Jacksonville Journal Courier, 9 Aug 2005

Floyd Langdon Collins, 93, of White Hall, died Monday, Aug. 8, 2005, at Reisch Memorial Nursing Home in Carrollton.

He was born Aug. 31, 1911, in Manchester, the son of Frederick Newton and Clara Langdon Collins. He married Nelle Elizabeth Muldrow on Jan. 17, 1942, in Union, Mo., and she preceded him in death Oct. 26, 1988.

He is survived by one son, Ronald Neal (wife, Sheila) of White Hall; one daughter, Nancy Elizabeth (husband, Hans) Draayer of Kalamazoo, Mich.; and six grandchildren, Sean Smith of Richmond, Va., Dawn (husband, Seth) James of Neoga, Samuel Langdon Collins and Andrea Husted Collins, both of White Hall, and Adam Collins Draayer and Kristen Elizabeth Draayer, both of Kalamazoo, Mich.

Mr. Collins graduated from White Hall High School in 1930. He was a house painter until he was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1941. He served in the Pacific Theatre during World War II, where he was awarded three bronze stars. He retired after 45 years of farming the Langdon family farms in Scott and Greene counties. He was a member of the White Hall Presbyterian Church, serving as a deacon in earlier years. He was a member of the Greene County Farm Bureau, the White Hall Elevator Board and the White Hall Hospital Board. He enjoyed building and restoring furniture, bowling, chess and playing cards. He was an avid bridge player at the Sherwood Eddy YMCA achieving the status of life master. He was also a member of the White Hall American Legion Post 70, the White Hall VFW Post 7684 and a member of the White Hall Masonic Lodge 80 for 72 years, where he served as Past Master.

Graveside services will be held 11 a.m. Thursday at Manchester Cemetery. The family will meet friends from 5-8 p.m. Wednesday at Airsman-Hires Funeral Home in White Hall. Memorials are suggested to the Manchester Cemetery. Condolences may be left at www.airsman-hires.com

Transcribed by: Larry Fearneyhough