Joan E. Collins
Graveside services for Joan E. Collins, 72, West Plains, Missouri, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, September 12, 2015 at Howell Memorial Park Cemetery, under the direction of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Mrs. Collins died at 10:40 a.m., Wednesday, September 9, 2015 at her home.
She was born June 24, 1943, at West Plains, Missouri, to Robert T. Long and Emma Jean Gray Long. Joan attended schools in West Plains and on August 25, 1962, was married at West Plains, to Robert Lee Collins, Sr., who preceded her in death on February 6, 1999. She was a homemaker and loved her family very much. Joan enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren.
She is survived by two sisters, Ann Cannon, Independence, Missouri and Debbie Long, West Plains, Missouri; two brothers, Mike Long, wife, Karen, West Plains, Missouri and Ron Long, wife, Bethel, Rogers, Arkansas; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.
Her parents, husband, one son, Robert Lee Collins, Jr., one nephew, Jared Long and one brother-in-law, Ken Cannon, precede her in death.
Memorial contributions may be made to American Cancer Society and may be left at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Randy Crow
September 10, 2015 @ 6:13 pm
Our thoughts and prayers are with the family with news of Aunt Joan passing. I know tonight she is in heaven with Uncle Bob and Bobby Lee and free of all the illness. May the memories of Joan guide you all threw these difficult days.
God Bless You All !
Randy Crow
Michelle
September 18, 2015 @ 7:04 am
My family and I would like to offer our deepest sympathies to you and your family. We are so sorry for your loss. Please know that you are never alone. Turn to the Holy Scriptures for guidance and to help soothe your heart. Psalms 34:18 assures us that God is near to those broken at heart and crushed in spirit. Please accept our deepest sympathies.