CLAXTON - Jason Allen Collins, 32, passed away April 13, 2010. Jason was born in Brunswick, Georgia, on July 18, 1977. He was a 1995 graduate of Claxton High School, where he played golf, basketball and ran cross-country. Jason served in the United States Navy for 4 years being stationed in Gaeta, Italy, and was presently serving in the Naval Reserve. He was a 2002 graduate of the Culinary Arts Institute of Florida. As much as he loved cooking, he also enjoyed the outdoors and was an avid Canoochee River fisherman and held an extraordinary love for golf. Jason was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Sidney and Shirley Strickland, his paternal grandparents, Jakie and Nelle Collins and an uncle, Frankie Strickland. Survivors: his parents, Steve and Joy Collins of Claxton; one brother, Carter Collins of Statesboro; maternal grandmother, Betty (Bill) Elkins of Savannah; four aunts, Sandy (John M.) Strickland of Shellman Bluff, Carol (Joe) O'Connor of Atlanta, Memie Collins of Claxton and Becky Strickland of Claxton; six uncles, Jake (Penny) Collins of Statesboro, Carroll Collins of Claxton, Bill (Lynn) Collins of NC, Jimmy (Rhonda) Dasher of Vidalia, Rusty (Gail) Dasher of Acworth and Bob (Elaine) Dasher of Hinesville; and numerous cousins, other relatives and special friends. Visitation: Thursday, April 15, 2010 at 5:00 p.m., until, at J. Mellie NeSmith Funeral Home. Funeral: Friday, April 16, 2010 at 11:00 a.m., at J. Mellie NeSmith Funeral Home Chapel. Burial: Brewton Cemetery, Hagan, GA. Remembrances: Humane Society of Evans County (HSEC), P. O. Box 201, Daisy, GA., 30423. J. Mellie NeSmith Funeral Home "Our Family Serving Your Family" "Since 1917" 912-739-3338 Savannah Morning News April 16, 2010