Mrs. Collin Choate Grubb

Collin Choate Grubb, 95, of Salisbury, passed away December 7, 2017. Born October 16, 1922, to Dr. James Walter Choate and Dorothy Virginia Collins Choate. She was a graduate of Boyden High School and the College of William and Mary, where she earned a B.S. in Medical Technology. She interned at Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Baptist Hospital, in Winston Salem. On May 23, 1953 she married John Kinder Grubb, Jr., who in 1993 preceded her in death. Mrs. Grubb left her mark on the community and her church through leadership and service over many decades. She was active on numerous community boards of directors. Among her favorites were Jeannie’s Kitchen, Rowan Helping Ministries, the Salvation Army, Meals on Wheels Rowan, Grandfather Home for Children, the United Way, North Carolina Museum of History, and the Hornet’s Nest Girl Scout Council. Mrs. Grubb was a Ruling Elder at First Presbyterian Church in Salisbury, serving numerous times on the session of the church. She was President of the Women of the Church and in 1982 was honored with life membership in that body. She chaired the Fellowship, Witness and Worship committees, was a Maxwell Chambers Trustee and a ‘key friend’ of Union Theological Seminary in Richmond. She also served as an active member of Concord Presbytery’s New Church Development committee and several terms on the Permanent Judicial Committee of the Synod of the Mid-Atlantic. Collin is survived by her brother, William Hampton Choate (Bige) of Waynesville, NC; two children -- John Kinder Grubb III (Kyna) and their children Karla Foster, Kia Creamer (Troy), and Kenan Foster (Faith); and The Reverend Dorothy Collin Grubb Horne (Matthew) and their children Sara Collin, Virginia Gregg, and John Douglas Horne; and by several nieces and nephews. Visitation will be held Monday, December 11 from 6:00 – 8:00 P.M. at Summersett’s Funeral Home. Following a private committal service, a Memorial Service will take place Tuesday, December 12 at 1:00 P.M. at First Presbyterian Church of Salisbury with the Rev. Dr. Robert M. Lewis and Rev. Dr. Randal V. Kirby, officiating. The family requests that memorials be made to either Rowan Helping Ministries or to the First Presbyterian Church Teens With A Mission project. Summersett is handling funeral arrangements for the family.

Mrs. Collin Choate Grubb

October 16, 1922 - December 7, 2017