Born Sept 26, 1920 in Baltimore to parent Alfred Vernon Collison and Coretta Schweizer Collison. Her father was an infantryman in the First World War, and her mother a homemaker, who also worked part time in a small shop, and was an excellent and very creative seamstress.
Audrey grew up playing sports including high school field hockey. She studied business at Strayer College, and spent 14 years working for the government at the Edgewood Arsenal in north-east Maryland.
She returned to Baltimore to work at the Helping Up Mission, Women's and children branch and rose to become the Executive Director. This ministry eventually became the Christian Community Center located at 1412 Hollins St. in Baltimore. Miss Betty had a tremendous impact on hundreds of children in this west Baltimore neighborhood. The center offered free preschool for the youngest children and after school programs for school aged children. She also ran an extensive summer program for all of the children which included taking the children to Mountain View Bible Camp for two weeks every August. Miss Betty was very gifted in administration and recruited dozens of volunteers over the years to teach the children as well as to be counselors at camp.
She and Charles Collins Horn met when he came down to do volunteer electrical work at 1412 Hollins St. (She recruited him as well!). He rapidly became an integral part of the ministry. They married in September of 1964, and their son Vernon Edward Horn was born on September 25, 1965. Charles proceeded her in death on March 15, 2015.
In lieu of flowers, gifts to The Christian Community Center may be sent to 1412 Hollins St, Baltimore Maryland, 21223.
A Graveside Service will be held in Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens, 200 E. Padonia Road, Timonium, MD 21093 on Saturday, October 3 at 11am. Face coverings are mandatory. Those wishing to attend, please arrive at Lemmon Funeral Home of Dulaney Valley Inc., 10 W. Padonia Road (at York Road) Timonium, MD 21093 by 10:45am.
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