Mr. Sam C. Collins, age 86 of Lewisburg, died Sunday evening in Maury Regional Hospital.
A native of Marshall County, he was a farmer, retired from Reliance Machine Shop, and a member of the Bluff Springs Church of Christ. He had also worked as a cheese maker for Marshall County Creamery.
He is survived by his wife: Elizabeth Stinson Collins; a daughter: Gayle Collins, both of Lewisburg; a son Glenn Collins of Dublin, GA, two brothers: Howard Collins of Lewisburg and Elam Collins of Dyersburg; a sister: Mildred Brown of Cornersville; and one grandson.
Visitation will begin Monday at 5:00 pm at Bills McGaugh Funeral Home.
Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 2:00 pm from the chapel of Bills McGaugh Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Lone Oak Cemetery with military honors.
Bills McGaugh Funeral Home and the United States Forest Service have provided for the planting of a tree in memory of Mr. Collins.