Obituary of Jimmie E. Collins

IN LOVING MEMORY OF JIMMIE E. COLLINS Jimmie E. Collins, son of Lawrence E. and Bessie (Mayo) Collins, was born July 23, 1924, in Hendley, Nebraska, and passed away in New Mexico, on December 13, 2011, at the age of 87. Jim attended grade school in Hendley and graduated from high school in Gardena, California. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. On August 13, 1943, he married Margerite A. "Marge" Collins, in Gardena. He was a machinist and they made their home in Gardena and Hawthorne, California. Following their retirement, they returned to Norton and later moved to Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. Jim was a member of the Caballo Church in Caballo, New Mexico, and had been a member of the VFW in Gardena, the American Legion and Lions Club in Norton. Survivors include: his wife, Marge Collins, Truth or Consequences; two sons, Tim Collins, McPherson, Kansas, and Roger Collins, Santa Maria, California; three grandchildren, Kris, and husband, Jay Jones, Nixa, Missouri; Troy, and wife, Sara Collins, Norton; Carolyn Collins, Simi Valley, California; three great-grandchildren, Darrien Collins, Norton; Jason Jones and Katherine Jones, Nixa, Missouri; two sisters, Glenda Hahn, Norton; Bonnie Ryerson, Torrence, California; other relatives and friends. Jim was preceded in death by his parents, one son, Terry Collins, two brothers, Russel and Gerald Collins, and three sisters, Lorena Yeager, Hazel Jenson, and Deloris Brown. A memorial has been established to the Jimmie Collins Memorial Fund.