Gerald Collins 1952-2016
Gerald Bruce Collins, 63, of Lyons, formerly of Mayetta, died Sunday, May 29, at Hospice House in Hutchinson.
He was born June 12, 1952, in Springfield, Mo., the son of Troy Gilbert and Shirley Ann Springer Collins. He graduated from Mayetta High School with the class of 1970. He had lived in Lyons since 1983.
Mr. Collins worked for the Kansas Department of Transportation in Lyons, from 1982 until his retirement in 2010.
He married Kathryn Ann McCauley on Aug. 17, 1974, in Holton. She survives.
Other survivors include a son, Bruce W. and Jennifer Collins, Hoyt; daughters, Becky A. and Ryan Sears, and Kathy S. Collins and Paul Crandall, both of Little River; brothers, Troy and Karol Collins, Salina, and Basil Collins and Otis Collins, both of Springfield, Mo.; sisters, Neice Collins and Teresa Collins, both of Springfield, Mo.; grandchildren, Wade and Dylan Collins, Brianna, Bryce, Brayden and Bethany Sears, Shawna, Madison and Katie Jo Collins and David Crandall; and a great-grandson, Carter Konen. He was preceded in death by his parents.
Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday in Holton Cemetery, with Pastor Victor Halfmoon officiating. Visitation will be held from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Birzer Funeral Home, Lyons, with family present from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Memorial contributions may be made to Legacy Bible Church, Hutchinson, or the Windom Elementary Greenhouse Project, sent in care of Birzer Funeral Home, 214 West Ave. South, Lyons, KS 67554.
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