Hillard Collins
December 20, 2017 at 6:36 p.m.
Hillard Collins, 72, Winona Lake, passed away at 8:20 p.m. Dec. 18, 2017, in his residence.
On July 29, 1945, he was born in Anco, Ky., to Delza and Linda Allen Collins. On Aug. 11, 1972, he was united in marriage to Reca Scott in Warsaw.
He proudly served in the U.S. Army from 1963 to 1964. He worked as a line processor and in maintenance for Serenade Foods, retiring in 2010 after 13 years.
He is survived by his wife, Reca; sons, Tim (Naomi) Collins, Georgetown, Del., and Larry Little, Fort Wayne; along with his daughter, Sandra (Ken) Parcels, Pierceton. He is further survived by his siblings: Lowell (Betty) Collins, Winona Lake; Glenna (Eugene) Amburgy, Litt Carr, Ky.; Martha Tackett, Topmost, Ky.; and Pat Crider, Pikeville, Ky.; eight grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded by his parents; twin brother, Bill Collins; and brothers Robert Collins, James Collins and Delza Collins Jr.
A funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Friday, Dec. 22, in Lighthouse Pentecostal Church, with Pastor Glen Hughes officiating. Burial will follow in Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw.
Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday at the church.
McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapel has been entrusted with all arrangements.
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Memorials to the Collins family c/o McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapels, 2290 Provident Court, Warsaw, IN 46580.
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Hillard Collins, 72, Winona Lake, passed away at 8:20 p.m. Dec. 18, 2017, in his residence.
On July 29, 1945, he was born in Anco, Ky., to Delza and Linda Allen Collins. On Aug. 11, 1972, he was united in marriage to Reca Scott in Warsaw.
He proudly served in the U.S. Army from 1963 to 1964. He worked as a line processor and in maintenance for Serenade Foods, retiring in 2010 after 13 years.
He is survived by his wife, Reca; sons, Tim (Naomi) Collins, Georgetown, Del., and Larry Little, Fort Wayne; along with his daughter, Sandra (Ken) Parcels, Pierceton. He is further survived by his siblings: Lowell (Betty) Collins, Winona Lake; Glenna (Eugene) Amburgy, Litt Carr, Ky.; Martha Tackett, Topmost, Ky.; and Pat Crider, Pikeville, Ky.; eight grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded by his parents; twin brother, Bill Collins; and brothers Robert Collins, James Collins and Delza Collins Jr.
A funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Friday, Dec. 22, in Lighthouse Pentecostal Church, with Pastor Glen Hughes officiating. Burial will follow in Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw.
Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday at the church.
McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapel has been entrusted with all arrangements.
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Memorials to the Collins family c/o McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapels, 2290 Provident Court, Warsaw, IN 46580.