O. H. Collins, 79, retired Miller druggist, and a resident of Miller for more than half century, passed away Saturday at Memorial Hospital, following a brief illness. He was taken to the hospital Friday, and later that day suffered a stroke, and his death followed on the afternoon of the next day.
Funeral services were held Wednesday from the Presbyterian church, with Rev. L. Hume Ward officiating. Active pall bearers were five nephews; Verne, Burrell and Thomas Collins, Kenneth Miller, and Lloyd Rhodes, and Richard Ellis.
Honorary pall bearers included A. B. Cahalan, Dr. E. H. Wilson, Herman Barnes James Magness, Ben Magness, Fred Hicks, Albert Shaw, Dr. R. P. Glennon and C. M. Carroll.
Born in Storm Lake, Iowa, April 25, 1876, the son of Gilbert and Sarah Collins, the deceased came to this country with his parents at the age of six. For a time the family made its home at Ree Heights.
Mr. Collins started his long career as a druggist in 1900, when he purchased the old Cutting store, then operated by Nate Johnson. In 1922 he went into partnership with A. J. Shaw and continued as co-owner of the store until his retirement, 1945, after 45 years of continuous service to the community.
In addition to his drug business, he was actively engaged in rearing and racing horses, through which activity he became widely known in many states. For years he served as one of the racing judges at the State Fair, as a member of the racing board.
He was married November 24, 1896, to Gertrude Furman, at Miller. Mrs. Collins death occurred July 1st, 1945, and since that time he had made his home at the Magness Hotel.
He was a member of the Masonic Lodge and the Presbyterian Church of Miller.
Survivors are one brother, Will Collins, six nephews and five nieces. His parents, six brothers and two sisters preceded him in death.
The Miller Press, Miller, Hand, South Dakota
Thursday, May 19, 1955, p1 c1
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South Dakota Marriages
md Gertrude Lila Furman
24 November 1896
Miller, Hand, South Dakota
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Bev Bergman provided place of birth and death. 4-25-2016
O. H. Collins, 79, retired Miller druggist, and a resident of Miller for more than half century, passed away Saturday at Memorial Hospital, following a brief illness. He was taken to the hospital Friday, and later that day suffered a stroke, and his death followed on the afternoon of the next day.
Funeral services were held Wednesday from the Presbyterian church, with Rev. L. Hume Ward officiating. Active pall bearers were five nephews; Verne, Burrell and Thomas Collins, Kenneth Miller, and Lloyd Rhodes, and Richard Ellis.
Honorary pall bearers included A. B. Cahalan, Dr. E. H. Wilson, Herman Barnes James Magness, Ben Magness, Fred Hicks, Albert Shaw, Dr. R. P. Glennon and C. M. Carroll.
Born in Storm Lake, Iowa, April 25, 1876, the son of Gilbert and Sarah Collins, the deceased came to this country with his parents at the age of six. For a time the family made its home at Ree Heights.
Mr. Collins started his long career as a druggist in 1900, when he purchased the old Cutting store, then operated by Nate Johnson. In 1922 he went into partnership with A. J. Shaw and continued as co-owner of the store until his retirement, 1945, after 45 years of continuous service to the community.
In addition to his drug business, he was actively engaged in rearing and racing horses, through which activity he became widely known in many states. For years he served as one of the racing judges at the State Fair, as a member of the racing board.
He was married November 24, 1896, to Gertrude Furman, at Miller. Mrs. Collins death occurred July 1st, 1945, and since that time he had made his home at the Magness Hotel.
He was a member of the Masonic Lodge and the Presbyterian Church of Miller.
Survivors are one brother, Will Collins, six nephews and five nieces. His parents, six brothers and two sisters preceded him in death.
The Miller Press, Miller, Hand, South Dakota
Thursday, May 19, 1955, p1 c1
~~~~
South Dakota Marriages
md Gertrude Lila Furman
24 November 1896
Miller, Hand, South Dakota
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Bev Bergman provided place of birth and death. 4-25-2016
Family Members
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William Lorenzo "Will" Collins
1873–1956
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Clara Collins
1874–1892
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John Frederick Collins
1878–1939
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Mary Ellen "Dollie" Collins Miller
1879–1952
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Gilbert William Collins Jr
1884–1892
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Benjamin Harrison Collins
1886–1939
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Wallace Walter Collins
1890–1918
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Loren Lorenzo Collins
1891–1921
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Thomas LeRoy Collins
1894–1940
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