Thursday, April 17, 2003
Hazel Louise Collins
Hazel Louise Collins, 73, of West Plains, Mo. died at 6:15 p.m, Saturday, April 12, 2003, in West Vue Home, West Plains.
Mrs. Collins was born April 15, 1929, in Howell County near Willow Springs, Mo., the daughter of the late James Anton and Lillie Maye Brixey Bunch. On April 10, 1954, she was married at West Plains, Mo. to Eldon Collins. Mrs. Collins had been employed for over 18 years at the International Shoe Company and before her retirement, had worked at Holiday Inn and Ramada Inn.
She is survived by her husband, Eldon Collins, of the family home; two brothers, Hervel Bunch, West Plains, Mo. and Charles Bunch, Pomona, Mo.; one sister Gayle Roper, West Plains, Mo.; two brothers-in-law; four sisters-in-law; and several nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Collins is preceded in death by her parents; three brothers, Ralph, Glen and David Bunch; one infant brother and two sisters, Norma Burgess and Loretta Oaks.
She was a member of the Dry Creek Baptist Church.
Funeral services for Hazel Louise Collins were held at 2 p.m., Tuesday, April 15, 2003, in the Rose Chapel of the Robertson-Drago Funeral Home with Reverend Clarence Burton officiating with interment in Howell Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.