E.C. Collins
Haskell
Memorial services for E.C. Collins will be held at 2:00 p.m.,
Monday, October 1, 2012, at the Church of Christ in Haskell with
Phil Sims officiating. The family will receive visitation Sunday
evening, September 30 from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. at 207 North Avenue H.
Arrangements were made under the direction of Smith Family Funeral
Homes. Mr. Collins was buried in Willow Cemetery.
Surrounded by his family, E.C. Collins of Haskell, Texas, entered
into eternal peace on Thursday, September 27, 2012. This kind,
gentle man with a great sense of humor never met a stranger and
reached out to many folks who needed a word of encouragement. E.C.'s
four children came into his life when he married Ellen Neeley Money,
and he raised each of them to think he or she was his favorite.
E.C. had many vocations throughout his life including Precinct 4,
Haskell County Commissioner, and West Texas Utilities Company
journeyman, but his beloved calling was The Pink Ladies Auxiliary
organization which he founded with his wife, Jenny Brazell Collins
in 1992. The Pink Ladies organization continues to influence and
benefit Haskell County at the thrift store on the square in
Haskell.
E.C. is survived by daughter, Cathy Money Poe and husband Robert of
El Paso, Texas; 2 sons, Steve Money and wife Tammy of Haskell, and
Mike Money of Houston; granddaughters, Sara Poe Smith and husband
Tim and Stephanie Money; 2 grandsons, Matthew Poe and Joseph Poe; 3
great-granddaughters, Emma Smith, Brianna Stokes, and Keira Stokes;
and numerous nieces and nephews.
E.C. is preceded in death by daughter Pamela Money; grandson,
Miachel Money; parents, H.R. and Mary Collins; brothers, O.P. "Son"
Collins, Leslie "Turk" Collins, Marvin "Bullet" Collins; sisters,
Connie Tidwell, Irene "Suggie" Howell, Maudie May Hargrove, and Ruby
"Teapot" Fletcher.
The family is grateful for the excellent loving care E.C. received
from Dr. William McSmith and Memory Lane Assisted Living Center in
Haskell. |