Leona T. Collins, 87, of Fitzgerald died Sunday, December 5, 2010 at the Irwin County Hospital.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, December 8, at the Paulk Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Farise Taylor and Rev. Earlie Holt officiating. Interment will follow in Evergreen Cemetery. The family will receive friends 7-9 Tuesday evening at the funeral home.
Mrs. Collins was born November 8, 1923 in Irwin County to the late Jacob Andrew and Leila Lundy Tomberlin. She lived in Irwin and Ben Hill counties all of her life. Mrs. Collins was a homemaker and a childcare provider in her home for many years. She was a member of New Prospect Baptist Church.
She is survived by her sons and daughters-in-law: Carlton A. & Brenda Collins and Allen E. & Julie Collins all of Fitzgerald; daughter-in-law: Mary Collins of St. Clair, MO; grandchildren: Justin Collins, Alex Collins, Andrew Collins, Austin Collins, James Collins, Teresa Wilson and Ted Collins; great grandchildren: Lysia Collins, Sierra Collins, Dalton Wilson, Sydney Wilson, Kaylee Collins, Ava Collins, Cade Collins and Casey Collins. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, W. T. Collins, son, James W. Collins, 2 sisters and 2 brothers.