Richard Ray “Ricky” Collins

Monday, June 28, 2021

Richard Ray “Ricky” Collins, 66, of Lepanto, died June 21, 2021, at his home. He was a truck driver for 19 years and of the Pentecostal faith. Mr. Collins was born April 29, 1955, in Eustis, Fla., to Robert and Mary Faye Thompson Collins. He was preceded in death by his parents and his wife, Jeanitta Collins.

He is survived by one son, Ricky (Katy) Richards of Lake City; one daughter, Tonya (Bryan) Holt of Lepanto; five brothers, Doug Collins of Maryville, Tenn., Jerry Collins of Caraway, Bobby Collins of Etowah, Gene Collins of Marked Tree and William Collins of Lepanto; four sisters, Ruth Trent of Marion, Carolyn Maddox and Dora Johnson of Lepanto and Jo Ellen Yancy of Etowah; seven grandchildren, Paige Collins, Brooke Collins, Kristen Hall, Bailey Holt, Kenzie Collins, Chase Collins and Braxton Green; four great-grandchildren, Jaxxon Cruz, Kennedy Cruz, Kashten Hall and Oliver Collins.

Funeral services were Friday, June 25, at Wilson Funeral Home in Osceola. Burial followed at Garden Point Cemetery in Etowah.

Wilson Funeral Home in Osceola was in charge of arrangements.