Ernestine "Dean" Cooke Collins 85 formerly of North Charleston widow of Lacy W. Collins died Friday September 01 2006 at the J.F. Hawkins Nursing Home.She was born on September 28 1920 in Marion SC a daughter of the late Ernest Covington and Ethel Goodwin Cooke. She was a homemaker a member of the First Baptist Church in Newberry and a longtime member of Northside Baptist Church in North Charleston where she served as an AWANA leader and teacher..Mrs. Collins is survived by her son and daughter-in-law. L. Harris and Sandra Collins of Newberry; two sisters Carolyn (Mrs. Harmon) Atkinson and Ruth (Mrs. Herman) Inman both of Marion; a brother L. Earl Cooke of Conway SC; seven grandchildren Andrea C. (Jay) Hawkins Jaime C. (Mike) Teraoka Bryan H. Collins Larry (Lydia) Dever Barry (Lisa) Dever Allen Dever and Timothy Dever; and nine great grandchildren. She was predeceased by her daughter Bonnie Jean Dever.Funeral services were conducted at 4:00 PM Wednesday September 06 2006 at the Whitaker Funeral Home in Newberry SC by the Rev. Dr. Kenneth Harmon. Interment services was conducted by Rev. Dr. John Stevens at 2:00 PM Thursday September 07 2006 in Carolina Memorial Gardens 7113 Rivers Ave. North Charleston.The family suggests memorials be made to the First Baptist Church 1020 Boundary St. Newberry SC 29108 or to Northside Baptist Church 7800 Northside Drive Charleston SC 29420. Messages to the family may be sent via email at notes@whitakerfuneralhome.comWhitaker Funeral Home Newberry is assisting the family.