Frances Elizabeth Collins Osborne, 88, died on Sunday, March 4, 2012 at Southeastern Regional Medical Center in Lumberton. She was born December 12, 1923, in Atlanta, GA daughter of Milton Luther and Rebecca Mahan Collins.

The funeral will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church in Lumberton, Drs. David Elks and Wayne Tyner officiating.

Her marriage to Colin Porter Osborne Jr., DDS lasted for 55 years until his death in 2000. She was also preceded in death by a brother, Joseph Milton Collins, DDS.

She is survived by a twin sister, Ruth Hensley of Chattanooga, Tenn.; a son, Colin P. Osborne III and wife Glenda of Lumberton; three daughters, Dr. Pamela and husband Richard Edwards of Fairhope, Ala., Dr. Rebecca and husband Dr. Ronald Jackson of Atlanta, and Elizabeth Harris and husband Robert of Holly Springs; seven grandchildren, Christina Harris, Kenlind and Risha Jackson, Jesse and Mary Edwards, and Blake and Clair Osborne; great-grandchildren, Kinsley Edwards, Carter Osborne and Alden Jackson; two sisters-in-law, Marguerite O. Morgan of Winston-Salem and Joyce H. Collins of Sautee Nacoochie, Ga.: many nieces and nephews.

Loving wife, mother, and grandmother, Fran or as her grandchildren lovingly referred to her as Memom, devoted herself to family, church and community. A love of gardening brought out in the beauty of flowers thoughout the year, added color to her yard and the neighborhood. She shared this interest with friends and family, who inherited bulbs, seeds and cuttings from many of her flowers and shrubs. There was hardly a time during the year when she did not have fresh flowers in her home.

She attended West Georgia College the University of Georgia, and Pembroke State College (UNCP) where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree. It was her love of children that guided her to pursue a teaching degree.

Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church in Lumberton, or a charity of one\\chr(39)s choice.