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John Henry Collins
d. July 28, 2011
Graveside service is 10:00 a.m. Monday, August 1, 2011 at Pleasant Grove #1 Cemetery with Don Spain officiating. Family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. Sunday at Coker-Hawkins Funeral Home.
John was born April 12, 1922 to John and Nanny (Jackson) Collins in Kerns, Texas. He married Lou Vena Shaw in 1955 in Wichita Falls and was a member of Eagle Drive Baptist Church.
Left behind to cherish his memory are his daughter, Gloria Bryan and husband Kenny of Decatur: his grandson, Butch Bryan; his granddaughter, Cindy Bryan Morton and husband Eric; his great-granddaughter, Macy Anne Marie Morton; his sister, Melba Pucci of San Francisco, California; numerous nieces, nephews, and a host of friends.
He is preceded in death by his wife, Lou Vena Collins; his parents; one sister, Hattie Arnett; and a brother, Howard Horn.
Coker-Hawkins Funeral Home, Decatur, Texas, 940-627-5959