society, Church Secretary, Church Treasure, and Deaconess, Sunday School Teacher, VBS Coordinator/Teacher, Usher Board Member. She documented and shared family, church, and community history.
Christine graduated Valedictorian at the age of 17 years old in the class of 1943 at Jamestown High School in Jamestown, Texas. She attended Trainings at Lamar University, where she obtained several Educational Certifications. She was a Sister of Eastern Star Sahib Tent Lodge number 23 in Jasper, Texas in the early 1960.
She was employed at Bake Shop as Cake Decorator in Jasper, Texas, Afro Life Insurance Life in Beaumont, Texas, and a Liberian Assistant at Burkeville High School.
She was proceeded in death by her parents, Kit and Rena Twine; siblings, Carson, Keith, Governor, Mabel, Emmit, Beadie Pearl, Vernell, John L. and Ulysses. Two Ex-husband Bernice Bluitt and Richard Collier.
She leaves to Cherish her memories: three devoted children, Norma Maclin (Frank) of Cupertino, California, Vernon Bluitt Sr. (Ethel), Newton Texas, Brenda Brown of Richmond, Texas, Orthala Gray of San Jose, California, and Carl Twine of Houston, TX; six grandchildren; eleven great grandchildren; two great great grandchildren; a special sister, son, and daughter: Ora Lee Ross, Angela Stewart, Carolyn Limbrick, Anne Farr and Mildred Fowler, and Rafford Bevil, John Ross, Harry Twine, and a host of nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.
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