Obituary for Margaret Emily Collins
Margaret Emily Collins, 89, passed away quietly at home on September 14, 2021, with loving family by her side. She was born on December 17, 1931, to Gladys and Lloyd Pullen in Bakersfield, California. Her father worked in Mojave, California area during WWII as part of the "SEABEE" Construction Battalion. Margaret attended schools in Bakersfield and in the Antelope Valley, where she graduated High School.
Margaret was married to JR Dayton Collins for sixty-nine years. They enjoyed many cross-country motorcycle rides together and even more short trips just to ride or go to lunch. She was a volunteer with the Tehachapi Hospital Guild for twenty-five years. Her hobbies, in her younger years, included bowling, reading, jigsaw puzzles, and she loved playing bingo.
Margaret is preceded in death by her parents, Gladys and Lloyd Pullen; her beloved husband, JR Dayton Collins; daughter, Judy Grant; and great-great-grandson Elijah Haff. She is survived by her daughters, Lynda Collins, and Janice Collins; brothers, George Pullen, Art Pullen, Bill Pullen; sister, Lillian Wilson; granddaughters, Rhonda Bates and Naomie West; great-grandchildren, William Bates, Amber Haff; and great-great-grandchildren, Dylan Rininger, Jeremiah Haff, Nevaeh Haff, Jaelynn Bates, and Kamryn West.
Margaret will be laid to rest beside her husband at Bakersfield National Cemetery in Arvin, California, in a private service for the family.∼Margaret Emily Collins
December 17, 1931 - September 14, 2021
Wood Family Funeral Service, Inc.
(661) 822-6897
https://www.woodmortuary.net
Margaret Emily Collins, 89, passed away quietly at home on September 14, 2021, with loving family by her side. She was born on December 17, 1931, to Gladys and Lloyd Pullen in Bakersfield, California. Her father worked in Mojave, California area during WWII as part of the "SEABEE" Construction Battalion. Margaret attended schools in Bakersfield and in the Antelope Valley, where she graduated High School.
Margaret was married to JR Dayton Collins for sixty-nine years. They enjoyed many cross-country motorcycle rides together and even more short trips just to ride or go to lunch. She was a volunteer with the Tehachapi Hospital Guild for twenty-five years. Her hobbies, in her younger years, included bowling, reading, jigsaw puzzles, and she loved playing bingo.
Margaret is preceded in death by her parents, Gladys and Lloyd Pullen; her beloved husband, JR Dayton Collins; daughter, Judy Grant; and great-great-grandson Elijah Haff. She is survived by her daughters, Lynda Collins, and Janice Collins; brothers, George Pullen, Art Pullen, Bill Pullen; sister, Lillian Wilson; granddaughters, Rhonda Bates and Naomie West; great-grandchildren, William Bates, Amber Haff; and great-great-grandchildren, Dylan Rininger, Jeremiah Haff, Nevaeh Haff, Jaelynn Bates, and Kamryn West.
Margaret will be laid to rest beside her husband at Bakersfield National Cemetery in Arvin, California, in a private service for the family.∼Margaret Emily Collins
December 17, 1931 - September 14, 2021
Wood Family Funeral Service, Inc.
(661) 822-6897
https://www.woodmortuary.net
Obituary for Margaret Emily Collins
Margaret Emily Collins, 89, passed away quietly at home on September 14, 2021, with loving family by her side. She was born on December 17, 1931, to Gladys and Lloyd Pullen in Bakersfield, California. Her father worked in Mojave, California area during WWII as part of the "SEABEE" Construction Battalion. Margaret attended schools in Bakersfield and in the Antelope Valley, where she graduated High School.
Margaret was married to JR Dayton Collins for sixty-nine years. They enjoyed many cross-country motorcycle rides together and even more short trips just to ride or go to lunch. She was a volunteer with the Tehachapi Hospital Guild for twenty-five years. Her hobbies, in her younger years, included bowling, reading, jigsaw puzzles, and she loved playing bingo.
Margaret is preceded in death by her parents, Gladys and Lloyd Pullen; her beloved husband, JR Dayton Collins; daughter, Judy Grant; and great-great-grandson Elijah Haff. She is survived by her daughters, Lynda Collins, and Janice Collins; brothers, George Pullen, Art Pullen, Bill Pullen; sister, Lillian Wilson; granddaughters, Rhonda Bates and Naomie West; great-grandchildren, William Bates, Amber Haff; and great-great-grandchildren, Dylan Rininger, Jeremiah Haff, Nevaeh Haff, Jaelynn Bates, and Kamryn West.
Margaret will be laid to rest beside her husband at Bakersfield National Cemetery in Arvin, California, in a private service for the family.∼Margaret Emily Collins
December 17, 1931 - September 14, 2021
Wood Family Funeral Service, Inc.
(661) 822-6897
https://www.woodmortuary.net
Margaret Emily Collins, 89, passed away quietly at home on September 14, 2021, with loving family by her side. She was born on December 17, 1931, to Gladys and Lloyd Pullen in Bakersfield, California. Her father worked in Mojave, California area during WWII as part of the "SEABEE" Construction Battalion. Margaret attended schools in Bakersfield and in the Antelope Valley, where she graduated High School.
Margaret was married to JR Dayton Collins for sixty-nine years. They enjoyed many cross-country motorcycle rides together and even more short trips just to ride or go to lunch. She was a volunteer with the Tehachapi Hospital Guild for twenty-five years. Her hobbies, in her younger years, included bowling, reading, jigsaw puzzles, and she loved playing bingo.
Margaret is preceded in death by her parents, Gladys and Lloyd Pullen; her beloved husband, JR Dayton Collins; daughter, Judy Grant; and great-great-grandson Elijah Haff. She is survived by her daughters, Lynda Collins, and Janice Collins; brothers, George Pullen, Art Pullen, Bill Pullen; sister, Lillian Wilson; granddaughters, Rhonda Bates and Naomie West; great-grandchildren, William Bates, Amber Haff; and great-great-grandchildren, Dylan Rininger, Jeremiah Haff, Nevaeh Haff, Jaelynn Bates, and Kamryn West.
Margaret will be laid to rest beside her husband at Bakersfield National Cemetery in Arvin, California, in a private service for the family.∼Margaret Emily Collins
December 17, 1931 - September 14, 2021
Wood Family Funeral Service, Inc.
(661) 822-6897
https://www.woodmortuary.net
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