James Morrow Collins

Mr. Collins was born in Adairsville on March 24, 1944, the son of Velma Morrow Collins and the late Paul D. Collins.

Mr. Collins was a farmer and was also employed with the Floyd County School System as a bus driver. Flying was his passion and he had served as a pilot and flight instructor. He was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church and was a veteran of the U. S. Navy, serving in Korea and Vietnam.

Survivors include his wife, Betty Lam Collins, to whom he was married August 5, 1989; two sons, Jamey K. Collins (Carrie), Kansas, and Rodney P. Collins, Adairsville; one daughter, Brooke M. Collins, Adairsville; his mother, Velma M. Collins, Rome; seven grandchildren and a number of cousins.

A funeral mass was held Thursday, August 14, 2014, at 3 p.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church with Father Patrick Kingery and Deacon Stuart Neslin officiating. The family received friends on Thursday from 2 until 3 p.m. at the church and a reception will follow the service in the Parish Hall.

Interment will be in at a later date.

Memorial contributions may be sent to the American Cancer Society, 1825 Barrett Lakes Blvd., Suite 280, Kennesaw, GA 30144 or to St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 911 North Broad St., Rome, GA 30161.