Rev. Lee Roy Collins passed away on Sunday, July 20, 2014 at Bartels Lutheran Retirement Community in Waverly, Iowa.
Lee Roy Collins was born October 12, 1921, in Galt, Iowa, the son of Clarence and Grace State Collins.
He graduated from Hansel High School in 1939 and began farming.
He married Wilma Ebling on Nov. 9, 1941, in Aredale. She died in 2012.
At age 32, he felt called into the ministry and went to college. He graduated in 1956 with a bachelor's degree from Cornell College and then in 1959 from the Chandler School of Theology at Emory University.
He was ordained in 1959 by the Methodist Church, North Iowa Conference and dedicated his life to ministry and serving the needs of others, until his retirement from active church leadership in 1987.
Lee Roy served several charges throughout Iowa including: Springville-Viola; Garrison-Mount Auburn; Elgin-Illyria-Clermont; Toledo-Chelsea; St. Mark's Cedar Rapids-Palo UMC; and Des Moines, Epworth, from where he retired.
He then returned to Cedar Rapids to make his home and serve as a volunteer chaplain at St. Luke's Hospital.
Lee Roy loved spending time with his family. He enjoyed singing in the church choir, was fascinated with antique engines and tractors, and never lost his love of farming.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Wilma; a brother, Alvin Collins; and two sisters, Juanita Johnson and Hester Warren.
Lee Roy is survived by: two daughters Virginia Collins of Aurora, IL and Linda Collins of Elkader; a son Keith (Elizabeth) Collins of Waverly; four grandchildren Amy Delaney of Lake Villa, IL, Jess (Amy) Collins of Malta, IL, Brian (Debbie) Collins of Rockville, MD, and Jeanette (Adam) Scharnhorst of Oelwein; nine great-grandchildren; a brother Darwin (Jeanette) Collins of Sheffield; and two sisters Margaret Merrick of Phoenix, AZ and Bonnie Krienke of Durand, IL.
A funeral service will be held at 10:30 am on Friday, July 25 at St. Mark's United Methodist Church, 4700 Johnson Ave. NW, Cedar Rapids, IA by Pastor Bonnie Koeppen. Visitation will be held at 9:00 am Friday. (All clergy attending are invited to robe and wear a white stole.) Burial: 2:30 p.m., Dumont Cemetery, Dumont, Iowa.
Teahen Funeral Home is in charge of services.
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* This census is for the year before Lee Roy was born.
1920 United States Federal Census
Home in 1920: Lincoln, Wright, Iowa
Household Members:
Clarance A Collins 29
Grace S Collins 22
Cecil C Collins 9
Alvin B Collins 2
Margaret C Collins 3/12
Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925
Name: Leroy Callins
Birth Year: abt 1922
Birth Place: Iowa
Race: White
Census Date: 1 Jan 1925
Residence State: Iowa
Residence County: Franklin
Locality: Oakland
Relation to Head: Son
Mother: Grace Stute
Mother's Birth Year: abt 1898
Mother's Birthplace: Iowa
Father: Clarence Collins
Father's Birth Year: abt 1891
Father's Birthplace: Indiana
Marriage Place: Iowa
Household Members:
Clarence Collins 34
Grace Collins 27
Alvin Collins 7
Margril Collins 5
Leroy Callins 3
Huster S Collins 1
1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Leroy Collins
Birth Year: abt 1922
Birthplace: Iowa
Race: White
Home in 1930: West Fork, Franklin, Iowa
Relation to Head of House: Son
Father's Name: Clarance A Collins
Father's Birthplace: Indiana
Mother's name: Grace V Collins
Mother's Birthplace: Iowa
Household Members:
Clarance A Collins 39 (farmer)
Grace V Collins 32
Cleon C Collins 19 (farm laborer)
Alvin V Collins 12
Margaret C Collins 10
Leroy Collins 8
Hester S Collins 6
Juanita M Collins 4
Darwin W Collins 2 1/12
1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Lee Roy Collins
Home in 1940: West Fork, Franklin, Iowa
Residence in 1935: Same Place
Occupation: Farm Laborer
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: HS, 4th year
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 72
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker, private
Weeks Worked in 1939: 28
Income: 60
Household Members:
Clarence A Collins 49 (farmer)
Grace S Collins 42
Alvin V Collins 22 (farm laborer)
Alice J Collins 22 (sister-in-law - church missionary)
Judith A Collins 5/12 (niece)
Lee Roy Collins 18 (farm laborer)
Margaret C Collins 20 (public school teacher)
Hestor S Collins 17
Juanita M Collins 14
Darwin W Collins 12
Bonnie L Collins 8
U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1
Name: Rv Lee Roy Collins
Birth Date: 12 Oct 1921
Phone Number: 396-6832
Address:
109 Sand Ln NW, Cedar Rapids, IA, 52405-3113 (1993)
[832 Aurora Ave, Des Moines, IA, 50313-3351 (1992)]
Lee Roy Collins was born October 12, 1921, in Galt, Iowa, the son of Clarence and Grace State Collins.
He graduated from Hansel High School in 1939 and began farming.
He married Wilma Ebling on Nov. 9, 1941, in Aredale. She died in 2012.
At age 32, he felt called into the ministry and went to college. He graduated in 1956 with a bachelor's degree from Cornell College and then in 1959 from the Chandler School of Theology at Emory University.
He was ordained in 1959 by the Methodist Church, North Iowa Conference and dedicated his life to ministry and serving the needs of others, until his retirement from active church leadership in 1987.
Lee Roy served several charges throughout Iowa including: Springville-Viola; Garrison-Mount Auburn; Elgin-Illyria-Clermont; Toledo-Chelsea; St. Mark's Cedar Rapids-Palo UMC; and Des Moines, Epworth, from where he retired.
He then returned to Cedar Rapids to make his home and serve as a volunteer chaplain at St. Luke's Hospital.
Lee Roy loved spending time with his family. He enjoyed singing in the church choir, was fascinated with antique engines and tractors, and never lost his love of farming.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Wilma; a brother, Alvin Collins; and two sisters, Juanita Johnson and Hester Warren.
Lee Roy is survived by: two daughters Virginia Collins of Aurora, IL and Linda Collins of Elkader; a son Keith (Elizabeth) Collins of Waverly; four grandchildren Amy Delaney of Lake Villa, IL, Jess (Amy) Collins of Malta, IL, Brian (Debbie) Collins of Rockville, MD, and Jeanette (Adam) Scharnhorst of Oelwein; nine great-grandchildren; a brother Darwin (Jeanette) Collins of Sheffield; and two sisters Margaret Merrick of Phoenix, AZ and Bonnie Krienke of Durand, IL.
A funeral service will be held at 10:30 am on Friday, July 25 at St. Mark's United Methodist Church, 4700 Johnson Ave. NW, Cedar Rapids, IA by Pastor Bonnie Koeppen. Visitation will be held at 9:00 am Friday. (All clergy attending are invited to robe and wear a white stole.) Burial: 2:30 p.m., Dumont Cemetery, Dumont, Iowa.
Teahen Funeral Home is in charge of services.
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* This census is for the year before Lee Roy was born.
1920 United States Federal Census
Home in 1920: Lincoln, Wright, Iowa
Household Members:
Clarance A Collins 29
Grace S Collins 22
Cecil C Collins 9
Alvin B Collins 2
Margaret C Collins 3/12
Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925
Name: Leroy Callins
Birth Year: abt 1922
Birth Place: Iowa
Race: White
Census Date: 1 Jan 1925
Residence State: Iowa
Residence County: Franklin
Locality: Oakland
Relation to Head: Son
Mother: Grace Stute
Mother's Birth Year: abt 1898
Mother's Birthplace: Iowa
Father: Clarence Collins
Father's Birth Year: abt 1891
Father's Birthplace: Indiana
Marriage Place: Iowa
Household Members:
Clarence Collins 34
Grace Collins 27
Alvin Collins 7
Margril Collins 5
Leroy Callins 3
Huster S Collins 1
1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Leroy Collins
Birth Year: abt 1922
Birthplace: Iowa
Race: White
Home in 1930: West Fork, Franklin, Iowa
Relation to Head of House: Son
Father's Name: Clarance A Collins
Father's Birthplace: Indiana
Mother's name: Grace V Collins
Mother's Birthplace: Iowa
Household Members:
Clarance A Collins 39 (farmer)
Grace V Collins 32
Cleon C Collins 19 (farm laborer)
Alvin V Collins 12
Margaret C Collins 10
Leroy Collins 8
Hester S Collins 6
Juanita M Collins 4
Darwin W Collins 2 1/12
1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Lee Roy Collins
Home in 1940: West Fork, Franklin, Iowa
Residence in 1935: Same Place
Occupation: Farm Laborer
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: HS, 4th year
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 72
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker, private
Weeks Worked in 1939: 28
Income: 60
Household Members:
Clarence A Collins 49 (farmer)
Grace S Collins 42
Alvin V Collins 22 (farm laborer)
Alice J Collins 22 (sister-in-law - church missionary)
Judith A Collins 5/12 (niece)
Lee Roy Collins 18 (farm laborer)
Margaret C Collins 20 (public school teacher)
Hestor S Collins 17
Juanita M Collins 14
Darwin W Collins 12
Bonnie L Collins 8
U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1
Name: Rv Lee Roy Collins
Birth Date: 12 Oct 1921
Phone Number: 396-6832
Address:
109 Sand Ln NW, Cedar Rapids, IA, 52405-3113 (1993)
[832 Aurora Ave, Des Moines, IA, 50313-3351 (1992)]
Rev. Lee Roy Collins passed away on Sunday, July 20, 2014 at Bartels Lutheran Retirement Community in Waverly, Iowa.
Lee Roy Collins was born October 12, 1921, in Galt, Iowa, the son of Clarence and Grace State Collins.
He graduated from Hansel High School in 1939 and began farming.
He married Wilma Ebling on Nov. 9, 1941, in Aredale. She died in 2012.
At age 32, he felt called into the ministry and went to college. He graduated in 1956 with a bachelor's degree from Cornell College and then in 1959 from the Chandler School of Theology at Emory University.
He was ordained in 1959 by the Methodist Church, North Iowa Conference and dedicated his life to ministry and serving the needs of others, until his retirement from active church leadership in 1987.
Lee Roy served several charges throughout Iowa including: Springville-Viola; Garrison-Mount Auburn; Elgin-Illyria-Clermont; Toledo-Chelsea; St. Mark's Cedar Rapids-Palo UMC; and Des Moines, Epworth, from where he retired.
He then returned to Cedar Rapids to make his home and serve as a volunteer chaplain at St. Luke's Hospital.
Lee Roy loved spending time with his family. He enjoyed singing in the church choir, was fascinated with antique engines and tractors, and never lost his love of farming.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Wilma; a brother, Alvin Collins; and two sisters, Juanita Johnson and Hester Warren.
Lee Roy is survived by: two daughters Virginia Collins of Aurora, IL and Linda Collins of Elkader; a son Keith (Elizabeth) Collins of Waverly; four grandchildren Amy Delaney of Lake Villa, IL, Jess (Amy) Collins of Malta, IL, Brian (Debbie) Collins of Rockville, MD, and Jeanette (Adam) Scharnhorst of Oelwein; nine great-grandchildren; a brother Darwin (Jeanette) Collins of Sheffield; and two sisters Margaret Merrick of Phoenix, AZ and Bonnie Krienke of Durand, IL.
A funeral service will be held at 10:30 am on Friday, July 25 at St. Mark's United Methodist Church, 4700 Johnson Ave. NW, Cedar Rapids, IA by Pastor Bonnie Koeppen. Visitation will be held at 9:00 am Friday. (All clergy attending are invited to robe and wear a white stole.) Burial: 2:30 p.m., Dumont Cemetery, Dumont, Iowa.
Teahen Funeral Home is in charge of services.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
* This census is for the year before Lee Roy was born.
1920 United States Federal Census
Home in 1920: Lincoln, Wright, Iowa
Household Members:
Clarance A Collins 29
Grace S Collins 22
Cecil C Collins 9
Alvin B Collins 2
Margaret C Collins 3/12
Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925
Name: Leroy Callins
Birth Year: abt 1922
Birth Place: Iowa
Race: White
Census Date: 1 Jan 1925
Residence State: Iowa
Residence County: Franklin
Locality: Oakland
Relation to Head: Son
Mother: Grace Stute
Mother's Birth Year: abt 1898
Mother's Birthplace: Iowa
Father: Clarence Collins
Father's Birth Year: abt 1891
Father's Birthplace: Indiana
Marriage Place: Iowa
Household Members:
Clarence Collins 34
Grace Collins 27
Alvin Collins 7
Margril Collins 5
Leroy Callins 3
Huster S Collins 1
1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Leroy Collins
Birth Year: abt 1922
Birthplace: Iowa
Race: White
Home in 1930: West Fork, Franklin, Iowa
Relation to Head of House: Son
Father's Name: Clarance A Collins
Father's Birthplace: Indiana
Mother's name: Grace V Collins
Mother's Birthplace: Iowa
Household Members:
Clarance A Collins 39 (farmer)
Grace V Collins 32
Cleon C Collins 19 (farm laborer)
Alvin V Collins 12
Margaret C Collins 10
Leroy Collins 8
Hester S Collins 6
Juanita M Collins 4
Darwin W Collins 2 1/12
1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Lee Roy Collins
Home in 1940: West Fork, Franklin, Iowa
Residence in 1935: Same Place
Occupation: Farm Laborer
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: HS, 4th year
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 72
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker, private
Weeks Worked in 1939: 28
Income: 60
Household Members:
Clarence A Collins 49 (farmer)
Grace S Collins 42
Alvin V Collins 22 (farm laborer)
Alice J Collins 22 (sister-in-law - church missionary)
Judith A Collins 5/12 (niece)
Lee Roy Collins 18 (farm laborer)
Margaret C Collins 20 (public school teacher)
Hestor S Collins 17
Juanita M Collins 14
Darwin W Collins 12
Bonnie L Collins 8
U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1
Name: Rv Lee Roy Collins
Birth Date: 12 Oct 1921
Phone Number: 396-6832
Address:
109 Sand Ln NW, Cedar Rapids, IA, 52405-3113 (1993)
[832 Aurora Ave, Des Moines, IA, 50313-3351 (1992)]
Lee Roy Collins was born October 12, 1921, in Galt, Iowa, the son of Clarence and Grace State Collins.
He graduated from Hansel High School in 1939 and began farming.
He married Wilma Ebling on Nov. 9, 1941, in Aredale. She died in 2012.
At age 32, he felt called into the ministry and went to college. He graduated in 1956 with a bachelor's degree from Cornell College and then in 1959 from the Chandler School of Theology at Emory University.
He was ordained in 1959 by the Methodist Church, North Iowa Conference and dedicated his life to ministry and serving the needs of others, until his retirement from active church leadership in 1987.
Lee Roy served several charges throughout Iowa including: Springville-Viola; Garrison-Mount Auburn; Elgin-Illyria-Clermont; Toledo-Chelsea; St. Mark's Cedar Rapids-Palo UMC; and Des Moines, Epworth, from where he retired.
He then returned to Cedar Rapids to make his home and serve as a volunteer chaplain at St. Luke's Hospital.
Lee Roy loved spending time with his family. He enjoyed singing in the church choir, was fascinated with antique engines and tractors, and never lost his love of farming.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Wilma; a brother, Alvin Collins; and two sisters, Juanita Johnson and Hester Warren.
Lee Roy is survived by: two daughters Virginia Collins of Aurora, IL and Linda Collins of Elkader; a son Keith (Elizabeth) Collins of Waverly; four grandchildren Amy Delaney of Lake Villa, IL, Jess (Amy) Collins of Malta, IL, Brian (Debbie) Collins of Rockville, MD, and Jeanette (Adam) Scharnhorst of Oelwein; nine great-grandchildren; a brother Darwin (Jeanette) Collins of Sheffield; and two sisters Margaret Merrick of Phoenix, AZ and Bonnie Krienke of Durand, IL.
A funeral service will be held at 10:30 am on Friday, July 25 at St. Mark's United Methodist Church, 4700 Johnson Ave. NW, Cedar Rapids, IA by Pastor Bonnie Koeppen. Visitation will be held at 9:00 am Friday. (All clergy attending are invited to robe and wear a white stole.) Burial: 2:30 p.m., Dumont Cemetery, Dumont, Iowa.
Teahen Funeral Home is in charge of services.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
* This census is for the year before Lee Roy was born.
1920 United States Federal Census
Home in 1920: Lincoln, Wright, Iowa
Household Members:
Clarance A Collins 29
Grace S Collins 22
Cecil C Collins 9
Alvin B Collins 2
Margaret C Collins 3/12
Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925
Name: Leroy Callins
Birth Year: abt 1922
Birth Place: Iowa
Race: White
Census Date: 1 Jan 1925
Residence State: Iowa
Residence County: Franklin
Locality: Oakland
Relation to Head: Son
Mother: Grace Stute
Mother's Birth Year: abt 1898
Mother's Birthplace: Iowa
Father: Clarence Collins
Father's Birth Year: abt 1891
Father's Birthplace: Indiana
Marriage Place: Iowa
Household Members:
Clarence Collins 34
Grace Collins 27
Alvin Collins 7
Margril Collins 5
Leroy Callins 3
Huster S Collins 1
1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Leroy Collins
Birth Year: abt 1922
Birthplace: Iowa
Race: White
Home in 1930: West Fork, Franklin, Iowa
Relation to Head of House: Son
Father's Name: Clarance A Collins
Father's Birthplace: Indiana
Mother's name: Grace V Collins
Mother's Birthplace: Iowa
Household Members:
Clarance A Collins 39 (farmer)
Grace V Collins 32
Cleon C Collins 19 (farm laborer)
Alvin V Collins 12
Margaret C Collins 10
Leroy Collins 8
Hester S Collins 6
Juanita M Collins 4
Darwin W Collins 2 1/12
1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Lee Roy Collins
Home in 1940: West Fork, Franklin, Iowa
Residence in 1935: Same Place
Occupation: Farm Laborer
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: HS, 4th year
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 72
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker, private
Weeks Worked in 1939: 28
Income: 60
Household Members:
Clarence A Collins 49 (farmer)
Grace S Collins 42
Alvin V Collins 22 (farm laborer)
Alice J Collins 22 (sister-in-law - church missionary)
Judith A Collins 5/12 (niece)
Lee Roy Collins 18 (farm laborer)
Margaret C Collins 20 (public school teacher)
Hestor S Collins 17
Juanita M Collins 14
Darwin W Collins 12
Bonnie L Collins 8
U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1
Name: Rv Lee Roy Collins
Birth Date: 12 Oct 1921
Phone Number: 396-6832
Address:
109 Sand Ln NW, Cedar Rapids, IA, 52405-3113 (1993)
[832 Aurora Ave, Des Moines, IA, 50313-3351 (1992)]
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