Ouachita County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....COLLINS, PEGGY SMITH  May 11, 2015
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News Star World - May 13, 2015
PEGGY SMITH COLLINS

Peggy Smith Collins died Monday, May 11, 2015 in Houston, Texas. She was born 
in Catahoula Parish, Louisiana on September 28, 1937, and was preceded in death 
by her parents Isaac Morris Smith, Sr. and Rose Allen Smith and her brothers, 
I. M. Smith, Jr. and Gerald Smith.

Peggy Collins was educated in the public schools in Jena, Louisiana and 
graduated from Spencer Business College, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Survivors include her husband of 59 years, Thomas A. (Tom) Collins, her son, 
Stephen Craig Collins, New Orleans, LA, her daughter, Tonya Leah Collins 
Patterson and her husband, Mitchell Patterson, and grandson, Blake Collins 
Patterson, and granddaughter, Mackenzie Leigh Patterson, of Spring, Texas and 
her little Maltese puppy, Prissy.

The Collins have been residents of Houston since 1983 and are members of the 
John Wesley United Methodist Church. Over the years, Peggy Collins was active 
in church and civic affairs and enjoyed bridge, traveling, antiquing and LSU 
football. As a result of Tom's business career, Peggy lived in Jackson, 
Mississippi, Anchorage, Alaska, New Orleans, LA, The Hague, The Netherlands, 
Dallas and Houston, Texas. She enjoyed these opportunities to travel to all of 
Western Europe, and such places as Moscow and St. Petersburg, Russia, Israel, 
Egypt, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, and Malaysia. While living in Alaska in 
1968, Peggy was selected to represent the City of Anchorage for the title of 
Mrs. Alaska. She and Tonya were featured in an article in the Anchorage 
newspaper. The unfortunate death of her mother-in-law caused her to miss the 
finals for the Mrs. Alaska title. While living in The Hague, Peggy was elected 
President of the American Women's Association, an organization with over 600 
members. She was also active in the Republican Women's Club and one of her 
cherished mementoes is a picture with President and Mrs. Reagan taken at a 
dinner in London.

Peggy and Tom were charter members of the LSU Stadium Club and over the years 
missed very few home football games. Peggy was working in the LSU Athletic 
Department when the Tigers won the 1958 National Championship and was at 2004 
Sugar Bowl Game when they beat Oklahoma for the National Championship. She was 
also at the National Championship game when LSU lost to Alabama.

A memorial service will be conducted at the Chapel of Klein Funeral Home, 16131 
Champion Forest Drive, Spring, Texas on Thursday, May 14, 2015 at 3PM with the 
Reverend Jim W. Fowler, Senior Pastor, John Wesley United Methodist Church, as 
officiant.

Peggy will return to her hometown of Jena, Louisiana where grave side services 
will be held at Woodlawn Cemetery, Jena, LA on Saturday, May 16, 2015 at 10AM 
under the direction of Kenner Stevens Funeral Home with Reverend Bryan Taylor, 
first cousin, as officiant.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to M.D. Anderson Cancer 
Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd., Houston, TX 77030; John Wesley United Methodist 
Church, 5830 Bermuda Dunes, Houston, TX 77069 or a charity of choice .

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