Kathryn "Kathy" Jones McCollum

Kathryn “Kaki” Jones McCollum, 72, of 148 McChardy Court, went home to be with The Lord on Friday, March 22, 2019 at Moses Cone Hospital. Funeral services will be held 3:00 PM, Tuesday, March 26, 2019 at Midway United Methodist Church with Rev. Ryan Mendenhall officiating. The burial will follow the service in the church cemetery and the family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church and other times at her home. Kathy was a native of Rockingham County and the daughter of the late, Clyde and Ruby Ross Jones. She served as the assistant to the Superintendent of the Reidsville City Schools and was also the secretary to the Reidsville City School Board. Kathy was a longtime member of Midway United Methodist Church and formerly a member of Woodmont United Methodist Church. She was a loyal volunteer to the Rockingham County Board of Elections. Over the years, she loved her trips to the beach with her family and adored her daughter referring to her often, as her closest friend. She never met a stranger and was a faithful friend to many. Kathy will be dearly missed and “we loved her with all our hearts”! Along with parents, she was also preceded in death by her first husband, James “Jimmy” F. Rudd; her sister, Malinda Jones Wall and her brother, James “Jimmy” M. Jones. Kathy is survived by her husband of 30 years, Larry McCollum and her daughter, Michelle Rudd both of the home; her special granddaughters, Katelyn Sarwi and Victoria McCollum; brother, Ted Jones and wife, Tina; her brother-in-law, W.A. Wall all of Reidsville; her nieces and nephew, Woody Wall and wife, Daphne, Karen Wall Howard and husband, Dennis and Cindy Wall Sarwi and Rebecca Carter and husband, Garrett; a large extended family and her special granddog, “Reese”.