Phyllis Ann Yeatts Collins

June 29, 1938 - May 4, 2023

Phyllis Ann Yeatts Collins, 84, of Copperhill, peacefully left her earthly life surrounded by family at her son’s home on May 4, 2023.  She was predeceased by her husbands, Paul Eugene Stultz and Archie Layne Collins; her parents, Robert Virgil Yeatts and Ethel Mattie Radford Yeatts; sister, Janice Geraldine Dooley, and brother-in-law Rodney Thomas Dooley; brother Shirley Robert Yeatts; brother John David (D) Yeatts; cousin (brother) Paul Kenneth Yeatts; Cousin Michael Thomas Dooley; and brother-in-law William Traver (Bill) Cornette.
She is survived by her children and their spouses; Patrick Eugene Stultz and Nancy Hahn Henderson Stultz; grandsons, Andrew Patrick Stultz, Zachary Zane Stultz; granddaughter, Sarah Elizabeth Stultz; Phillip Edward Stultz; grandson Kevin Matthew Stultz; granddaughter Julyanna Renee Stultz; her sister, Christine Yeatts Cornette;  her sister-in-law, Bette Yeatts;  nieces, Patricia Ellen Cornette Clary, Rosemary Cornette Blankenship, Tiffany Yeatts; great-nephews, John Michael Dooley, Jason Coleman, Christopher Coleman, Matthew Blankenship; great-niece , Erin Kathleen Dooley, Danielle LaPrad.
Phyllis retired from the Social Security Administration. Her interests outside of work included southern comfort cooking, watching NASCAR with Archie and Phillip, reading, crafts, and sewing. You could often find her chatting on the phone checking in on her family near and far away.  She was always interested in what the family was doing and talking about all the good times.  She loved traveling the roads of Bent Mountain, Check, Copperhill, and Floyd and telling stories of the past. Mom loved the mountains and traveling.
Funeral Services will be held at Lotz Chapel Funeral Home, 1330 E. Main Street, Salem, VA 24153, at 10 AM on Saturday, May 13, 2023, followed by interment in Sherwood Memorial Park, Salem, VA.  Patrick and Phillip will receive friends and family after the internment service to welcome everyone to gather for a potluck at Fellowship Community Church (FCC), 1226 Red Lane Ext.  Salem, VA 24153.
In lieu of flowers or for those wishing to make contributions, the family would greatly appreciate donations to Fellowship Community Church - Celebrate Recovery, 1226 Red Lane Ext.  Salem, VA 24153 or The Partnership for Community Wellness, 3957 Cove Road, Roanoke, VA 24019.