Freestone County, Texas
Obits


Houston Chronicle newspaper - Friday 12/05/1997 edition

ERNEST G. ``Happy'' COLLINS SR.

ERNEST G. ``Happy'' COLLINS, SR., 73, a long time resident of Broaddus, Texas
died November 28, 1997 in the Columbia Woodland Heights Medical Center in 
Lufkin, Texas. Born January 24, 1924 in Freestone County, Texas to the late
Lawrence and Minnie French Collins. Funeral services will be held Sunday,
November 30, 1997 at 2:00 P.M. at the Harvey Creek Baptist Church in Broaddus,
with interment following in the Broaddus Cemetery. Masonic graveside rites
will be conducted by the Broaddus Masonic Lodge where Mr. Collins was 
affiliated. He was active in the Lodge as having the York Rite, Scottish Rite,
and the Shriner Rite. Officiating Clergy will be Rev. Richard Crawford, and 
Rev. Calvin Gould. Mr. Collins was a retired school teacher having taught for 
41 years in the Broaddus I.S.D., he was also a Marine Corp. Veteran having 
served in World War II, and he was a member of the Harvey Creek Baptist 
Church. Survivors include: wife, Lois Collins of Broaddus, Texas; sons and 
daughters-in-law, Ernest Jr., and Pam Collins of Houston, Texas, James Larry
and Clara Collins of Houston, Texas; daughters and sons-in-law, Shirley and
Richard Craig of Houston, Texas, Denna K. and Tim Hargrove of Austin, Texas;
grandchildren, Chloe Hargrove, Jeremy Craig, James, Jennifer and Joannie 
Collins; brothers and sisters-in-law, Howard and Lola Collins of Houston, 
Texas, Sharon and Marie Collins of Garland, Texas; sisters and brother-in-law,
Mary Jo and Jerry Smith of Round Rock, Texas, Barbara Charanza of Caldwell, 
Texas. Active Pallbearers will be: Jeremy Craig, James Collins, Charles Ellis,
and Kerry Collins, Clif Anderson, Donnie Puckett and Danny Anders. Mr. Collins 
will lay in state at the church until the funeral. Wyman Roberts Funeral Home.