Princeton, Missouri
February 8, 1996
GEORGE HAROLD COLLINS
George Harold Collins, son of James W. and Nettie L. Collins, was born in Tarkio, Missouri, on February 28, 1920, and passed away on January 31,1996, at the Liberty Hospital in Liberty, Missouri, at the age of 75 years.
Mr. Collins was raised in the Melbourne, Missouri, community, and lived most of his adult life in Princeton, Missouri, moving to Trenton, Missouri, in February of 1995. He had been a resident of Eastview Manor in Trenton since September of last year. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the United States Army.
Mr. Collins was united in marriage to Ruby Virginia Mullins on December 29, 1961. She survives him, of the Eastview Manor in Trenton.
Mr. Collins was preceded in death by: his parents; a stepdaughter, Gayla White; a stepson, Dale Dodson; a step-granddaughter, Lesa Ann King; four brothers, Dewey, Dempsey, Paul and Donald Collins; and two sisters, Dorothy Maize and Ruth Hamm.
Besides his wife, Mr. Collins is survived by: two step-daughters, Sharon Owen, of Trenton, Missouri and Donna Paxton, of Marion, Iowa; one step-son, Lee Dodson, of Green Rock, Illinois; 16 step-grandchildren; 6 step-great-grandchildren; four brothers, Ruble and Martin Collins, of Gilman City, Missouri, Lewis and Russell Collins, of Galesburg, Illinois; two sisters, Lena Mae Benson, of Gilman City, Missouri, and Pauline Wall, of Galesburg, Illinois; and by several nieces and nephews.
Graveside services and burial were held Monday, February 5,1996, at 1:00p.m., at the Princeton Cemetery. Rev. Leland Heriford officiated, under the direction of the Greenlee-Middleton Funeral Service of Princeton, Missouri,
Princeton, Missouri
February 8, 1996
GEORGE HAROLD COLLINS
George Harold Collins, son of James W. and Nettie L. Collins, was born in Tarkio, Missouri, on February 28, 1920, and passed away on January 31,1996, at the Liberty Hospital in Liberty, Missouri, at the age of 75 years.
Mr. Collins was raised in the Melbourne, Missouri, community, and lived most of his adult life in Princeton, Missouri, moving to Trenton, Missouri, in February of 1995. He had been a resident of Eastview Manor in Trenton since September of last year. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the United States Army.
Mr. Collins was united in marriage to Ruby Virginia Mullins on December 29, 1961. She survives him, of the Eastview Manor in Trenton.
Mr. Collins was preceded in death by: his parents; a stepdaughter, Gayla White; a stepson, Dale Dodson; a step-granddaughter, Lesa Ann King; four brothers, Dewey, Dempsey, Paul and Donald Collins; and two sisters, Dorothy Maize and Ruth Hamm.
Besides his wife, Mr. Collins is survived by: two step-daughters, Sharon Owen, of Trenton, Missouri and Donna Paxton, of Marion, Iowa; one step-son, Lee Dodson, of Green Rock, Illinois; 16 step-grandchildren; 6 step-great-grandchildren; four brothers, Ruble and Martin Collins, of Gilman City, Missouri, Lewis and Russell Collins, of Galesburg, Illinois; two sisters, Lena Mae Benson, of Gilman City, Missouri, and Pauline Wall, of Galesburg, Illinois; and by several nieces and nephews.
Graveside services and burial were held Monday, February 5,1996, at 1:00p.m., at the Princeton Cemetery. Rev. Leland Heriford officiated, under the direction of the Greenlee-Middleton Funeral Service of Princeton, Missouri,
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