COLLINS, Herman - Fountain County INGenWeb Project

Wallace - Herman Collins, 85 of Wallace died at 1:10 a.m. Thursday in Covington Manor Nursing Home at Covington. He had been there for 8 months. He was a blacksmith in Wallace 50 years and was a professional horse shower for area saddle clubs. Born Aug 2, 1891, south of Hillsboro, a son of James and Louella Livengood Collins. He was married Aug 6, 1927 to Nora Clark Herrington. Survivors are his wife; a son, Roy of Roachdale; two brothers, Jim of Waveland and Richard of Wallace; five sisters, Mrs. Ruby Pence of New Orleans, LA; Mrs. Myrtle Johnson of Haddonfield, NJ; Mrs. Lorane Verhey of Crawfordsville; Mrs. Mary Ray of W. Point and Mrs. Josephine Clore of Danville, Ill; 5 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two sisters and six brothers. Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday in Thomas Funeral Home at Waveland (sic - Waynetown) with Rev. Phillip Huey officiating. Burial will be in Wallace Lutheran Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 3 p.m.. Friday.