Dickie Collins

Dickie Ray Charles Collins, 69, of Little Rock, passed away on Monday, March 19, 2007. He was a member of the East Union Missionary Baptist Church, a retired U. S. Navy Chief Petty Officer and retired from the State of Arkansas. He was a Master Mason at the Iron Springs Lodge #342 and the Holdenville , Oklahoma Lodge #147. Dickie was also a member of the Scimitar Shrine Temple, Scottish Rite 32nd Degree, Royal Order of Jesters Court 12, the Widows Sons and Jesters on Wheels.
Preceded in death by his mother, Dixie Madge Collins, he is survived by his wife of fifty years, Elizabeth; son, Charles Collins (Tamra) of McKinney, Texas; daughter, Tamara Lewis (Jeff) of Little Rock; four grandsons, Justin Ray Collins of Austin, Texas; Tulsa James Collins of Benton; Adrin Montgomery (Christina) of Little Rock and Caleb Harrison Collins of Benton. Also surviving are his father, Earl R. Collins, 94, of Little Rock; two sisters, Patricia Louise Hale and Dollie Rebecca Parham, both of Stephenville, Texas; and many nieces, nephews and friends.
Visitation will be on Wednesday, March 21, from 6-8 p.m. at Little Rock Funeral Home, 8801 Knoedl Ct. (NW corner I-630 and Barrow Rd.), Little Rock. The Funeral Service will be Thursday, March 22 at 10:00 a.m. at East Union Missionary Baptist Church, officiated by Rev. Paul Roberts, followed by burial in the Arkansas State Veterans Cemetery in North Little Rock. Memorials may be made to the Scimitar Memorial Fund, #1 Scimitar Circle, Little Rock, AR 72209.
Arrangements by Little Rock Funeral Home, (501)224-2200.