Helen Marie Collins

Thursday, October 27, 2011

Mrs. Helen Marie Collins, 59, of Osceola, died Monday, Oct. 24, 2011, at SMC Regional Medical Center in Osceola.

She was a housekeeper and a member of Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church in Osceola.

She was preceded in death by her father, Sine Woodard; two sisters, Delia Hale and Christine Robinson; and one son, Kevin Collins.

She leaves her husband, Luther Collins Sr. of Osceola;

Her mother, Hattie Mae Woodard of Osceola;

Three daughters, Jean (and Chico) Goree and Paula Guitierez of Grand Rapids, Mich., and Pamela (and Von) Wilson of Osceola;

Four sons, Ollie (and Sandra) Collins of Osceola, Russell (and Tonya) Collins of Civolo, Texas, Luther (and Tamika) Collins Jr. of Jonesboro and Reggie (and Tara) Collins of Fort Campbell, Ky.;

Three sisters, Lottie Mae Woodard of Blytheville, Shirley Woodard of Oscoela and Ruth Ann Harvey of Texarkana, Texas;

One brother, Howard Woodard of Blytheville; and

Nineteen grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

The family will receive visitors from 6-8 p.m. Friday at Wilson Funeral Home in Osceola. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at New Mt. Pleasant Christian Worship Center in Osceola with Bishop Greg Brown officiating. Burial will follow at Whiteside Cemetery in Osceola.