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Holland Cemetery

AKA: Cresent Valley Cemetery
Tahlequah, Cherokee County, Oklahoma
Coordinates: 35.80670, -95.08610

© Tahlequah Daily Press
October 10, 2006
Submitted by:Jo Aguirre

Helen L. Collins

TAHLEQUAH - Helen L. Collins passed from this life Sunday, Oct. 8, 2006, in Tahlequah at 65 years of age.

She was born Sept. 24, 1941, in Shawnee, to Henry L. and Martha (Ringar) Hawkins.

Helen was a cook for Tahlequah Public Schools and also worked for the Salvation Army. She liked to help people, had a caring heart and talked about meeting God.

Helen is preceded in death by her father, Henry Hawkins; her brother, Lealand Hawkins; and a grandson, Garrett Jackson.

She is survived by her husband, Broxer Collins; her son, Phillip Jackson and wife, Sonya; her daughter, Shelly Wise; her mother, Martha Hawkins; sister, Sandra Byrd; five grandchildren, Andrea Thompson, Justin, Ryan, Trace and Hannah Jackson; and numerous extended family and friends.

Graveside service will be 11 a.m., Wednesday, Oct. 11, at Holland Cemetery with Pastor Bobby Long officiating. Pallbearers include Randy Collins, Ronnie Beaverson, Keith Moore, Tommy Moore, Justin Jackson and Johnny Hamilton. Funeral arrangements directed by Reed-Culver Funeral Home.