Evada Josephine "Jo" Collinsworth

Evada Josephine "Jo" Collinsworth, 104, passed away at the Woodlands Retirement Community on Monday, September 27, 2021.  Funeral services will be conducted at 12:00 pm Friday, October 1, 2021 at the Reger Funeral Chapel, Huntington with Pastor Brady Lipscomb officiating. Burial will follow at Cyrus Cemetery, Prichard, WV.  Jo was born October 19, 1916 in Lawrence County, Ohio a daughter of the late Samuel Robert Drown and Hazel Ellis Drown Hensley.  She was a member of Fifth Avenue Baptist Church and was honored as a "Rosie the Riveter", having worked as a clerk in the Naval Yard in Norfolk, VA. during WWII.   Jo was loved by everyone who knew her. Her sweet smile and kind and gentle spirit will always be remembered. Jo was also preceded in death by her husband Rupert L. Collinsworth;  sisters Elizabeth Jenkins and Billie Hensley Stephens; brothers Elba Drown and Charles Hensley and nephews Samuel Drown and Jerry Jenkins.  Survivors include nieces Glenna Sue Childers, Anita Drown Robertson, Dr. Robin Ashford, Lisa Napier, Susan Lipscomb, Patricia Harris, Terry Lewis and Dr. Chaundra Maddox; and nephew Curtis Drown and numerous great and great great nieces and nephews.  The family wishes to extend their profound gratitude to the Woodlands staff for their friendship, compassion and care of Jo over the years.  The family would also like to say thank you for the many cards, visits and loving support Jo received from her church family. Friends and family may call from 11:00am until service time on Friday, October 1, 2021 at the Reger Funeral Home, Huntington, WV.  In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Fifth Avenue Baptist Church, 1135 Fifth Avenue, Huntington,WV 25701 or to the charity of your choice.  On line condolences may be made to the family at www.regerfh.com .