Freestone County, Texas Obituaries Corley Funeral Home wrote for Freestone County Times newspaper Mr. Billy Don Collins Mr. Billy Don Collins, age 79, of Streetman, passed away on Monday, October 7, 2013 at the East Texas Medical Center in Fairfield. He was born on July 20, 1934 in Corsicana to Nellie (Dixon) and Charles William Collins of Corsicana, Texas. He lived in Corsicana until he was 19 years old. Don worked for Gulf-Chevron in Houston as a Superintendent of Data Management and retired to Corsicana in 1992. Mr. Collins contributed to his community as a Chief of the Southern Oakes Volunteer Fire Department of Streetman, Texas. He shared his Christian faith through the Navarro Emmaus Community, Kairos Prison Ministry. He was a certified lay speaker and served the Lord faithfully at Lakeside United Methodist Church at St. Elmo, and the Methodist Protestant Church at Emhouse. He is preceded in death by his parents and his brother William Clayton Collins. He is survived by his wife Dorothy Francis (Ward) Collins; three daughters, Joleen Wright and husband, Mark, Charlotte Royall and husband, Ralph, Darleen Arisco and husband, Mike, all of Houston, Texas; son Billy Don Collins, Jr., and fiance’ Jan of Streetman, Texas; four grand-daughters, Trena McCandless and Bob of Carlsbad, New Mexico, Jennifer Figg and Chris of Houston, Amber Royall, Margaret Williams and husband, Doug of Houston, and eight great- grandchildren, John McCandless, Seth McCandless, Sarah McCandless, Mark McCandless, Sophie Figg, Jacob Carmona , Micheal Carmona and Jackson Williams. Visitation with the family was from 6:00 to 8:00 pm on Wednesday, October 9, 2013 at Corley Funeral Home in Corsicana, Texas. Funeral services were held at 10:00 am on Thursday, October 10, 2013 at Lakeside United Methodist Church in St. Elmo, Texas with Dr. Thomas Q. Robbins officiating. Burial was at 2:00 pm on Thursday, October 10, 2013 at Pattison Cemetery in Emhouse, Texas. Pall bearers will be the members of the Southern Oaks Volunteer Fire Department. Funeral arrangements conducted by Corley Funeral Home of Corsicana, Texas.