RICK L. COLLINS

Rick Collins

Rick L. Collins, 69, of Lewistown died at 11:35 p.m. May 22, 2019, at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield.

He was born July 21, 1949, in Canton, the son of Raymond L. “Bud” and Ruth L. Whitehead Collins. He married Connie Henry on June 1, 1973, in Lewistown. She survives.

Also surviving are two daughters, Stacie Tefft of DeSoto and Krissey (and Mike) Greene of Chatham; one sister, Rosalind (and Burton) Cooper of Brownsburg, Ind.; and three grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister.

He was an International Communications Technician for Caterpillar Inc. for 35 years. He was a veteran and served in the U.S. Navy.

He was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Lewistown and the Lewistown American Legion Bishop Post 1.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Henry-Lange Memorial Home in Lewistown with Pastor Penny Frame officiating. Burial will be at Oak Hill Cemetery in Lewistown with military services by Lewistown American Legion Bishop Post 1 and Lewistown VFW Post 5001.

Memorials may be made to his church or Lewistown American Legion Bishop Post 1.

Published in the Astoria South Fulton Argus on 5/29/2019