Everett “Leon” Collins passed from this life on May 15, 2022 with his loving family by his side. Services are under the direction of Baggerley Funeral Home and a service celebrating his life will be held 10am Saturday, May 21, 2022 at Peace Lutheran Church 2600 E. Danforth Rd in Edmond. Interment will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery in Oklahoma City.
Leon was born on April 23, 1937 in Hays, Kansas to Luella and James Collins. They settled in Oklahoma where Leon’s dad worked in the oilfields. Leon attended high school in Edmond, Oklahoma and graduated from Edmond Memorial High School with the Class of 1955. He attended Central State University for one year before enlisting in the United States Marine Corp. Leon was stationed at El Toro Marine Corp Base near Irvine, California. While at El Toro, Leon met the love of his life Janice M. Kost. Leon and Janice were married on Dec. 14, 1962 and the returned to Edmond where Leon received a degree in Education in 1965.
In 1963, Leon began a successful career with Kimray in Oklahoma City. He made many wonderful friends at Kimray before retiring in 2002 as a lab technician. Leon’s faith was the cornerstone of his life and he was a member of Peace Lutheran Church in Edmond, Oklahoma for nearly six decades. He served as an usher, an elder, and spent years printing the bulletin for Sunday services.
Leon Collins was a kind and selfless man who enjoyed woodworking, operating his HAM radio, watching baseball, working on cars, riding his motorcycle, photography, and traveling. He was never happier than when he was surrounded by his wife, kids, and grandkids. Leon was a dedicated husband, a loving father, a proud grandfather, a loyal friend, and a devoted follower of Christ. He will truly be missed by all who knew and loved him.
He was preceded in death by his parents James and Luella Collins, as well as a brother Leroy Collins.
Leon is survived by his beloved wife of 60 years, Janice Collins; two children: Cathleen Marie Shepherd and husband Randall, Jeffrey Leon Collins and wife Sara; four grandchildren: Lauren Collins, Christina Hoffman and husband Ricky, Kaitlyn Flock and husband Jeremy, and Jeffrey Collins II; three great grandchildren: Hazel Flock, Radlee Hoffman, and Marlee Flock; as well as numerous nieces and nephews.
A funeral service for Everett will be held Saturday, May 21, 2022 from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM at Peace Lutheran Church, 2600 E. Danforth Rd, Edmond, OK 73034.
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