Newspaper Obituary of Thomas Collins
Thomas Collins was born July 20, 1869, and passed to his eternal reward on March 8, 1965, at the age of 95 years, seven months and 16 days.
With the passing of Uncle Tom, as he was known to many, it was also the passing of a lot of history.
He was born on the farm which his father homesteaded in 1855. He farmed with his father for a number of years. He never married. The past 38 years he made his home with his nephew, Leo Collins. The past 31 years were spent on the same farm on which he was born.
Uncle Tom was a lover of children and that was proved by the care and interest he had in his eight grandnieces and grand-nephews, with whom he lived. The children were all present to pay their last tribute to him.
He was the first baby baptized in the log church at St. Mary's, Owl Creek. it was the second Catholic church to be built in southeast Kansas and the fourth oldest in the Wichita diocese.
Uncle Tom was a member of the Knights of Columbus for over 50 years. He had been confined to a wheel chair the past 11 years. He leaves to mourn his passing, 5 nieces and 2 nephews, a large number of grand and great grand nieces and nephews, and a host of friends.
A requiem funeral Mass was sung Wednesday evening, Mach 10 at 7:30 p.m. in St. Martin's Church, Piqua. by Rev. I.J. Rohr. Rev. John White of Frontenac, a former pastor of Owl Creek and Yates Center, was present in the sanctuary.
On Thursday morning, following a low Mass, he was laid to rest in St. Mary's Cemetery, Owl Creek. Pall bearers were grand nephews, David, Bill, Robert, Tommy, Jim, John, George, and Pat Collins, Thelbert and JC. McNett and Tom Lero
Thomas Collins was born July 20, 1869, and passed to his eternal reward on March 8, 1965, at the age of 95 years, seven months and 16 days.
With the passing of Uncle Tom, as he was known to many, it was also the passing of a lot of history.
He was born on the farm which his father homesteaded in 1855. He farmed with his father for a number of years. He never married. The past 38 years he made his home with his nephew, Leo Collins. The past 31 years were spent on the same farm on which he was born.
Uncle Tom was a lover of children and that was proved by the care and interest he had in his eight grandnieces and grand-nephews, with whom he lived. The children were all present to pay their last tribute to him.
He was the first baby baptized in the log church at St. Mary's, Owl Creek. it was the second Catholic church to be built in southeast Kansas and the fourth oldest in the Wichita diocese.
Uncle Tom was a member of the Knights of Columbus for over 50 years. He had been confined to a wheel chair the past 11 years. He leaves to mourn his passing, 5 nieces and 2 nephews, a large number of grand and great grand nieces and nephews, and a host of friends.
A requiem funeral Mass was sung Wednesday evening, Mach 10 at 7:30 p.m. in St. Martin's Church, Piqua. by Rev. I.J. Rohr. Rev. John White of Frontenac, a former pastor of Owl Creek and Yates Center, was present in the sanctuary.
On Thursday morning, following a low Mass, he was laid to rest in St. Mary's Cemetery, Owl Creek. Pall bearers were grand nephews, David, Bill, Robert, Tommy, Jim, John, George, and Pat Collins, Thelbert and JC. McNett and Tom Lero
Newspaper Obituary of Thomas Collins
Thomas Collins was born July 20, 1869, and passed to his eternal reward on March 8, 1965, at the age of 95 years, seven months and 16 days.
With the passing of Uncle Tom, as he was known to many, it was also the passing of a lot of history.
He was born on the farm which his father homesteaded in 1855. He farmed with his father for a number of years. He never married. The past 38 years he made his home with his nephew, Leo Collins. The past 31 years were spent on the same farm on which he was born.
Uncle Tom was a lover of children and that was proved by the care and interest he had in his eight grandnieces and grand-nephews, with whom he lived. The children were all present to pay their last tribute to him.
He was the first baby baptized in the log church at St. Mary's, Owl Creek. it was the second Catholic church to be built in southeast Kansas and the fourth oldest in the Wichita diocese.
Uncle Tom was a member of the Knights of Columbus for over 50 years. He had been confined to a wheel chair the past 11 years. He leaves to mourn his passing, 5 nieces and 2 nephews, a large number of grand and great grand nieces and nephews, and a host of friends.
A requiem funeral Mass was sung Wednesday evening, Mach 10 at 7:30 p.m. in St. Martin's Church, Piqua. by Rev. I.J. Rohr. Rev. John White of Frontenac, a former pastor of Owl Creek and Yates Center, was present in the sanctuary.
On Thursday morning, following a low Mass, he was laid to rest in St. Mary's Cemetery, Owl Creek. Pall bearers were grand nephews, David, Bill, Robert, Tommy, Jim, John, George, and Pat Collins, Thelbert and JC. McNett and Tom Lero
Thomas Collins was born July 20, 1869, and passed to his eternal reward on March 8, 1965, at the age of 95 years, seven months and 16 days.
With the passing of Uncle Tom, as he was known to many, it was also the passing of a lot of history.
He was born on the farm which his father homesteaded in 1855. He farmed with his father for a number of years. He never married. The past 38 years he made his home with his nephew, Leo Collins. The past 31 years were spent on the same farm on which he was born.
Uncle Tom was a lover of children and that was proved by the care and interest he had in his eight grandnieces and grand-nephews, with whom he lived. The children were all present to pay their last tribute to him.
He was the first baby baptized in the log church at St. Mary's, Owl Creek. it was the second Catholic church to be built in southeast Kansas and the fourth oldest in the Wichita diocese.
Uncle Tom was a member of the Knights of Columbus for over 50 years. He had been confined to a wheel chair the past 11 years. He leaves to mourn his passing, 5 nieces and 2 nephews, a large number of grand and great grand nieces and nephews, and a host of friends.
A requiem funeral Mass was sung Wednesday evening, Mach 10 at 7:30 p.m. in St. Martin's Church, Piqua. by Rev. I.J. Rohr. Rev. John White of Frontenac, a former pastor of Owl Creek and Yates Center, was present in the sanctuary.
On Thursday morning, following a low Mass, he was laid to rest in St. Mary's Cemetery, Owl Creek. Pall bearers were grand nephews, David, Bill, Robert, Tommy, Jim, John, George, and Pat Collins, Thelbert and JC. McNett and Tom Lero
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