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Ronald Collins

Ronald Dean Collins, 63, of Ratcliff, died Tuesday, April 2, 2002, in a Fort Smith hospital.

Collins was born July 20, 1938, in Griffin. He was a retired self-employed insurance salesman.

He was a Navy veteran, member of the National Lodge No. 411 in Ratcliff, past master of the National Lodge No. 411 in Ratcliff, past master of the Pine Lodge No. 264 in Pine, La., a member of the Western Arkansas Scottish Rites Bodies in Fort Smith and a member of the Faith Missionary Baptist Church in Etna.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Samuel A. and Zilla Goodman Collins; and a brother, James S.A. Collins.

The funeral will be 2 p.m. today in Smith Mortuary Chapel in Charleston with Masonic Rites to follow and burial at Garden of Memories in Charleston with the Rev. Daniel Kesterson and the Rev. Michael Bright officiating.

He is survived by his wife, June of the home; one daughter, Brenda Merritt and her husband, Ronnie Merritt of Charleston; three sons, Glen Collins and his wife, Tauna, of Haughton, La., Randy Collins of Lavaca and David Collins and his wife, Lisa, of Doyline, La.; two sisters, Virgie Harrod of Warren and Linda Lambert of Donaldson; one sister-in-law, Betty Collins of Magnolia; seven grandchildren, Jeremy and John Greer, Amanda, Chad and Kayla Collins, Kelly Hice and Tawnya Morris; and seven great-grandchildren, Samantha and Adrianna Greer, Jade Booth, Kalahni Collins, Hunter Cook, Hailey Hice and Harley Hines.

Pallbearers will be Glen and David Collins, Jeremy, John and Kenneth Greer and Ronnie Merritt.

Honorary pallbearers will be J.D. Young, Donald Gibson, Bobby and John Parks and members of the National Lodge No. 411 in Ratcliff.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Gideons International or National Lodge No. 411 in Ratcliff.